Bruce Sutter vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Sutter and Lon Warneke

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bruce Sutter and Lon Warneke

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Sutter and Lon Warneke

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
459
255
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100