Corey Knebel vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Corey Knebel
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Corey Knebel 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 3.26 and 1.282 for Corey Knebel. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Corey Knebel and Lon Warneke

Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
920
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
306.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
6.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
11.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.94
11.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.794
1.794
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
37.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124
32.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Corey Knebel and Lon Warneke

Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.164
0.164
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Corey Knebel and Lon Warneke

Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
93600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Corey Knebel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100