Jim Sullivan vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Jim Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Sullivan 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 4.5 and 1.541 for Jim Sullivan. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Sullivan and Lon Warneke

Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.15
48.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.43
81.43
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
4.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
10.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
2.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.521
0.521
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
40.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
6.41
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2103
36.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Sullivan and Lon Warneke

Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.12
87.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Sullivan and Lon Warneke

Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
187.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
227
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
563
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
108.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
89.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.44
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
17.78
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
12.21
32.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
132.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
134.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
20
52.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
118.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
11.93
31.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
23.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
116.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100