Howard Ehmke vs. Brad Wieck — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Wieck
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Wieck 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 3.77 and 1.106 for Brad Wieck. 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 Brad Wieck

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.77
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.51
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
13.42
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.42
13.42
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.894
1.894
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
37.41
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.51
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.92
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
33.18
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Brad Wieck

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.8
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.046
0.046
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Brad Wieck

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA