George Cuppy vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

George Cuppy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and George Cuppy 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 3.48 and 1.371 for George Cuppy. 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 Cuppy and Lon Warneke

George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
1.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.45
62.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.75
86.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
3.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6849
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2283
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2520
9.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
2.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
1.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.488
0.488
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9827
38.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1346
5.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9149
36.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for George Cuppy and Lon Warneke

George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6996
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
2.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Cuppy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Cuppy and Lon Warneke

George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
314
176.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
1066
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
957
538.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
125.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
168
94.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
24.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
30.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.5
54.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
163.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
178.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
82.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
67.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
149.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
180
100
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.01
59.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
50.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
79.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
7.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
8.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Cuppy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
George Cuppy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100