Dan Cortes vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Cortes 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 5.06 and 1.563 for Dan Cortes. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Cortes and Lon Warneke

Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.06
41.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dan Cortes and Lon Warneke

Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.357
0.357
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Cortes and Lon Warneke

Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dan Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100