Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Tex Shirley — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tex Shirley
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lew Krausse Jr. and Tex Shirley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lew Krausse Jr. posted stronger numbers in ERA (4 vs 4.25) and WHIP (1.371 vs 1.641). Tex Shirley had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.4 per nine innings vs 0.96). By the career numbers, Lew Krausse Jr. had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Tex Shirley

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1340
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
446.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
8.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
5.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
3.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
40.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
34.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Tex Shirley

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3851
27
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283.2
9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.882
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Tex Shirley

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
128
468.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
164
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
581.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
124.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
113.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.55
27.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
135.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
84.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
117.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
29.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
139.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100