Nick Mears vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Nick Mears
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick 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 4.61 and 1.354 for Nick 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 Nick Mears and Lon Warneke

Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
9.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
38.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
33.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Nick Mears and Lon Warneke

Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Mears and Lon Warneke

Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
101400
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Nick Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100