Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Tom Simpson — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Simpson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Simpson 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 8 and 1.889 for Tom Simpson. 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 Tom Simpson

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
44.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
39.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.4
44.4

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Tom Simpson

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3851
27
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283.2
9
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Tom Simpson

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
2250
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Tom Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA