Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Chad Sobotka — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka 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 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. 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 Chad Sobotka

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
8.45
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
34.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Chad Sobotka

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Chad Sobotka

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA