Red Shea vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Red Shea
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Red 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 3.8 and 1.234 for Red 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 Red Shea and Lon Warneke

Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.39
17.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
37.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
34.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Red Shea and Lon Warneke

Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Shea and Lon Warneke

Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
726.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.3
-41.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Red Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100