Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Smith
Silent GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Smith 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 4.05 and 1.614 for Bob Smith. 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 Bob Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
9.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.65
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
40.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
5.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
35.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Bob Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Bob Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
1761.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
561.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.65
-32.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
309.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA