Alex Speas vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Alex Speas
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Speas 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 9 and 2.750 for Alex Speas. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Speas and Lon Warneke

Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Alex Speas and Lon Warneke

Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Speas and Lon Warneke

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