Rick Grapenthin vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Rick Grapenthin
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational 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 Rick Grapenthin 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 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. 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 Rick Grapenthin and Lew Krausse Jr.

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
34.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Lew Krausse Jr.

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Lew Krausse Jr.

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50