Howard Ehmke vs. Walt Woods — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walt Woods
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Woods as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Woods posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Walt Woods had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Walt Woods

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.36
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.2
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.96
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.63
79.63
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.63
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.78
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
404.1
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
9.17
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
3.32
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.16
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
3.29
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.07
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12110
38.64
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1719
38.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
5.23
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10931
34.88
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Walt Woods

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.69
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.17
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.8
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.957
2.957
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Walt Woods

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
91
179.02
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
281
552.79
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
46
90.49
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
42
82.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.87
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
12.8
25.18
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
53
104.26
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
61
120
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
39.15
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
60.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
40.26
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
43.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
79.41
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
102.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
11.35
22.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.34
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
111
61.21
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
43.28
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
9.8
9.8
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.86
13.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.76
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.31
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100