Dan Spillner vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Dan Spillner
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows 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 Dan Spillner 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 4.21 and 1.511 for Dan Spillner. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Spillner and Lon Warneke

Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.73
45.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.12
22.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
4.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4478
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1585
9.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
3.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
5.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6526
39.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
4.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5768
34.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dan Spillner and Lon Warneke

Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4478
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.428
0.428
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.12
22.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Spillner and Lon Warneke

Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
2083.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
459
255
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
130
484.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
8.53
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
29
108.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-3.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
272.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100