Howard Ehmke vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Fred Rath Jr.

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Fred Rath Jr.

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Fred Rath Jr.

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA