Howard Ehmke vs. Jose Peña — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Peña
Silent GenerationMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Peña 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 4.97 and 1.531 for Jose Peña. 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 Jose Peña

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.89
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
8.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.57
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
39.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.64
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
33.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Jose Peña

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.53
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.344
0.344
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Jose Peña

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2815.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
115.81
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
60.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
77.61
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA