Leo Cristante vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Leo Cristante
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Cristante 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 3.84 and 1.534 for Leo Cristante. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Cristante and Lon Warneke

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.84
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
39.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
36.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Leo Cristante and Lon Warneke

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Cristante and Lon Warneke

Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
1285.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-28.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Leo Cristante
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100