Chad Sobotka vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka 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 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Sobotka and Lon Warneke

Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
34.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Chad Sobotka and Lon Warneke

Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Sobotka and Lon Warneke

Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100