Norm Branch vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows 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 Norm Branch 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 3.73 and 1.548 for Norm Branch. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Branch and Lon Warneke

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
39.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
33.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Lon Warneke

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Lon Warneke

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1585.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100