Howard Ehmke vs. Mike Ryba — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Ryba
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Ryba as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Ryba posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Mike Ryba had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Mike Ryba

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.76
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.66
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
2351
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
783.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
9.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.84
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.53
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3352
38.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3098
35.58
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Mike Ryba

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Mike Ryba

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
519.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
289
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
247
512.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
115.81
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
120.42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
107.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.35
38.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
64
132.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
166.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
18
37.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
49.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.73
47.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
64.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
9.32
9.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Ryba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.38
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Ryba
Career
Per 600 PA