Fred Scherman vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Fred Scherman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Scherman 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 3.66 and 1.505 for Fred Scherman. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Scherman and Lon Warneke

Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.93
55.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
3.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
536.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
8.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2331
39.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
4.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2004
33.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Fred Scherman and Lon Warneke

Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
5.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Scherman and Lon Warneke

Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
2263.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
534.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
65.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
15.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
17
110.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
8.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Fred Scherman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100