Bobby Sprowl vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Bobby Sprowl
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Sprowl 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 5.44 and 1.770 for Bobby Sprowl. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Sprowl and Lon Warneke

Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
41.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
35.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bobby Sprowl and Lon Warneke

Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.18
18.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Sprowl and Lon Warneke

Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
2200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100