Drake Britton vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Drake Britton
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Drake Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Drake Britton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.301 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Drake Britton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drake Britton and Lon Warneke

Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
32.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Drake Britton and Lon Warneke

Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Drake Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drake Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Drake Britton and Lon Warneke

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