Frank Beck vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Frank Beck
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Beck 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 6.62 and 1.765 for Frank Beck. 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 Frank Beck and Lew Krausse Jr.

Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
13.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.24
13.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Frank Beck and Lew Krausse Jr.

Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Beck and Lew Krausse Jr.

Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.2
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
27.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
22.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50