Jim Burton vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Jim Burton
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican 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 Jim Burton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Burton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 4 and 1.371 for Lew Krausse Jr.. By the career numbers, Jim Burton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Burton and Lew Krausse Jr.

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
39.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
35.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jim Burton and Lew Krausse Jr.

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Burton and Lew Krausse Jr.

Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
600
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
519.32
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50