Howard Ehmke vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Howard Ehmke and Nolan Ryan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Nolan Ryan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.19 vs 3.75) and WHIP (1.262 vs 1.388). Howard Ehmke had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.54). By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Nolan Ryan

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
1.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Nolan Ryan

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16159
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5386.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Nolan Ryan

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50