Pete McBride vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Pete McBride
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Pete McBride 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 4.31 and 1.662 for Pete McBride. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete McBride and Lon Warneke

Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
41.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
34.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
41.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Pete McBride and Lon Warneke

Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pete McBride and Lon Warneke

Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
13
236.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
72.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
75.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100