Cy Buker vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Cy Buker
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Buker 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 3.3 and 1.546 for Cy Buker. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Buker and Lon Warneke

Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
40.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
35.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Cy Buker and Lon Warneke

Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Buker and Lon Warneke

Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1260
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
5.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.22
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100