Mac Scarce vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mac Scarce
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac Scarce 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 3.69 and 1.583 for Mac Scarce. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac Scarce and Lon Warneke

Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
6.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
7.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
39.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
32.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mac Scarce and Lon Warneke

Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
6.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.59
92.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mac Scarce and Lon Warneke

Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
5300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.78
-59.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac Scarce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mac Scarce
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100