Howard Ehmke vs. Barney Schultz — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Barney Schultz
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Barney Schultz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barney Schultz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Barney Schultz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Barney Schultz

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
5.89
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.63
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
346.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
7.87
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
6.85
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1448
37.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1317
34.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Barney Schultz

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
5.89
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.06
95.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Barney Schultz

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
3405
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
495
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.07
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-7.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Barney Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
165
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Barney Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA