Jim Conway vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jim Conway
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Conway 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 3.64 and 1.308 for Jim Conway. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Conway and Lon Warneke

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
9.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
6.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
36.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Conway and Lon Warneke

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.8
84.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Conway and Lon Warneke

Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
57
164.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
582.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
37
106.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
33
95.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
8.96
25.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
43
124.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
43
124.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
29
83.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
8.55
24.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100