Brad Clontz vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Brad Clontz
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Clontz 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 4.34 and 1.520 for Brad Clontz. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Clontz and Lon Warneke

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
8.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
6.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
39.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058
34.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Brad Clontz and Lon Warneke

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.45
92.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Clontz and Lon Warneke

Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
11657.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Brad Clontz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100