Jack Aker vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Howard Ehmke

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Howard Ehmke

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Howard Ehmke

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33