Jake Smith vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jake Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Jake Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Smith and Lon Warneke

Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
34.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jake Smith and Lon Warneke

Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Smith and Lon Warneke

Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100