Howard Ehmke vs. Vicente Romo — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Vicente Romo
Silent GenerationMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Vicente Romo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vicente Romo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.389 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Vicente Romo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Vicente Romo

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.23
49.23
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.72
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1937
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
645.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
7.93
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
3.9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2738
38.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2401
33.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Vicente Romo

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.466
0.466
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Vicente Romo

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
1405.59
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
143
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
121
507.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
18
75.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
16
67.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
22
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
11.82
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
100.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
5.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
71.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Vicente Romo
Career
Per 600 PA