Dan Murray vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Dan Murray
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Murray 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 5.76 and 1.652 for Dan Murray. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Murray and Lon Warneke

Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
10.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.85
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
41.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
34.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.56
41.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dan Murray and Lon Warneke

Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Murray and Lon Warneke

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