Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Phenomenal Smith — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phenomenal Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Phenomenal Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phenomenal Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 4 and 1.371 for Lew Krausse Jr.. By the career numbers, Phenomenal Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Phenomenal Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3508
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1169.1
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
9.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
3.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
3.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.41
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5219
40.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
6.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4687
36.07
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Phenomenal Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3699
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.04
83.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.589
1.589
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Phenomenal Smith

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
148
167.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
534.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
133.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
101.89
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.2
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.75
69.9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
181.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
199.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
90.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
53.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
141.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.71
75.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.56
16.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Phenomenal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Phenomenal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100