Kit McKenna vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Kit McKenna
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Kit McKenna 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 5.31 and 1.785 for Kit McKenna. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kit McKenna and Lon Warneke

Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
145.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
11.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.755
0.755
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
43.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
37.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.06
43.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Kit McKenna and Lon Warneke

Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.044
2.044
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kit McKenna and Lon Warneke

Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
23
215.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
57
534.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
37.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
14
131.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
16
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
121.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
34.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100