Ed Blake vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Ed Blake 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 2.308 for Ed Blake. 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 Ed Blake and Lew Krausse Jr.

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Lew Krausse Jr.

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Lew Krausse Jr.

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
519.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50