Kim Seaman vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Kim Seaman
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Kim Seaman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kim Seaman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Kim Seaman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kim Seaman and Lon Warneke

Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.176
0.176
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
37.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Kim Seaman and Lon Warneke

Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.148
0.148
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kim Seaman and Lon Warneke

Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
16200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kim Seaman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Kim Seaman
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100