Kevin Beirne vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Kevin Beirne
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Beirne 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 6.09 and 1.588 for Kevin Beirne. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Beirne and Lon Warneke

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
40.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
34.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Kevin Beirne and Lon Warneke

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Beirne and Lon Warneke

Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
4600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
97.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kevin Beirne
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100