Joe Muich vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Joe Muich
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Muich 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 11 and 2.667 for Joe Muich. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Muich and Lon Warneke

Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.14
12.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Muich and Lon Warneke

Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Muich and Lon Warneke

Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joe Muich
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100