Dan Gakeler vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Dan Gakeler
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Dan Gakeler 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 5.74 and 1.602 for Dan Gakeler. 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 Dan Gakeler and Lew Krausse Jr.

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
8.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
40.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
34.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Dan Gakeler and Lew Krausse Jr.

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Gakeler and Lew Krausse Jr.

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