Brad Salmon vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Brad Salmon
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats 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 Brad Salmon 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 4.13 and 1.375 for Brad Salmon. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Salmon and Lon Warneke

Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
33.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Brad Salmon and Lon Warneke

Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Brad Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Salmon and Lon Warneke

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