Bud Swartz vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Bud Swartz
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Swartz 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 6.75 and 3.000 for Bud Swartz. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Swartz and Lon Warneke

Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.29
13.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.81
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Bud Swartz and Lon Warneke

Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Swartz and Lon Warneke

Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3000
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Swartz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Bud Swartz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100