Howard Ehmke vs. Joe Gormley — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Gormley
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gormley 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 5.63 and 1.875 for Joe Gormley. 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 Joe Gormley

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
1.08
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
43.88
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
38.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Joe Gormley

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Joe Gormley

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Joe Gormley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Gormley
Career
Per 600 PA