Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Ray Rippelmeyer — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Rippelmeyer
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Rippelmeyer 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 5.49 and 1.678 for Ray Rippelmeyer. 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 Ray Rippelmeyer

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
40.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Ray Rippelmeyer

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Ray Rippelmeyer

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1800
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.2
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.8
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
229.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.333
2.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
253.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Ray Rippelmeyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ray Rippelmeyer
Career
Per 600 PA