Cla Meredith vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Cla Meredith
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Cla Meredith 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 3.62 and 1.408 for Cla Meredith. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cla Meredith and Lon Warneke

Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
3.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
850
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
283.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
9.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
38.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
3.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1087
34.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Cla Meredith and Lon Warneke

Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cla Meredith and Lon Warneke

Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
57200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100