Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Jay Ritchie — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Ritchie
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Ritchie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Ritchie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4 and 1.371 for Lew Krausse Jr.. By the career numbers, Jay Ritchie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Jay Ritchie

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
6.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
38.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.45
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
35.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Jay Ritchie

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Jay Ritchie

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
2708.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
25.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
23.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Jay Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jay Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA