Don Hendrickson vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Don Hendrickson
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational 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 Don Hendrickson 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 4.9 and 1.580 for Don Hendrickson. 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 Don Hendrickson and Lew Krausse Jr.

Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
9.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.757
0.757
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
41.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
36.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.22
41.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Don Hendrickson and Lew Krausse Jr.

Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3851
27
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283.2
9
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Hendrickson and Lew Krausse Jr.

Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
1170
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
17.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
12.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Don Hendrickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Don Hendrickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50