Lew Krausse vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz built a career as a starting pitcher and Lew Krausse as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lew Krausse posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 4.51 and 1.514 for Russ Ortiz. By the career numbers, Lew Krausse had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Krausse and Russ Ortiz

Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.04
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.61
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.94
55.94
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.39
17.39
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
4.51
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.26
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
8.77
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.97
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.66
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
6.46
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
39.97
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7316
39.63
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.9
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
4.89
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.75
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
36
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6278
34.01
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse and Russ Ortiz

Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.68
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4984
27
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661.1
9
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.45
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.05
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.02
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse and Russ Ortiz

Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
311.84
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
17
425
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
500.33
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.03
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.93
23.35
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.39
38.87
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
139.14
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
44.41
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.86
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
32.23
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
34.54
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
133.22
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Lew Krausse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA