Arch McCarthy vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Arch McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Arch McCarthy 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 6.13 and 1.681 for Arch McCarthy. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arch McCarthy and Lon Warneke

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
11.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
41.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
36.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Arch McCarthy and Lon Warneke

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Arch McCarthy and Lon Warneke

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
5.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.88
-17.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
140
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100