Clyde King vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Clyde King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King 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 4.14 and 1.438 for Clyde King. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clyde King and Lon Warneke

Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.14
56.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
9.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2135
38.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Clyde King and Lon Warneke

Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde King and Lon Warneke

Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
114
530.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
12.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
16
74.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
19
88.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
167.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100