Howard Ehmke vs. Russ Meers — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Meers 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 3.98 and 1.482 for Russ Meers. 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 Russ Meers

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.76
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
38.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Russ Meers

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Russ Meers

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
9.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.93
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA