Bert Cunningham vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Bert Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Cunningham 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 4.22 and 1.512 for Bert Cunningham. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cunningham and Lon Warneke

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.94
90.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283
4.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8204
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2734.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3071
10.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
3.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
2.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12285
40.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1942
6.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11073
36.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bert Cunningham and Lon Warneke

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8418
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2806
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
2.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.33
88.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.474
2.474
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cunningham and Lon Warneke

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
359
171.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1258
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
560.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
121.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
94.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
26.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.56
45.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
162.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
154.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
69.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
59.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
124.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
180
100
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.36
48.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
30.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
206
98.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6.11
6.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100