Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Smith
Gen XMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan 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 4.66 and 1.966 for Dan 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 Dan Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.64
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
44.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.931
1.931
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.38
44.38

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Dan Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Dan Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
519.32
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA