Matt Svanson vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Matt Svanson
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Svanson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Svanson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.94 and WHIP 0.878 compared to 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. By the career numbers, Matt Svanson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Svanson and Lon Warneke

Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2726
8.82
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.98
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
10.14
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11608
37.55
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
3.77
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
30.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.91
34.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Svanson and Lon Warneke

Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.1
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Svanson and Lon Warneke

Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
600
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100