Jack Bruner vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Bruner 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 4.91 and 1.782 for Jack Bruner. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bruner and Lon Warneke

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
41.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.782
1.782
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
33.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jack Bruner and Lon Warneke

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bruner and Lon Warneke

Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-24.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jack Bruner
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100