Wilmer Font vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilmer Font 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 5.82 and 1.497 for Wilmer Font. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Lon Warneke

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
9.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Lon Warneke

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.92
22.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Lon Warneke

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
30.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
48.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100