Howard Craghead vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Howard Craghead
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard Craghead 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 6.26 and 1.696 for Howard Craghead. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Craghead and Lon Warneke

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
41.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
36.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Howard Craghead and Lon Warneke

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Craghead and Lon Warneke

Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3000
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Howard Craghead
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100