Dewey Adkins vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ehmke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Howard Ehmke

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Howard Ehmke

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Howard Ehmke

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
115.81
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
20.96
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
24.26
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
143.38
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33