Chuck Churn vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Chuck Churn
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Churn 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 5.1 and 1.531 for Chuck Churn. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Churn and Lon Warneke

Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
37.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
33.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Chuck Churn and Lon Warneke

Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Churn and Lon Warneke

Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
2142.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
6.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chuck Churn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100