Howard Ehmke vs. Alex McColl — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex McColl
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McColl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex McColl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Alex McColl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Alex McColl

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.21
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
39.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.81
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.26
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Alex McColl

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Alex McColl

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
707.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
20.96
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
24.26
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
20.89
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
8.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Alex McColl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Alex McColl
Career
Per 600 PA