Jim Manning vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jim Manning
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Manning 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 5.14 and 2.143 for Jim Manning. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Manning and Lon Warneke

Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
47.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Manning and Lon Warneke

Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Manning and Lon Warneke

Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3000
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jim Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100