Doug Creek vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Doug Creek
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Creek 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 5.32 and 1.652 for Doug Creek. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Creek and Lon Warneke

Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
289.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
6.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
9.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
40.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
5.85
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
33.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Doug Creek and Lon Warneke

Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
8.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.13
89.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Creek and Lon Warneke

Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
20925
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
13.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Doug Creek
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100