Hal Kelleher vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Hal Kelleher
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Kelleher 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 5.95 and 1.894 for Hal Kelleher. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Kelleher and Lon Warneke

Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
11.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
43.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
7.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
37.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Hal Kelleher and Lon Warneke

Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Kelleher and Lon Warneke

Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
757.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
33.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
171.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
38.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.22
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100