Joe Kostal vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Joe Kostal
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kostal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Kostal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Joe Kostal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kostal and Lon Warneke

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Kostal and Lon Warneke

Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Joe Kostal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kostal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kostal and Lon Warneke

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