Matt Albers vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers 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 4.35 and 1.443 for Matt Albers. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Howard Ehmke

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.47
49.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.35
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
4.73
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Howard Ehmke

Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2277
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Howard Ehmke

Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
35
552.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33