Phil Maton vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Phil Maton
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Maton 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 3.98 and 1.281 for Phil Maton. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Maton and Lon Warneke

Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
7.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
10.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2018
38.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
4.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1765
33.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Phil Maton and Lon Warneke

Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
9.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1417
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.138
0.138
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Maton and Lon Warneke

Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
57360
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
459
255
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
20.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Phil Maton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100