Clyde Augustus vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationMississippiNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde Augustus 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 6.23 and 1.154 for Clyde Augustus. 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 Clyde Augustus and Lew Krausse Jr.

Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
8.45
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
36.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5490
38.49
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
32.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.35
36.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Clyde Augustus and Lew Krausse Jr.

Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clyde Augustus and Lew Krausse Jr.

Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Clyde Augustus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Clyde Augustus
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50