Howard Ehmke vs. Ren Kelly — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ren Kelly
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ren Kelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ren Kelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Ren Kelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ren Kelly

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ren Kelly

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ren Kelly

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Ren Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Ren Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA