Walter Signer vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Walter Signer
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Signer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Signer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Walter Signer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Signer and Lon Warneke

Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
41.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Walter Signer and Lon Warneke

Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Signer and Lon Warneke

Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
48.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Walter Signer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100