Bill Hughes vs. Lew Krausse Jr. — Career Comparison

Bill Hughes
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Bill Hughes 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 4.5 and 2.000 for Bill Hughes. 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 Bill Hughes and Lew Krausse Jr.

Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bill Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Bill Hughes and Lew Krausse Jr.

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

Hitting Stats for Bill Hughes and Lew Krausse Jr.

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