Jim St. Vrain vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jim St. Vrain
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim St. Vrain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim St. Vrain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Jim St. Vrain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim St. Vrain and Lon Warneke

Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
8.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
36.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
33.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim St. Vrain and Lon Warneke

Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim St. Vrain and Lon Warneke

Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
12
211.76
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
10.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.15
-2.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Jim St. Vrain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100