Joe Kelly vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Joe Kelly
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kelly 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 3.98 and 1.381 for Joe Kelly. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kelly and Lon Warneke

Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.7
58.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.7
16.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
3.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
8.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
3.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
8.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
38.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
4.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
34.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Kelly and Lon Warneke

Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.7
16.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kelly and Lon Warneke

Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
2844.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
459
255
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
86.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
20.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
98.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
69.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
14.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100