Howard Ehmke vs. Eric Gagne — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Gagne
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Gagne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Gagne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Eric Gagne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Eric Gagne

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.61
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
7.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
10.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2664
37.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.76
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
33.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Eric Gagne

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.89
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.94
11.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Eric Gagne

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
402
2436.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
86
521.21
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
12
72.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
18.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
19
115.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
2.85
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
151.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
3.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0