Bill Crouch vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Bill Crouch
Greatest GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Crouch 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 3.47 and 1.355 for Bill Crouch. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Crouch and Lon Warneke

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.687
0.687
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
37.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
34.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Crouch and Lon Warneke

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Crouch and Lon Warneke

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
41
492
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-20.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
120
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.22
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100