Howard Ehmke vs. Joe Verbanic — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Verbanic
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Verbanic as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Verbanic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Joe Verbanic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Joe Verbanic

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.48
18.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.26
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
38.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
34.74
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Joe Verbanic

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.99
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.91
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.48
18.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Joe Verbanic

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
1041.51
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
46
520.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
8.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-7.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA