Yoshihisa Hirano vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Yoshihisa Hirano
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaArizona DiamondbacksNational 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 Yoshihisa Hirano as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Yoshihisa Hirano led in home run suppression (HR9+ 125 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 87). Role difference aside, Yoshihisa Hirano holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Yoshihisa Hirano and Lew Krausse Jr.

Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
10.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
8.45
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
8.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
38.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5490
38.49
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.45
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
33.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Yoshihisa Hirano and Lew Krausse Jr.

Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
10.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yoshihisa Hirano and Lew Krausse Jr.

Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
90000
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Yoshihisa Hirano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Yoshihisa Hirano
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50