Victor Cruz vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Victor Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Victor Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Victor Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Victor Cruz and Lon Warneke

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
37.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Victor Cruz and Lon Warneke

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.139
0.139
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Victor Cruz and Lon Warneke

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100