Warren McLaughlin vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Warren McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth 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 Warren 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 4.75 and 1.727 for Warren 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 Warren McLaughlin and Lon Warneke

Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
11.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.29
11.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
36.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Warren McLaughlin and Lon Warneke

Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Warren McLaughlin and Lon Warneke

Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
175
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
78.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
84.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Warren McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100