Joe Davenport vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Howard Ehmke

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
38.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Howard Ehmke

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Howard Ehmke

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
115.81
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
143.38
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
111
61.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33