Les German vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Les German
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational 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 Les German 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 5.45 and 1.726 for Les German. 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 Les German and Lew Krausse Jr.

Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.05
35.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
5.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
2576
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
858.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
11.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Les German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4032
42.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
7.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.726
1.726
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Les German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3601
37.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.26
42.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Les German and Lew Krausse Jr.

Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
2904
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.33
88.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Les German
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.791
1.791
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Les German
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les German
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les German and Lew Krausse Jr.

Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
148
196.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
544.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
141.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
123.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
14
18.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.61
61.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
172.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
192.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
67.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
143.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.69
71.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
43.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.65
22.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
1.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Les German
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Les German
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50