Earl Kunz vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Earl Kunz
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Kunz 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 5.52 and 1.577 for Earl Kunz. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Kunz and Lon Warneke

Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
39.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
34.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Earl Kunz and Lon Warneke

Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Kunz and Lon Warneke

Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1050
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100