Howard Ehmke vs. Bob Ross — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Ross
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ross 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 7.17 and 1.951 for Bob Ross. 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 Bob Ross

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
43.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.951
1.951
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
36.63
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.8
43.8

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Bob Ross

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
21.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
24.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
21.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Bob Ross

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
20.96
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
24.26
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
10.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-20.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA