Howard Ehmke vs. Alex Herrera — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Herrera
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Herrera 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 5.11 and 1.622 for Alex Herrera. 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 Alex Herrera

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Alex Herrera

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.95
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Alex Herrera

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