Bob Clark vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Bob Clark
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Clark 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 5.44 and 1.968 for Bob Clark. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Clark and Lon Warneke

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
14.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.38
14.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
39.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
35.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and Lon Warneke

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Clark and Lon Warneke

Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
738.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
12.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
3.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100