Mike Magnante vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mike Magnante
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Magnante 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 4.08 and 1.511 for Mike Magnante. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Magnante and Lon Warneke

Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
666
9.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
5.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2696
39.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
34.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Magnante and Lon Warneke

Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
7.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.362
0.362
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Magnante and Lon Warneke

Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
48400
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
459
255
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Magnante
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100