Elvis Alvarado vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Elvis Alvarado
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Elvis Alvarado as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elvis Alvarado posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4 and 1.371 for Lew Krausse Jr.. By the career numbers, Elvis Alvarado had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Lew Krausse Jr.

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
8.45
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.63
10.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.701
1.701
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
38.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.45
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Lew Krausse Jr.

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.87
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.054
0.054
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elvis Alvarado and Lew Krausse Jr.

Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
600
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
519.32
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Elvis Alvarado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Elvis Alvarado
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50