Joe Klink vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Joe Klink
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Klink 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 4.26 and 1.549 for Joe Klink. 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 Klink and Lon Warneke

Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
39.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
34.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Klink and Lon Warneke

Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.119
0.119
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Klink and Lon Warneke

Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
35200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100