Jake Bird vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jake Bird
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Bird 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 4.76 and 1.506 for Jake Bird. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Bird and Lon Warneke

Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
7.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
3.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
39.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
34.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jake Bird and Lon Warneke

Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
7.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Bird and Lon Warneke

Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
191
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jake Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100