Ryan Speier vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Ryan Speier
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Speier 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 3.99 and 1.500 for Ryan Speier. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Speier and Lon Warneke

Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
38.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
33.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ryan Speier and Lon Warneke

Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Speier and Lon Warneke

Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
10800
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100