Mike Matthews vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mike Matthews
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Matthews 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 4.54 and 1.535 for Mike Matthews. 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 Matthews and Lon Warneke

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
6.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
39.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
33.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Matthews and Lon Warneke

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.165
0.165
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Matthews and Lon Warneke

Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
4950
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
27.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100