Dick Baney vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Dick Baney
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Baney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lon Warneke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 4.28 and 1.461 for Dick Baney. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Baney and Lon Warneke

Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
38.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
35.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dick Baney and Lon Warneke

Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Baney and Lon Warneke

Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1260
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
10.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
4.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dick Baney
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100