Al Carson vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Al Carson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Carson 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 4.05 and 1.050 for Al Carson. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Carson and Lon Warneke

Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
35.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
35.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Al Carson and Lon Warneke

Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Carson and Lon Warneke

Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Al Carson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100