Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Steve Ridzik — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Ridzik
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Ridzik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Ridzik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 4 and 1.371 for Lew Krausse Jr.. By the career numbers, Steve Ridzik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Steve Ridzik

Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.65
50.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.29
15.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2348
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
782.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
8.45
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
8.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
4.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3368
38.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
4.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2981
34.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Steve Ridzik

Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
5.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.503
0.503
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Steve Ridzik

Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
891.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
214
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
555.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
106.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
75.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.2
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
142.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
126.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.55
26.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
145.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA