Don Sutton vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Don Sutton
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Don Sutton and Lon Warneke are fairly close on the surface numbers. Don Sutton carried a career ERA of 3.26 against Lon Warneke's 3.18. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Don Sutton and Lon Warneke — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Sutton and Lon Warneke

Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
1.11
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.86
55.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1914
3.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692
7.99
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
0.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.17
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3574
6.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.04
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
3.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.18
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19933
33.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Don Sutton and Lon Warneke

Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
1.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15846
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5282
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
0.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.04
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
1.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
1.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don Sutton and Lon Warneke

Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
302.12
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
459
255
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
600
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1354
521.1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
195
75.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
179
68.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.9
13.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
212
81.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
261
100.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
128
49.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
13.63
5.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
365
140.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
52.34
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
62
34.44
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100