Brian O'Connor vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor 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 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Lon Warneke

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Lon Warneke

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Lon Warneke

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100