Richard Bleier vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Richard Bleier 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 3.27 and 1.259 for Richard Bleier. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Richard Bleier and Lon Warneke

Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
9.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
9.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1371
37.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
34.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Richard Bleier and Lon Warneke

Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
9.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.59
97.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Richard Bleier and Lon Warneke

Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
201000
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Bleier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Richard Bleier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100