Rich Batchelor vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Rich Batchelor
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Batchelor 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 5.03 and 1.565 for Rich Batchelor. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Batchelor and Lon Warneke

Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
10.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
39.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
35.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Rich Batchelor and Lon Warneke

Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Batchelor and Lon Warneke

Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
12900
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Rich Batchelor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100