Tom Hilgendorf vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Tom Hilgendorf
Silent GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Tom Hilgendorf as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Hilgendorf led in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 90), home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 87). Role difference aside, Tom Hilgendorf holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Hilgendorf and Lew Krausse Jr.

Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.58
57.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
8.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
4.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
38.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.45
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
34.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Tom Hilgendorf and Lew Krausse Jr.

Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
314.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Hilgendorf and Lew Krausse Jr.

Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
3561.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.2
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
29.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
24.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
290.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50