Mike Morrison vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mike Morrison
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Morrison 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 5.14 and 1.775 for Mike Morrison. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Morrison and Lon Warneke

Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.9
33.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
5.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
504.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
10.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
5.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
4.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2415
43.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
9.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.775
1.775
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2052
36.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Morrison and Lon Warneke

Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.46
90.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.477
2.477
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Morrison and Lon Warneke

Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
83
162.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
306
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
562.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
119.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
48
94.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.98
47.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
160.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
156.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
82.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
24
47.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.64
50.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
70.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Mike Morrison
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100