Denny Driscoll vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Driscoll and Howard Ehmke

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.35
49.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
9.87
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2942
38.88
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
37.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Denny Driscoll and Howard Ehmke

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.22
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2301
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.36
87.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Driscoll and Howard Ehmke

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
351
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
582.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
57
97.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
49
83.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.68
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
13.28
22.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
68
116.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
67
114.53
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
41
70.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
10.48
17.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
111
61.21
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
9.8
9.8
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33