Howard Ehmke vs. Fred Green — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Green
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Green posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Fred Green had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Fred Green

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.87
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
39.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
35.41
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Fred Green

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.64
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.21
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Fred Green

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2933.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
24.26
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
85.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
143.38
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
300
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
1.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA