Red Bird vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Red Bird
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Red 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 5.4 and 1.200 for Red 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 Red Bird and Lon Warneke

Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
37.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Red Bird and Lon Warneke

Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Bird and Lon Warneke

Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Red Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100