Tommy Hottovy vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Tommy Hottovy
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Tommy Hottovy 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 4.05 and 1.725 for Tommy Hottovy. 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 Tommy Hottovy and Lew Krausse Jr.

Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
11.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
41.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.45
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.725
1.725
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
34.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hottovy and Lew Krausse Jr.

Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
11.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hottovy and Lew Krausse Jr.

Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
600
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
519.32
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tommy Hottovy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Tommy Hottovy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50