Howard Ehmke vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Welch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Mickey Welch

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.03
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.58
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4588
8.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.33
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1850
3.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20308
38.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
4.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18959
35.53
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Mickey Welch

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
1.1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15318
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5106
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
1.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
1.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.48
86.48
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Mickey Welch

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
210
115.81
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
97.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
38
20.96
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
24.41
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
44
24.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
31.76
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
59.32
32.72
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.5
44.49
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
260
143.38
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
171.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
236
130.15
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
151.44
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
70.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
53.02
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
120.21
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
62.98
34.73
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178.99
46.98
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.79
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
21.52
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
329
86.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100