Fred Smith vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred 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 3.27 and 1.269 for Fred 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 Fred Smith and Lon Warneke

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
38.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Fred Smith and Lon Warneke

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Smith and Lon Warneke

Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
30.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100