Howard Ehmke vs. Russ Heman — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Heman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Heman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Heman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.100 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Russ Heman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Russ Heman

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
32.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Russ Heman

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.417
0.417
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Russ Heman

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Russ Heman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Russ Heman
Career
Per 600 PA