Howard Ehmke vs. Ron Herbel — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Herbel
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Herbel 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 3.83 and 1.437 for Ron Herbel. 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 Ron Herbel

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.42
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.16
53.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.87
23.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
3.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2682
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
9.51
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.82
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
2.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.55
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3836
38.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.01
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3514
35.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ron Herbel

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2683
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.89
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.53
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.87
23.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ron Herbel

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
885.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
206
549.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
1.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
-15.81
-42.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
125
333.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0