Stew Bowers vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Stew Bowers
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Stew Bowers 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 4.6 and 1.875 for Stew Bowers. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bowers and Lon Warneke

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
43.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
38.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Stew Bowers and Lon Warneke

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bowers and Lon Warneke

Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1800
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
51.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Stew Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100