Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Ben Sanders — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Sanders
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Sanders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 4 and 1.371 for Lew Krausse Jr.. By the career numbers, Ben Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Ben Sanders

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.45
93.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4155
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1496
9.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
3.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5947
38.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
5.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5623
36.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Ben Sanders

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6078
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2026
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
3.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.45
92.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.518
2.518
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Ben Sanders

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
247
148.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
568.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
154.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
115.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.2
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
25.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
38.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.37
67.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
207.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
185.81
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
79.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
67.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
143.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125.79
75.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
28.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
37.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.15
16.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ben Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ben Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100