Howard Ehmke vs. Leon Hooten — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Hooten
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Hooten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Hooten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Leon Hooten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leon Hooten

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
37.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
31.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leon Hooten

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leon Hooten

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