Al Atkinson vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson 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 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Howard Ehmke

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Howard Ehmke

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Howard Ehmke

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
21.95
31.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
21.4
30.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
111
61.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
9.8
9.8
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33