Sam McMackin vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Sam McMackin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam McMackin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam McMackin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.38 and WHIP 1.235 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Sam McMackin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam McMackin and Lon Warneke

Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.706
0.706
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
38.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
34.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Sam McMackin and Lon Warneke

Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McMackin and Lon Warneke

Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100