William Sumrall vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

William Sumrall
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and William Sumrall 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 6 and 1.455 for William Sumrall. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Sumrall and Lon Warneke

William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
10.91
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
41.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
37.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for William Sumrall and Lon Warneke

William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for William Sumrall and Lon Warneke

William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-26.09
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sumrall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
William Sumrall
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100