Jim Strickland vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jim Strickland
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Strickland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Strickland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Jim Strickland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Strickland and Lon Warneke

Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
6.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
6.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
39.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
32.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Strickland and Lon Warneke

Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Strickland and Lon Warneke

Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
6000
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
96.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jim Strickland
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100