Mike Shea vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mike Shea
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Shea 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 7.02 and 2.160 for Mike Shea. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Shea and Lon Warneke

Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
14.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
47.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
13.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
42.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Shea and Lon Warneke

Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Shea and Lon Warneke

Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
47.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
63.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100