Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Smith
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack 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 4.56 and 1.439 for Jack 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 Jack Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
39.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.323
1.323
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
35.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Jack Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Jack Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3400
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA