Roy Smith vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Roy 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 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy 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 Roy Smith and Lon Warneke

Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Roy Smith and Lon Warneke

Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Smith and Lon Warneke

Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100