Brandon Kolb vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Brandon Kolb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Kolb 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 7.99 and 2.197 for Brandon Kolb. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Kolb and Lon Warneke

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
12.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
45.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.155
2.155
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
36.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.25
45.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Brandon Kolb and Lon Warneke

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Kolb and Lon Warneke

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100