Russ Swan vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Russ Swan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Swan 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 4.83 and 1.590 for Russ Swan. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Swan and Lon Warneke

Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
5.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.74
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.9
11.9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
266.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.88
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
39.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.47
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.22
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
34.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Russ Swan and Lon Warneke

Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
5.67
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.68
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266.2
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.417
0.417
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.9
11.9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Swan and Lon Warneke

Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
33600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Russ Swan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100