Willie McGill vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Willie McGill
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie McGill 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 4.57 and 1.667 for Willie McGill. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie McGill and Lon Warneke

Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.31
49.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.16
89.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
4.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3705
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
9.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
5.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
3.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5756
41.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941
6.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5001
36.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Willie McGill and Lon Warneke

Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3762
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.51
89.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie McGill and Lon Warneke

Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
167
172.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
580
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
476
492.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
96
99.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
75
77.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52.72
54.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
119
123.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
202.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
68.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
40
41.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
109.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57.29
59.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
101.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
79.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.53
7.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100