Howard Ehmke vs. Trevor May — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Trevor May
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Trevor May 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 4.24 and 1.343 for Trevor May. 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 Trevor May

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
7.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.72
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.66
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
10.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.64
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1939
38.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
34.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Trevor May

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
7.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1351
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.109
0.109
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Trevor May

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
71600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA