Ralph Garza vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Ralph Garza
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Garza 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 3.44 and 1.454 for Ralph Garza. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Garza and Lon Warneke

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
33.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ralph Garza and Lon Warneke

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Garza and Lon Warneke

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100