Howard Ehmke vs. Warren Fitzgerald — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Warren Fitzgerald
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Warren Fitzgerald as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Warren Fitzgerald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Warren Fitzgerald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Warren Fitzgerald

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
9.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.99
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
39.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
5.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
36.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Warren Fitzgerald

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
942
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Warren Fitzgerald

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
37
159.71
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
21
90.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
24.26
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
44.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
31
133.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
159.71
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
69.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
112.23
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.66
41.71
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
194.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100