Nelson Cruz vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz 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 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Cruz and Howard Ehmke

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.53
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
39.22
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
35.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Nelson Cruz and Howard Ehmke

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.427
0.427
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Cruz and Howard Ehmke

Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
7.9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-12.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33