Howard Ehmke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1930)

W–L 166–166
ERA 3.75
WHIP 1.39
SO 1,030
Pitcher PIV -9809.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 190 lb
Born
4/24/1894 in Silver Creek, NY, USA
Died
3/17/1959 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1915-04-12
Last Game
1930-05-22

Full name: Howard John Ehmke

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
166 166 427 339 199 20 14 2820.7 2,873 1,174 103 1,042 1,030 3.75 -9809.2

Career ERA 3.75 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1915 BUF FL 0 2 18 2 0 0 0 53.7 69 33 25 18 5.53 2.90 (-91%) -1357.0
1916 DET AL 3 1 5 4 4 0 0 37.3 34 13 15 15 3.13 2.78 (-13%) 3.4
1917 DET AL 10 15 35 25 13 4 2 206.0 174 68 88 90 2.97 2.69 (-10%) -1344.6
1919 DET AL 17 10 33 31 20 2 0 248.7 255 88 107 79 3.18 3.09 (-3%) -2548.4
1920 DET AL 15 18 38 33 23 2 3 268.3 250 97 124 98 3.25 3.45 (+6%) -3602.3
1921 DET AL 13 14 30 22 13 1 0 196.3 220 99 81 68 4.54 4.02 (-13%) -4331.5
1922 DET AL 17 17 45 30 16 1 1 279.7 299 131 101 108 4.22 4.18 (-1%) -917.5
1923 BOS AL 20 17 43 39 28 2 3 316.7 318 133 119 121 3.78 4.03 (+6%) -367.1
1924 BOS AL 19 17 45 36 26 4 4 315.0 324 121 81 119 3.46 4.13 (+16%) 3608.2
1925 BOS AL 9 20 34 31 22 0 1 260.7 285 108 85 95 3.73 4.55 (+18%) 1203.3
1926 BOS AL 3 10 14 14 7 1 0 97.3 115 59 45 38 5.46 4.11 (-33%) -225.1
1926 PHA AL 12 4 20 18 10 1 0 147.3 125 46 50 55 2.81 4.11 (+32%) 2267.1
1927 PHA AL 12 10 30 27 10 1 0 189.7 200 89 60 68 4.22 4.08 (-3%) -1669.6
1928 PHA AL 9 8 23 18 5 1 0 139.3 135 56 44 34 3.62 4.13 (+12%) -228.2
1929 PHA AL 7 2 11 8 2 0 0 54.7 48 20 15 20 3.29 4.60 (+28%) 876.9
1930 PHA AL 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 10.0 22 13 2 4 11.70 4.80 (-144%) -1176.8
Career · 16 seasons 166 166 427 339 199 20 14 2,820.2 2,873 1,174 1,042 1,030 3.75 — -9,809

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
429 1,009 71 210 38 6 0 73 5 26 111 .208 .228 .258 .486 -4,081

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — 24.7% below league average.

Career OBP .228 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 32.7% below league average.

Career SLG .258 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Career OPS .486 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 32.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1915 BUF FL 18 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1916 DET AL 5 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
1917 DET AL 35 69 3 17 2 0 0 2 0 4 13 .246 .248 (-1%) .312 (-8%) .323 (-15%) .635 (-11%) -113.0
1919 DET AL 33 91 6 23 3 1 0 5 0 3 12 .253 .262 (-4%) .322 (-14%) .347 (-12%) .670 (-13%) -193.0
1920 DET AL 38 105 4 25 7 2 0 5 0 0 10 .238 .271 (-12%) .331 (-28%) .363 (-6%) .694 (-16%) -317.3
1921 DET AL 30 74 9 21 3 1 0 9 0 1 7 .284 .286 (-1%) .344 (-15%) .395 (-11%) .739 (-13%) -170.2
1922 DET AL 45 102 6 16 4 1 0 8 0 2 10 .157 .285 (-45%) .345 (-50%) .397 (-46%) .743 (-48%) -817.4
1923 BOS AL 43 112 4 25 3 0 0 7 0 2 11 .223 .282 (-21%) .344 (-31%) .390 (-36%) .734 (-34%) -618.9
1924 BOS AL 46 126 14 28 2 0 0 14 4 5 9 .222 .283 (-22%) .345 (-27%) .389 (-39%) .734 (-33%) -676.7
1925 BOS AL 34 88 6 13 2 0 0 5 0 4 11 .148 .288 (-49%) .349 (-47%) .407 (-58%) .756 (-53%) -779.2
1926 BOS AL 14 34 4 5 2 0 0 3 0 1 5 .147 — — — — 0.0
1926 PHA AL 21 46 2 7 1 0 0 5 1 2 6 .152 — — — — 0.0
1927 PHA AL 30 68 5 14 5 0 0 3 0 0 4 .206 .282 (-27%) .344 (-40%) .392 (-29%) .736 (-34%) -395.2
1928 PHA AL 23 46 6 11 3 1 0 5 0 1 3 .239 — — — — 0.0
1929 PHA AL 11 19 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .105 — — — — 0.0
1930 PHA AL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 429 1,009 71 210 38 6 0 73 5 26 111 .208 — — — — -4,081

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1929 WS PHA 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 2 2 0 12.7 14 2 3 13 1.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1929 WS PHA 1 0 2 2 0 12.7 14 2 3 13 1.42

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2174903799035.202
Away21251834111037.214

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2161478.014945685095803.46
Away2111343.013906175424604.13

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1930-05-22 PHANYYL 000000010
1930-04-27 PHAMINL 311000000
1930-04-21 PHAMINL 000000000
1929-09-13 PHACHWW 200000000
1929-09-02 PHANYYW 100000001
1929-08-07 PHANYYL 000000000
1929-07-26 PHACHWW 300000000
1929-07-15 PHACLEL 100000000
1929-07-10 PHASLAW 301000001
1929-06-23 PHANYYW 300000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1930-05-22 PHANYY L 2.0855012
1930-04-27 PHAMIN — 6.21266221
1930-04-21 PHAMIN — 1.1222011
1929-09-13 PHACHW W 8.0720130
1929-09-02 PHANYY W 3.1200020
1929-08-07 PHANYY L 1.1588411
1929-07-26 PHACHW W 9.0411010
1929-07-15 PHACLE — 1.1332200
1929-07-10 PHASLA W 9.0211230
1929-06-23 PHANYY W 7.1844311

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 427 0 143 853 44 35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1915 BUF P 18 0 2 25 3 2
1916 DET P 5 0 3 13 0 0
1917 DET P 35 0 14 68 4 1
1919 DET P 33 0 9 86 3 3
1920 DET P 38 0 20 93 4 2
1921 DET P 30 0 9 55 2 3
1922 DET P 45 0 11 75 2 2
1923 BOS P 43 0 18 101 3 8
1924 BOS P 45 0 15 78 3 1
1925 BOS P 34 0 6 88 6 4
1926 BOS P 14 0 3 29 4 3
1926 PHA P 20 0 7 37 3 2
1927 PHA P 30 0 13 57 4 1
1928 PHA P 23 0 6 35 2 2
1929 PHA P 11 0 7 10 1 0
1930 PHA P 3 0 0 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 427

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1923 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1925 Most Valuable Player AL 24th 2.0 64 0
1924 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 5.0 64 0
1923 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 7.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Howard Ehmke (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Slaton
    151-158, 4.03 ERA
  2. 93
    Ned Garver
    129-157, 3.73 ERA
  3. 93
    Bill Lee
    169-157, 3.54 ERA
  4. 83
    Danny MacFayden
    132-159, 3.96 ERA
  5. 79
    Bullet Joe Bush
    195-183, 3.51 ERA
  6. 76
    Bob Buhl
    166-132, 3.55 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Ehmke

What years did Howard Ehmke play?
Howard Ehmke played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1930.
Was Howard Ehmke a pitcher?
Yes. Howard Ehmke pitched in the major leagues, recording 166 wins and 1030 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Howard Ehmke hit?
Howard Ehmke hit 0 career home runs with 210 hits.