Walt Herrell vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Walt Herrell
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Walt Herrell 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 18 and 3.500 for Walt Herrell. 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 Walt Herrell and Lew Krausse Jr.

Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.64
18.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Walt Herrell and Lew Krausse Jr.

Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3851
27
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283.2
9
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Herrell and Lew Krausse Jr.

Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Walt Herrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Walt Herrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50