Howard Ehmke vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Howard Ehmke and Warren Spahn are fairly close on the surface numbers. Warren Spahn posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.09 vs 3.75) and WHIP (1.206 vs 1.388). Howard Ehmke had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.74). By the career numbers, Warren Spahn 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 Warren Spahn

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
1.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Warren Spahn

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9282
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Warren Spahn

Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
16.64
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
44
24.26
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
260
143.38
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67