Howard Ehmke vs. Rip Wheeler — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rip Wheeler
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Rip Wheeler 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 4.18 and 1.291 for Rip Wheeler. 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 Rip Wheeler

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.02
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
37.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.94
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
35.63
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Rip Wheeler

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Rip Wheeler

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
485.71
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
91.54
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
19.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
18.72
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
111
61.21
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
9.8
9.8
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA