Al Maul vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Al Maul
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Maul 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 4.45 and 1.526 for Al Maul. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Maul and Lon Warneke

Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.22
51.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
4.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4322
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1680
10.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
3.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
2.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6485
40.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
6.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5899
36.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Al Maul and Lon Warneke

Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10050
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3350
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
2.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
3.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.32
93.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Maul and Lon Warneke

Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
411
155.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1582
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
523.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
125.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
94.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
17.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182.99
69.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
174.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
201.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
73.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
138.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
180
100
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194.82
73.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
69.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
73.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.15
8.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Maul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Al Maul
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100