Ed Keas vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Ed Keas
Pre-GenerationalIowaNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Keas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Keas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.29 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Ed Keas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Keas and Lon Warneke

Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
0.588
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
36.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Keas and Lon Warneke

Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Keas and Lon Warneke

Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-16.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100