Merandy Gonzalez vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Merandy Gonzalez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational 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 Merandy Gonzalez 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 5.73 and 1.818 for Merandy Gonzalez. 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 Merandy Gonzalez and Lew Krausse Jr.

Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
12.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
38.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.14
42.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Merandy Gonzalez and Lew Krausse Jr.

Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merandy Gonzalez and Lew Krausse Jr.

Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Merandy Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Merandy Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50