Bill Clarkson vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Bill Clarkson
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Clarkson 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 5.44 and 1.866 for Bill Clarkson. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Clarkson and Howard Ehmke

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.81
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
11.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.31
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
43.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
6.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
38.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Bill Clarkson and Howard Ehmke

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Clarkson and Howard Ehmke

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1096.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
10.84
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33