Matt Kilroy vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Matt Kilroy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Kilroy 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 3.47 and 1.313 for Matt Kilroy. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Kilroy and Lon Warneke

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
3.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2445
9.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
754
2.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10604
39.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539
5.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9719
35.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Kilroy and Lon Warneke

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7989
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2663
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
2.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.11
89.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.322
2.322
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Kilroy and Lon Warneke

Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
330
166.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1062
535.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
119.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
97.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.11
57.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
149.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
182.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
82.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
51.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
133.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
180
100
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.04
62.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.51
13.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
1.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kilroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
33.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Matt Kilroy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100