John Grimes vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

John Grimes
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 John Grimes 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 5.95 and 1.627 for John Grimes. 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 John Grimes and Lew Krausse Jr.

John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
43.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
36.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for John Grimes and Lew Krausse Jr.

John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Grimes and Lew Krausse Jr.

John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
519.32
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
103.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
John Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
John Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50