Charlie Gettig vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Charlie Gettig
Pre-GenerationalMarylandBats 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 Charlie Gettig 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 4.5 and 1.649 for Charlie Gettig. 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 Charlie Gettig and Lew Krausse Jr.

Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
11.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
41.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
6.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
36.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Charlie Gettig and Lew Krausse Jr.

Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2451
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.36
85.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.472
2.472
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Gettig and Lew Krausse Jr.

Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
126
182.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
546.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
131.88
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
105.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.2
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
26.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
55.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
160.87
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
179.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
137.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.04
60.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
40.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
11.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50