Joey McLaughlin vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Joey McLaughlin
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey McLaughlin 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 3.85 and 1.487 for Joey McLaughlin. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey McLaughlin and Lon Warneke

Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.88
50.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.85
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1346
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
448.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
8.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
3.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
5.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1932
38.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.85
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
33.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joey McLaughlin and Lon Warneke

Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.81
96.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joey McLaughlin and Lon Warneke

Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
12500
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
17.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-5.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.22
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joey McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100