Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Charlie Sullivan — Career Comparison

Lew Krausse Jr.
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Sullivan
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Sullivan 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 5.78 and 1.711 for Charlie Sullivan. 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 Sullivan

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.31
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
4
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
5.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
10.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.46
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
3.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.25
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5490
38.49
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
41.46
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.7
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.45
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
6.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.711
1.711
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4920
34.49
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
36.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Charlie Sullivan

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.25
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3851
27
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283.2
9
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.07
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.72
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.66
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Charlie Sullivan

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
807.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
519.32
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
567.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
98.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.77
26.06
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
40.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
111.49
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
152.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
110.02
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
152.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.74
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
130.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.14
13.41
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
44.16
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
7.86
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.33
Charlie Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Charlie Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA