Eric Knott vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Eric Knott
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Knott 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 4.5 and 1.542 for Eric Knott. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Knott and Lon Warneke

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Eric Knott and Lon Warneke

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Knott and Lon Warneke

Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100