Kevin McCarthy vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Kevin McCarthy
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin 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 3.8 and 1.450 for Kevin 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 Kevin McCarthy and Lon Warneke

Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
9.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
38.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
35.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Kevin McCarthy and Lon Warneke

Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin McCarthy and Lon Warneke

Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
169
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100