Rob Murphy vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob 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 3.64 and 1.421 for Rob 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 Rob Murphy and Lon Warneke

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
3.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2659
38.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2352
33.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Rob Murphy and Lon Warneke

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1870
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Murphy and Lon Warneke

Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
459
255
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
27.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
38.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100