Cy Swaim vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Cy Swaim
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Swaim 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 4.48 and 1.489 for Cy Swaim. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Swaim and Lon Warneke

Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
10.66
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
2.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
39.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
6.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
36.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Cy Swaim and Lon Warneke

Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.78
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.57
86.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Swaim and Lon Warneke

Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
42
233.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
108
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
588.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
21
116.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
111.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
26.12
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
22
122.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
22
122.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
26.24
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
6.75
6.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100