Joe Sparma vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Lon Warneke posted a stronger line than Joe Sparma. Lon Warneke posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.18 vs 3.94) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.417). By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sparma and Lon Warneke

Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3755
39.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Joe Sparma and Lon Warneke

Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sparma and Lon Warneke

Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
22
42.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100