Ed Kenna vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Ed Kenna
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Kenna 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 5.29 and 1.765 for Ed Kenna. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Kenna and Lon Warneke

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
35.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Kenna and Lon Warneke

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Kenna and Lon Warneke

Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Ed Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100