Howard Ehmke vs. Ed Stein — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Stein
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stein 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 3.97 and 1.462 for Ed Stein. 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 Ed Stein

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.59
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.42
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.29
58.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.12
85.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.86
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731
3.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4968
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
9.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
3.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
2.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7345
39.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
5.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
35.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ed Stein

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4965
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.92
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ed Stein

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
216
178.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
727
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
660
544.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
115.81
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
122.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
100.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
17
14.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
26
21.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58.43
48.22
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
143.38
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
152.68
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
171.66
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
67.68
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
64.37
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
130.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.95
53.61
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.92
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
118
97.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
6.16
6.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.78
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100