Jim McElroy vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McElroy 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 5.12 and 1.543 for Jim McElroy. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McElroy and Lon Warneke

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
41.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim McElroy and Lon Warneke

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.17
79.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McElroy and Lon Warneke

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
11.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
141.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100