Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Charlie Sprague — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Sprague
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Sprague 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 4.51 and 1.627 for Charlie Sprague. 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 Charlie Sprague

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.48
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
5.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.11
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.34
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
42.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
7.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
35.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.48
42.48

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Charlie Sprague

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.59
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.85
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.58
89.58
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Charlie Sprague

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
489.98
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
60
150.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
549.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
125.52
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
95.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.47
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.13
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.02
60.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
175.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
175.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
67.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
115.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.04
65.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.68
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.5
119.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Charlie Sprague
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.62
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Charlie Sprague
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100