Cy Vorhees vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Cy Vorhees
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Vorhees 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 3.94 and 1.541 for Cy Vorhees. 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 Vorhees and Lon Warneke

Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.88
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.94
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.2
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
10.65
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
39.7
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.69
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
36.34
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Cy Vorhees and Lon Warneke

Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.6
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.47
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.03
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Vorhees and Lon Warneke

Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
534.44
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
102.68
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
53.89
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
100
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.22
120.36
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
28.89
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Vorhees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Cy Vorhees
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100