Cesar Valdez vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Cesar Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Cesar Valdez 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 6.11 and 1.643 for Cesar Valdez. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cesar Valdez and Lon Warneke

Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
6.11
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
11.33
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.37
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.57
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.05
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.31
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
40.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.83
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Cesar Valdez and Lon Warneke

Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.37
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cesar Valdez and Lon Warneke

Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
10350
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
82.22
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cesar Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100