Candy Sierra vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Candy Sierra
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Candy Sierra 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 5.53 and 1.988 for Candy Sierra. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Candy Sierra and Lon Warneke

Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
13.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.916
1.916
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.454
0.454
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Candy Sierra and Lon Warneke

Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Candy Sierra and Lon Warneke

Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100