Player
Howard Ehmke
Player Info
- Full Name
- Howard John
- Born
-
April 24, 1894
Silver Creek, NY, USA - Died
- March 17, 1959
- Size
- 6'3" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 12, 1915
- Final Game
- May 22, 1930
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- Buffalo Blues 1915-1915
- Detroit Tigers 1916-1922
- Boston Red Sox 1923-1926
- Philadelphia Athletics 1926-1930
Honors
1923 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
429
G
.208
AVG
210
H
0
HR
73
RBI
.486
OPS
32
OPS vs Lg
15% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
166-166
W-L
3.75
ERA
427
G
1,030
SO
14
SV
1.39
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Philadelphia Athletics | 0 | 1 | 11.70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 2 | 3.29 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 54.1 | 20 | 15 |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics | 9 | 8 | 3.62 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 139.1 | 34 | 44 |
| 1927 | Philadelphia Athletics | 12 | 10 | 4.22 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 189.1 | 68 | 60 |
| 1926 | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 10 | 5.46 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 97.0 | 38 | 45 |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics | 12 | 4 | 2.81 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 147.1 | 55 | 50 |
| 1925 | Boston Red Sox | 9 | 20 | 3.73 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 260.2 | 95 | 85 |
| 1924 | Boston Red Sox | 19 | 17 | 3.46 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 315.0 | 119 | 81 |
| 1923 | Boston Red Sox | 20 | 17 | 3.78 | 43 | 39 | 3 | 316.2 | 121 | 119 |
| 1922 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 17 | 4.22 | 45 | 30 | 1 | 279.2 | 108 | 101 |
| 1921 | Detroit Tigers | 13 | 14 | 4.54 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 196.1 | 68 | 81 |
| 1920 | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 18 | 3.25 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 268.0 | 98 | 124 |
| 1919 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 10 | 3.18 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 248.1 | 79 | 107 |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 10 | 15 | 2.97 | 35 | 25 | 2 | 206.0 | 90 | 88 |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 1 | 3.13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 37.1 | 15 | 15 |
| 1915 | Buffalo Blues | 0 | 2 | 5.53 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 53.1 | 18 | 25 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | 10.0 | 3.60 | 1.80 | 2.400 | |
| 1929 | AL | 54.7 | 3.29 | 2.47 | 1.152 | |
| 1928 | AL | 139.3 | 2.20 | 2.84 | 1.285 | |
| 1927 | AL | 189.7 | 3.23 | 2.85 | 1.371 | ✓ |
| 1926 | AL | 244.7 | 3.42 | 3.49 | 1.369 | ✓ |
| 1925 | AL | 260.7 | 3.28 | 2.93 | 1.419 | ✓ |
| 1924 | AL | 315.0 | 3.40 | 2.31 | 1.286 | ✓ |
| 1923 | AL | 316.7 | 3.44 | 3.38 | 1.380 | ✓ |
| 1922 | AL | 279.7 | 3.48 | 3.25 | 1.430 | ✓ |
| 1921 | AL | 196.3 | 3.12 | 3.71 | 1.533 | ✓ |
| 1920 | AL | 268.3 | 3.29 | 4.16 | 1.394 | ✓ |
| 1919 | AL | 248.7 | 2.86 | 3.87 | 1.456 | ✓ |
| 1917 | AL | 206.0 | 3.93 | 3.84 | 1.272 | ✓ |
| 1916 | AL | 37.3 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 1.313 | |
| 1915 | FL | 53.7 | 3.02 | 4.19 | 1.752 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Athletics | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics | 23 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .239 |
| 1927 | Philadelphia Athletics | 30 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .206 |
| 1926 | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .147 |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics | 21 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .152 |
| 1925 | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .148 |
| 1924 | Boston Red Sox | 46 | 126 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .222 |
| 1923 | Boston Red Sox | 43 | 112 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .223 |
| 1922 | Detroit Tigers | 45 | 102 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .157 |
| 1921 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 74 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .284 |
| 1920 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 105 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .238 |
| 1919 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 91 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .253 |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 69 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| 1915 | Buffalo Blues | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | AL | 4 | .000 | .333 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 122 | 0.0 | |
| 1929 | AL | 19 | .053 | .118 | 0.0 | 10.5 | -31 | 0.0 | |
| 1928 | AL | 57 | .109 | .256 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 62 | 0.0 | |
| 1927 | AL | 71 | .074 | .219 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 29 | 0.0 | |
| 1926 | AL | 93 | .038 | .174 | 3.2 | 11.8 | -1 | 0.0 | |
| 1925 | AL | 98 | .023 | .169 | 4.1 | 11.2 | -7 | 0.0 | |
| 1924 | AL | 135 | .016 | .239 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 30 | 0.0 | |
| 1923 | AL | 120 | .027 | .248 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 32 | 0.0 | |
| 1922 | AL | 108 | .059 | .174 | 1.9 | 9.3 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 1921 | AL | 79 | .068 | .313 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 68 | 0.0 | |
| 1920 | AL | 107 | .105 | .263 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 57 | 0.0 | |
| 1919 | AL | 97 | .055 | .291 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 69 | 0.0 | |
| 1917 | AL | 74 | .029 | .304 | 5.4 | 17.6 | 77 | 0.0 | |
| 1916 | AL | 14 | .000 | .222 | 0.0 | 35.7 | -11 | 0.0 | |
| 1915 | FL | 12 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 25.0 | -100 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 427 | 143 | 853 | 44 | 35 | .958 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .944 |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 23 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 2 | .953 |
| 1927 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 30 | 13 | 57 | 4 | 1 | .946 |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics | P | 20 | 7 | 37 | 3 | 2 | .936 |
| 1926 | Boston Red Sox | P | 14 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 3 | .889 |
| 1925 | Boston Red Sox | P | 34 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 4 | .940 |
| 1924 | Boston Red Sox | P | 45 | 15 | 78 | 3 | 1 | .969 |
| 1923 | Boston Red Sox | P | 43 | 18 | 101 | 3 | 8 | .975 |
| 1922 | Detroit Tigers | P | 45 | 11 | 75 | 2 | 2 | .977 |
| 1921 | Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 9 | 55 | 2 | 3 | .970 |
| 1920 | Detroit Tigers | P | 38 | 20 | 93 | 4 | 2 | .966 |
| 1919 | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 9 | 86 | 3 | 3 | .969 |
| 1917 | Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 14 | 68 | 4 | 1 | .953 |
| 1916 | Detroit Tigers | P | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1915 | Buffalo Blues | P | 18 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .900 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 2 | 1-0 | 0 | 12.1 | 13 | 1.42 | ||
| 1929 | World Series | Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 1-0 | 0 | 12.1 | 13 | 1.42 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| 1929 | World Series | Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |