Howard Ehmke vs. Bucky Veil — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bucky Veil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Bucky Veil 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 3.94 and 1.513 for Bucky Veil. 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 Bucky Veil

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.55
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.84
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.51
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
38.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
32.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Bucky Veil

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Bucky Veil

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
260
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
115.81
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
35.11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
143.38
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
39.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
80
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
7.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA