Lew Krausse Jr. vs. George Smith — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Smith
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and George 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 5.28 and 1.730 for George 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 George Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.59
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
5.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
9.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
3.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
41.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
6.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
35.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.72
41.72

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and George Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3851
27
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283.2
9
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and George Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
855.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
555.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
146.81
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
114.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.8
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.88
63.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
210.64
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
172.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
89.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
57.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
134.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
127.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA