Lon Warneke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1930-1945)

W–L 192–121
ERA 3.18
WHIP 1.25
SO 1,140
Pitcher PIV 21013.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
3/28/1909 in Mount Ida, AR, USA
Died
6/23/1976 in Hot Springs, AR, USA
MLB Debut
1930-04-18
Last Game
1945-09-29
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Lonnie Warneke

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
192 121 445 343 192 30 13 2782.3 2,726 984 175 739 1,140 3.18 21013.4

Career ERA 3.18 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 22.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1930 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 5 5 0 33.75 — 0.0
1931 CHN NL 2 4 20 7 3 0 0 64.3 67 23 37 27 3.22 4.10 (+22%) -429.6
1932 CHN NL 22 6 35 32 25 4 0 277.0 247 73 64 106 2.37 4.13 (+43%) 3574.6
1933 CHN NL 18 13 36 34 26 4 1 287.3 262 64 75 133 2.00 3.86 (+48%) 5298.1
1934 CHN NL 22 10 43 35 23 3 3 291.3 273 104 66 143 3.21 4.29 (+25%) 4942.7
1935 CHN NL 20 13 42 30 20 1 4 261.7 257 89 50 120 3.06 4.35 (+30%) 3611.1
1936 CHN NL 16 13 40 29 13 4 1 240.3 246 92 76 113 3.45 4.59 (+25%) 3981.8
1937 SLN NL 18 11 36 33 18 2 0 238.7 280 120 69 87 4.53 4.34 (-4%) -4447.5
1938 SLN NL 13 8 31 26 12 4 0 197.0 199 87 64 89 3.97 4.35 (+9%) 1177.3
1939 SLN NL 13 7 34 21 6 2 2 162.0 160 68 49 59 3.78 4.28 (+12%) -501.9
1940 SLN NL 16 10 33 31 17 1 0 232.0 235 81 47 85 3.14 4.21 (+25%) 2092.5
1941 SLN NL 17 9 37 30 12 4 0 246.0 227 86 82 83 3.15 3.94 (+20%) -1441.6
1942 SLN NL 6 4 12 12 5 0 0 82.0 76 30 15 31 3.29 3.57 (+8%) -142.4
1942 CHN NL 5 7 15 12 8 1 2 99.0 97 25 21 28 2.27 3.57 (+36%) 1663.9
1943 CHN NL 4 5 21 10 4 0 0 88.3 82 31 18 30 3.16 3.50 (+10%) 1075.5
1945 CHN NL 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 14.0 16 6 1 6 3.86 3.67 (-5%) 559.1
Career · 16 seasons 192 121 445 343 192 30 13 2,782.1 2,726 984 739 1,140 3.18 — 21,013

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
459 962 87 215 26 2 4 97 1 52 148 .223 .266 .267 .533 -3,768

Career AVG .223 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 17.9% below league average.

Career OBP .266 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career SLG .267 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 30.7% below league average.

Career OPS .533 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 26.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 CHN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1931 CHN NL 20 19 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 .263 — — — — 0.0
1932 CHN NL 35 99 8 19 1 1 0 9 0 3 20 .192 .275 (-30%) .335 (-36%) .391 (-43%) .726 (-40%) -634.9
1933 CHN NL 39 100 9 30 6 1 2 13 0 3 13 .300 .270 (+11%) .329 (-3%) .377 (+17%) .707 (+8%) 89.0
1934 CHN NL 52 113 12 22 3 0 0 8 0 3 9 .195 .278 (-30%) .340 (-37%) .392 (-44%) .733 (-40%) -743.6
1935 CHN NL 44 91 9 20 1 0 0 15 0 3 9 .220 .279 (-21%) .342 (-26%) .399 (-42%) .742 (-35%) -509.7
1936 CHN NL 40 84 9 17 1 0 1 5 0 2 9 .202 .283 (-29%) .349 (-32%) .404 (-38%) .753 (-35%) -489.4
1937 SLN NL 36 80 10 21 3 0 0 10 0 7 12 .263 .276 (-5%) .342 (-6%) .398 (-25%) .740 (-16%) -195.4
1938 SLN NL 31 71 5 23 3 0 0 6 0 2 7 .324 .272 (+19%) .341 (avg) .392 (-7%) .734 (-4%) -44.9
1939 SLN NL 34 52 4 10 3 0 0 8 0 4 7 .192 .274 (-30%) .342 (-23%) .393 (-36%) .735 (-30%) -254.0
1940 SLN NL 33 86 6 18 2 0 1 13 0 5 24 .209 .267 (-22%) .335 (-25%) .387 (-31%) .722 (-28%) -388.0
1941 SLN NL 37 77 6 9 0 0 0 4 0 11 18 .117 .262 (-55%) .332 (-32%) .373 (-69%) .705 (-51%) -597.3
1942 SLN NL 12 30 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 .333 — — — — 0.0
1942 CHN NL 15 32 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .188 — — — — 0.0
1943 CHN NL 21 26 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 .192 — — — — 0.0
1945 CHN NL 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 459 962 87 215 26 2 4 97 1 52 148 .223 — — — — -3,768

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1935 WS CHN 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
1932 WS CHN 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 5 3 0 27.3 24 8 9 13 2.63

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1935 WS CHN 2 0 3 2 0 16.7 9 1 4 5 0.54
1932 WS CHN 0 1 2 1 0 10.7 15 7 5 8 5.91

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home23349445117152.237
Away2264684298347.209

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2281496.014735183756633.12
Away2171284.212564663654853.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-29 CHCPITW 100000000
1945-09-26 CHCSTLL 000000000
1945-09-17 CHCBROL 000000000
1945-08-04 CHCCINL 000000000
1945-07-22 CHCPHIL 000000000
1945-07-20 CHCBROL 000000000
1945-07-18 CHCBROL 110000010
1945-07-01 CHCNY1L 000000000
1945-06-23 CHCSTLL 000000000
1943-09-28 CHCNY1W 200000012

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-09-29 CHCPIT SV 3.0200020
1945-09-26 CHCSTL — 0.0331000
1945-09-17 CHCBRO — 1.0100000
1945-08-04 CHCCIN — 2.0100110
1945-07-22 CHCPHI — 0.1220010
1945-07-20 CHCBRO — 0.1100000
1945-07-18 CHCBRO L 5.1544020
1945-07-01 CHCNY1 — 1.0100000
1945-06-23 CHCSTL — 1.0000000
1943-09-28 CHCNY1 W 9.0611140

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 445 0 126 538 8 31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 CHN P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1931 CHN P 20 0 1 8 1 0
1932 CHN P 35 0 11 55 1 7
1933 CHN P 36 0 8 72 0 7
1934 CHN P 43 0 15 58 0 1
1935 CHN P 42 0 15 47 1 1
1936 CHN P 40 0 15 44 1 1
1937 SLN P 36 0 10 40 2 0
1938 SLN P 31 0 4 34 2 0
1939 SLN P 34 0 9 28 0 4
1940 SLN P 33 0 10 50 0 5
1941 SLN P 37 0 8 43 0 3
1942 SLN P 12 0 6 13 0 0
1942 CHN P 15 0 8 20 0 0
1943 CHN P 21 0 3 22 0 2
1945 CHN P 9 0 3 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 445

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1941 Baseball Magazine All-Star P5
1937 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1935 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1933 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1932 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4
1932 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1932 TSN All-Star P

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1941 Most Valuable Player NL 27th 7.0 336 0
1938 Most Valuable Player NL 30th 1.0 336 0
1937 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 6.0 80 0
1935 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 9.0 80 0
1934 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 10.0 80 0
1933 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 4.0 80 0
1932 Most Valuable Player NL 2nd 68.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Lon Warneke (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Art Nehf
    184-120, 3.20 ERA
  2. 83
    Bill Doak
    169-157, 2.98 ERA
  3. 79
    Urban Shocker
    187-117, 3.17 ERA
  4. 77
    Rube Benton
    150-144, 3.09 ERA
  5. 76
    Stan Coveleski HOF
    215-142, 2.89 ERA
  6. 75
    Claude Passeau
    162-150, 3.32 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Lon Warneke

What years did Lon Warneke play?
Lon Warneke played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1945.
Was Lon Warneke a pitcher?
Yes. Lon Warneke pitched in the major leagues, recording 192 wins and 1140 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lon Warneke hit?
Lon Warneke hit 4 career home runs with 215 hits.