James Burke vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and James Burke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Burke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, James Burke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Burke and Lon Warneke

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
9.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
38.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for James Burke and Lon Warneke

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for James Burke and Lon Warneke

James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
93.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
40.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
48
144.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
43.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.75
49.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100