Howard Ehmke vs. Whitey Ford — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Howard Ehmke and Whitey Ford are fairly close on the surface numbers. Whitey Ford posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.75 vs 3.75) and WHIP (1.229 vs 1.388). Howard Ehmke had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.65). By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Whitey Ford

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.41
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
1.08
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
5.55
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Whitey Ford

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.57
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8554
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2851.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Whitey Ford

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
600
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
508.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
177
87.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
155
76.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
19
9.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
10.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
56.22
27.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
205
101.82
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
69
34.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
77.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
59.79
29.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5.39
5.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60