Lefty Hopper vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Lefty Hopper
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational 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 Lefty Hopper 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 4.91 and 1.727 for Lefty Hopper. 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 Lefty Hopper and Lew Krausse Jr.

Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
41.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
37.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Lefty Hopper and Lew Krausse Jr.

Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Hopper and Lew Krausse Jr.

Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Lefty Hopper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Lefty Hopper
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50