Red Murff vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Red Murff
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Murff 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 4.65 and 1.490 for Red Murff. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Murff and Lon Warneke

Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
10.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
35.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Red Murff and Lon Warneke

Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.615
0.615
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Murff and Lon Warneke

Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-19.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Murff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Red Murff
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100