James Meeker vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

James Meeker
MillenialNew JerseyThrows 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 James Meeker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Meeker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, James Meeker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Meeker and Lon Warneke

James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for James Meeker and Lon Warneke

James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
James Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for James Meeker and Lon Warneke

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