Lew Krausse Jr. vs. Chad Zerbe — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Krausse Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Zerbe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Zerbe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 179 vs 72), walk avoidance (BB%+ 138 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 87). Lew Krausse Jr. held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 57). Role difference aside, Chad Zerbe holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Chad Zerbe

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.48
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.64
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.77
42.77
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
4
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.87
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
8.45
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.96
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.46
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
5.06
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5490
38.49
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
38.38
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.44
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.45
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.66
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.43
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
34.49
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
34.03
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Chad Zerbe

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.25
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.59
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.07
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.67
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.72
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.26
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.66
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.21
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.02
52.02
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Krausse Jr. and Chad Zerbe

Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
489.98
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
2850
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
600
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
519.32
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
68.95
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
45.48
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.2
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.8
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.47
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
26.06
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
111.49
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
110.02
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.74
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.21
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
60.15
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.14
13.41
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-5.27
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
163
239.12
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
38.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Krausse Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA