Chris Mears vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mears and Lon Warneke

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
38.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
35.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Chris Mears and Lon Warneke

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mears and Lon Warneke

Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100