Lem Cross vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross 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 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Lon Warneke

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Lon Warneke

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Lon Warneke

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100