Matt Smith vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Matt Smith
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Matt Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Matt Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Smith and Lon Warneke

Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.39
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
8.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
37.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
29.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Smith and Lon Warneke

Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
12.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Smith and Lon Warneke

Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Matt Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100