Rich Bordi vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Rich Bordi
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows 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 Rich Bordi 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 4.34 and 1.395 for Rich Bordi. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Bordi and Lon Warneke

Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
9.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
38.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1457
35.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Rich Bordi and Lon Warneke

Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.71
89.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Bordi and Lon Warneke

Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
4325
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.76
-43.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.22
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100