Josh Smith vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Josh Smith
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh 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 6.91 and 1.884 for Josh 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 Josh Smith and Lon Warneke

Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
11.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.3
11.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
46.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.744
1.744
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
35.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.47
46.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Josh Smith and Lon Warneke

Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Smith and Lon Warneke

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