Howard Ehmke vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ryan Madson

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ryan Madson

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2609
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ryan Madson

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA