Mike McDermott vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mike McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike McDermott 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 6.17 and 1.783 for Mike McDermott. 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 McDermott and Lon Warneke

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.84
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
6.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
11.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.731
0.731
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
42.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
8.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
37.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mike McDermott and Lon Warneke

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.33
86.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McDermott and Lon Warneke

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
58
217.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
536.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
31
116.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
22
82.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
54.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
176.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
58.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100