Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Ray Soff — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Soff
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Soff 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 4.19 and 1.398 for Ray Soff. 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 Ray Soff

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.96
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
5.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
38.57
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
34.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Ray Soff

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Ray Soff

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
6300
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
519.32
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.95
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.48
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.21
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
60.15
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
239.12
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA