Vic Black vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Vic Black
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Vic Black as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vic Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.316 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Vic Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vic Black and Lon Warneke

Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
10.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
7.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
39.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
33.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Vic Black and Lon Warneke

Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
10.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Vic Black and Lon Warneke

Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Vic Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100