Walt Masters vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Walt Masters
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Masters 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 6 and 1.905 for Walt Masters. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masters and Lon Warneke

Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
43.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.905
1.905
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
38.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Walt Masters and Lon Warneke

Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masters and Lon Warneke

Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Walt Masters
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100