Rudy Arroyo vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Rudy Arroyo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lew Krausse Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Lew Krausse Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Lew Krausse Jr.

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Lew Krausse Jr.

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Lew Krausse Jr.

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50