Cole Sands vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Cole Sands
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Cole Sands 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 4.19 and 1.216 for Cole Sands. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cole Sands and Lon Warneke

Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.52
56.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.97
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
9.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
38.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
4.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
34.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Cole Sands and Lon Warneke

Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cole Sands and Lon Warneke

Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
157
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cole Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100