John Clarkson vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

John Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and John Clarkson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Clarkson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.209 compared to 4 and 1.371 for Lew Krausse Jr.. By the career numbers, John Clarkson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Clarkson and Lew Krausse Jr.

John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
1.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.55
97.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
0.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1417
2.81
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
4
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13609
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4536.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
8.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
2.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1978
3.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.699
0.699
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19146
37.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5490
38.49
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
4.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17875
35.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for John Clarkson and Lew Krausse Jr.

John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
1.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14076
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
2.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1568
3.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.65
88.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.465
2.465
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Clarkson and Lew Krausse Jr.

John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
159.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2060
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1974
574.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
125.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
90
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
21.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.2
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
6.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
35.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168.36
49.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
183.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514
149.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
73.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
67.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
134.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172.4
50.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
23.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
111.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
John Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
9.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
John Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50