Chris Smith vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Chris Smith
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Smith 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 5.41 and 1.351 for Chris Smith. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Smith and Lon Warneke

Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.77
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
39.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
34.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Chris Smith and Lon Warneke

Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.69
11.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Smith and Lon Warneke

Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
11550
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
17.22
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100