Al Clauss vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Al Clauss
Lost GenerationConnecticutThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Clauss 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 4.73 and 1.725 for Al Clauss. 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 Clauss and Lon Warneke

Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
43.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.725
1.725
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
33.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Al Clauss and Lon Warneke

Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Clauss and Lon Warneke

Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Clauss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Al Clauss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100