Sam McDowell vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sam McDowell and Lon Warneke are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lon Warneke had the edge in WHIP (1.245 vs 1.338). By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sam McDowell and Lon Warneke

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.27
51.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Sam McDowell and Lon Warneke

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7480
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.52
92.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McDowell and Lon Warneke

Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
302.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
851
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
108
76.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100