Dick Marlowe vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Dick Marlowe
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Marlowe 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 4.99 and 1.570 for Dick Marlowe. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Marlowe and Lon Warneke

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.35
17.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
10.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
39.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
36.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dick Marlowe and Lon Warneke

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.459
0.459
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Marlowe and Lon Warneke

Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
980
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
570
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
90
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
19.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
11
110
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
13.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
260
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100