Howard Ehmke vs. Dick Ward — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Ward
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Ward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Ward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Dick Ward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Dick Ward

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
13.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
43.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Dick Ward

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Dick Ward

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
111
61.21
Dick Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Dick Ward
Career
Per 600 PA