Mal Moss vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mal Moss
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mal Moss 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 6.27 and 1.714 for Mal Moss. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Moss and Lon Warneke

Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
41.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
35.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mal Moss and Lon Warneke

Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Moss and Lon Warneke

Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
654.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
40.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
53.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100