Bob Murphy vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Bob Murphy
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn GladiatorsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Murphy 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 5.68 and 1.754 for Bob Murphy. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Murphy and Lon Warneke

Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
11.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
42.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
8.84
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.754
1.754
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
37.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.79
42.79
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Murphy and Lon Warneke

Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Murphy and Lon Warneke

Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
561.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
95.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
36.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
133.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
31.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
15.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100