Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Elmer Singleton — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Elmer Singleton 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 4.83 and 1.437 for Elmer Singleton. 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 Elmer Singleton

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.98
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
13.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
327.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
8.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
4.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
39.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
5.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
35.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Elmer Singleton

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
21.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
15.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
15.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.33
95.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Elmer Singleton

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
1249.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
558.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
11.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
98.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
73.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.88
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
57.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-4.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
221.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
2.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Elmer Singleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Elmer Singleton
Career
Per 600 PA