George Cox vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

George Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cox 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 5.26 and 1.674 for George Cox. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Cox and Lon Warneke

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
11.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
40.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
36.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for George Cox and Lon Warneke

George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.115
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Cox and Lon Warneke

George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
10.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-15.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
150
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
George Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100