George Culver vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

George Culver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and George Culver 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 3.62 and 1.520 for George Culver. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Culver and Lon Warneke

George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.48
49.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.01
17.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
3.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2367
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
9.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
4.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
5.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3451
39.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
4.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3012
34.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for George Culver and Lon Warneke

George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2365
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
2.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.49
94.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.666
0.666
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.01
17.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Culver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Culver and Lon Warneke

George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
1097.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
187
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
161
516.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
17
54.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
10.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
11
35.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
19
60.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-3.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
202.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
2.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
George Culver
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100