Howard Ehmke vs. Leo Fishel — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leo Fishel
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Fishel 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 6 and 1.667 for Leo Fishel. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leo Fishel

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leo Fishel

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leo Fishel

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
115.81
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
143.38
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
111
61.21
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA