Henry Clarke vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Henry Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Clarke 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 4.99 and 1.437 for Henry Clarke. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Clarke and Lon Warneke

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
9.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
39.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
34.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Henry Clarke and Lon Warneke

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Clarke and Lon Warneke

Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
543.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
53.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
70.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Henry Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100