Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Steve Ratzer — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Ratzer
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Ratzer 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 7.17 and 1.969 for Steve Ratzer. 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 Lew Krausse Jr. and Steve Ratzer

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
13.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.609
0.609
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
43.88
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.922
1.922
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Steve Ratzer

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Steve Ratzer

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
2600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Steve Ratzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Steve Ratzer
Career
Per 600 PA