Howard Ehmke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: April 24, 1894 in Silver Creek, NY us

Died: March 17, 1959 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Cremated

Last Game: May 22, 1930 (Age 36-028d)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: Howard John Ehmke

Nicknames: Bob

Pronunciation: \EM-kee\

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1929 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

39.1

166

ERA

3.75

427

338

2820.2

1030

WHIP

1.388

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1914	20	-8.4	Los Angeles	PCL	AA		12	11	.522	2.79	4.07	40						232.0	228	105	72		91							1.375	8.8		3.5
1915	21	-7.4	BUF	FL	Maj	BUF	0	2	.000	5.53	7.71	18	2	11	0	0	0	53.2	69	46	33	2	25		18	5	0	3	242	1.752	11.6	0.3	4.2	3.0	0.72
1916	22	-3.3	Syracuse	NYSL	B		31	7	.816	1.55	2.12	38						302.0	203	71	52		94							0.983	6.0		2.8
1916	22	-3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	1	.750	3.13	3.86	5	4	1	4	0	0	37.1	34	16	13	0	15		15	0	0	1	150	1.313	8.2	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00
1917	23	-3.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	10	15	.400	2.97	3.67	35	25	10	13	4	2	206.0	174	84	68	3	88		90	5	0	4	808	1.272	7.6	0.1	3.8	3.9	1.02

1919	25	-2.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	10	.630	3.18	4.13	33	31	2	20	2	0	248.2	255	114	88	5	107		79	6	0	3	1043	1.456	9.2	0.2	3.9	2.9	0.74
1920	26	-1.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	15	18	.455	3.25	4.43	38	33	5	23	2	4	268.1	250	132	97	8	124		98	13	2	0	1124	1.394	8.4	0.3	4.2	3.3	0.79
1921	27	-0.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	13	14	.481	4.54	5.64	30	22	4	13	1	0	196.1	220	123	99	15	81		68	13	1	1	888	1.533	10.1	0.7	3.7	3.1	0.84
1922	28	0.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	17	.500	4.22	4.70	45	29	11	16	1	1	279.2	299	146	131	12	101		108	23	1	1	1232	1.430	9.6	0.4	3.3	3.5	1.07
1923	29	1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	20	17	.541	3.78	4.41	43	39	4	28	2	3	316.2	318	155	133	12	119		121	20	0	2	1350	1.380	9.0	0.3	3.4	3.4	1.02
1924	30	1.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	19	17	.528	3.46	3.97	45	36	6	26	4	4	315.0	324	139	121	9	81		119	11	0	4	1349	1.286	9.3	0.3	2.3	3.4	1.47
1925	31	2.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	9	20	.310	3.73	4.87	34	31	3	22	0	1	260.2	285	141	108	8	85		95	11	2	2	1134	1.419	9.8	0.3	2.9	3.3	1.12
1926	32		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-PHA	15	14	.517	3.86	4.52	34	32	2	17	2	0	244.2	240	123	105	4	95		93	8	1	5	1068	1.369	8.8	0.1	3.5	3.4	0.98
1926	32	3.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	10	.231	5.46	6.38	14	14	0	7	1	0	97.1	115	69	59	3	45		38	4	1	1	456	1.644	10.6	0.3	4.2	3.5	0.84
1926	32	3.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	12	4	.750	2.81	3.30	20	18	2	10	1	0	147.1	125	54	46	1	50		55	4	0	4	612	1.188	7.6	0.1	3.1	3.4	1.10
1927	33	4.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	12	10	.545	4.22	4.89	30	27	2	10	1	0	189.2	200	103	89	13	60		68	14	0	1	816	1.371	9.5	0.6	2.8	3.2	1.13
1928	34	6.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	9	8	.529	3.62	4.20	23	18	3	5	1	0	139.1	135	65	56	6	44	1	34	4	0	0	593	1.285	8.7	0.4	2.8	2.2	0.77
1929	35	6.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	7	2	.778	3.29	3.95	11	8	3	2	0	0	54.2	48	24	20	2	15	0	20	1	0	1	229	1.152	7.9	0.3	2.5	3.3	1.33
1930	36	8.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	0	1	.000	11.70	11.70	3	1	1	0	0	0	10.0	22	13	13	4	2	0	4	3	1	0	55	2.400	19.8	3.6	1.8	3.6	2.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		166	166	.500	3.75	4.54	427	338	68	199	20	15	2820.2	2873	1424	1174	103	1042	1	1030	137	8	28	12081	1.388	9.2	0.3	3.3	3.3	0.99
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		43	18	.705	2.09	2.97	78						534.0	431	176	124		185							1.154	7.3		3.1
All Levels (16 Seasons)							209	184	.532	3.48	4.29	505	338	68	199	20	15	3354.2	3304	1600	1298	103	1227	1	1030	137	8	28	12081	1.351	8.9		3.3