Howard Ehmke vs. Leo Kiely — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leo Kiely
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Kiely as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leo Kiely posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Leo Kiely had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leo Kiely

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.06
49.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.66
18.66
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.37
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
9.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.65
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2269
39.05
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
35.64
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leo Kiely

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1229
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.21
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.699
0.699
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Leo Kiely

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
812.9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
139
538.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
20
77.42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
17
65.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.61
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
5.65
21.86
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
25
96.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
32
123.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
14
54.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
14.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
166.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA