Lew Krausse Jr. vs. George Rettger — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Rettger
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and George Rettger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Rettger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.554 compared to 4 and 1.371 for Lew Krausse Jr.. By the career numbers, George Rettger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and George Rettger

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
8.45
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
41.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
6.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
34.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and George Rettger

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.8
87.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.565
1.565
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and George Rettger

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
23
184
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
75
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
520
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
10
80
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
128
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
80
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
13.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
112
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.36
5.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
George Rettger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
George Rettger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100