Howard Ehmke

Q: When was Howard Ehmke born?

Howard Ehmke was born on April 24, 1894.

Q: Where was Howard Ehmke born?

Howard Ehmke was born in Silver Creek, NY .

Q: How tall was Howard Ehmke?

Howard Ehmke was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Howard Ehmke weigh when playing?

Howard Ehmke weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Howard Ehmke play?

Howard Ehmke played 15 seasons.

Q: Is Howard Ehmke in the Hall of Fame?

Howard Ehmke has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Howard Ehmke have?

Howard Ehmke had 1,030 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Howard Ehmke played for?

Howard Ehmke played for 4 teams; the Buffalo Blues, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics.

Q: How many World Series has Howard Ehmke won?

Howard Ehmke won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Howard Ehmke retire?

Howard Ehmke last played in 1930.

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

Debut: April 12, 1915 (Age 20-353d, 4,290th in major league history)
vs. BTT 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 5 BB, 2 ER

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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

39.1

166

ERA

3.75

427

338

2820.2

1030

WHIP

1.388

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1915	21	BUF	FL	0	2	.000	5.53	18	2	11	0	0	0	53.2	69	46	33	2	25		18	5	0	3	242	57	3.90	1.752	11.6	0.3	4.2	3.0	0.72
1916	22	DET	AL	3	1	.750	3.13	5	4	1	4	0	0	37.1	34	16	13	0	15		15	0	0	1	150	92	2.72	1.313	8.2	0.0	3.6	3.6	1.00
1917	23	DET	AL	10	15	.400	2.97	35	25	10	13	4	2	206.0	174	84	68	3	88		90	5	0	4	808	89	2.93	1.272	7.6	0.1	3.8	3.9	1.02

1919	25	DET	AL	17	10	.630	3.18	33	31	2	20	2	0	248.2	255	114	88	5	*107*		79	6	0	3	1043	100	3.48	1.456	9.2	0.2	3.9	2.9	0.74
1920	26	DET	AL	15	18	.455	3.25	38	33	5	23	2	4	268.1	250	132	97	8	124		98	13	2	0	1124	114	3.99	1.394	8.4	0.3	4.2	3.3	0.79
1921	27	DET	AL	13	14	.481	4.54	30	22	4	13	1	0	196.1	220	123	99	15	81		68	13	1	1	888	95	4.87	1.533	10.1	0.7	3.7	3.1	0.84
1922	28	DET	AL	17	17	.500	4.22	45	29	11	16	1	1	279.2	299	146	131	12	101		108	23	1	1	1232	92	4.27	1.430	9.6	0.4	3.3	3.5	1.07
1923	29	BOS	AL	20	17	.541	3.78	43	39	4	28	2	3	316.2	318	155	133	12	119		121	20	0	2	1350	108	4.08	1.380	9.0	0.3	3.4	3.4	1.02	MVP-11
1924	30	BOS	AL	19	17	.528	3.46	45	36	6	26	4	4	*315.0*	324	139	121	9	81		119	11	0	4	*1349*	126	3.23	1.286	9.3	0.3	2.3	3.4	1.47	MVP-15
1925	31	BOS	AL	9	20	.310	3.73	34	31	3	22	0	1	260.2	285	141	108	8	85		95	11	2	2	1134	122	2.97	1.419	9.8	0.3	2.9	3.3	1.12	MVP-24
1926	32	TOT	AL	15	14	.517	3.86	34	32	2	17	2	0	244.2	240	123	105	4	95		93	8	1	5	1068	107	3.74	1.369	8.8	0.1	3.5	3.4	0.98
1926	32	BOS	AL	3	10	.231	5.46	14	14	0	7	1	0	97.1	115	69	59	3	45		38	4	1	1	456	75	4.16	1.644	10.6	0.3	4.2	3.5	0.84
1926	32	PHA	AL	12	4	.750	2.81	20	18	2	10	1	0	147.1	125	54	46	1	50		55	4	0	4	612	148	3.47	1.188	7.6	0.1	3.1	3.4	1.10
1927	33	PHA	AL	12	10	.545	4.22	30	27	2	10	1	0	189.2	200	103	89	13	60		68	14	0	1	816	100	3.85	1.371	9.5	0.6	2.8	3.2	1.13
1928	34	PHA	AL	9	8	.529	3.62	23	18	3	5	1	0	139.1	135	65	56	6	44	1	34	4	0	0	593	111	4.14	1.285	8.7	0.4	2.8	2.2	0.77
1929	35	PHA	AL	7	2	.778	3.29	11	8	3	2	0	0	54.2	48	24	20	2	15	0	20	1	0	1	229	128	3.42	1.152	7.9	0.3	2.5	3.3	1.33
1930	36	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	11.70	3	1	1	0	0	0	10.0	22	13	13	4	2	0	4	3	1	0	55	41	8.76	2.400	19.8	3.6	1.8	3.6	2.00
15 Yrs				166	166	.500	3.75	427	338	68	199	20	15	2820.2	2873	1424	1174	103	1042	1	1030	137	8	28	12081	104	3.75	1.388	9.2	0.3	3.3	3.3	0.99
162 Game Avg.				15	15	.500	3.75	38	30	6	18	2	1	251	255	127	104	9	93	0	92	12	1	2	1074	104	3.75	1.388	9.2	0.3	3.3	3.3	0.99
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
DET (6 yrs)				75	75	.500	3.61	186	144	33	89	10	7	1236.1	1232	615	496	43	516		458	60	4	10	5245	98	3.88	1.414	9.0	0.3	3.8	3.3	0.89
PHA (5 yrs)				40	25	.615	3.73	87	72	11	27	3	0	541.0	530	259	224	26	171	1	181	26	1	6	2305	112	3.87	1.296	8.8	0.4	2.8	3.0	1.06
BOS (4 yrs)				51	64	.443	3.83	136	120	13	83	7	8	989.2	1042	504	421	32	330		373	46	3	9	4289	112	3.53	1.386	9.5	0.3	3.0	3.4	1.13
BUF (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.53	18	2	11	0	0	0	53.2	69	46	33	2	25		18	5	0	3	242	57	3.90	1.752	11.6	0.3	4.2	3.0	0.72

AL (14 yrs)				166	164	.503	3.71	409	336	57	199	20	15	2767.0	2804	1378	1141	101	1017	1	1012	132	8	25	11839	106	3.75	1.381	9.1	0.3	3.3	3.3	1.00
FL (1 yr)				0	2	.000	5.53	18	2	11	0	0	0	53.2	69	46	33	2	25		18	5	0	3	242	57	3.90	1.752	11.6	0.3	4.2	3.0	0.72

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1915	21	BUF	FL	-0.2	18	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.006	-129	0	0	0		1
1916	22	DET	AL	-0.1	5	14	14	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	5	.143	.143	.143	.286	-16	.127	-43	2	0	0		/1
1917	23	DET	AL	0.3	35	74	69	3	17	2	0	0	2	0		4	13	.246	.288	.275	.563	72	.278	66	19	0	1		1

1919	25	DET	AL	0.4	33	98	91	6	23	3	1	0	5	0		3	12	.253	.277	.308	.584	65	.281	57	28	0	3		1
1920	26	DET	AL	0.1	38	107	105	4	25	7	2	0	5	0	0	0	10	.238	.238	.343	.581	55	.268	43	36	0	2		1
1921	27	DET	AL	0.3	30	79	74	9	21	3	1	0	9	0	0	1	7	.284	.293	.351	.645	64	.299	54	26	0	4		1
1922	28	DET	AL	-0.4	45	108	102	6	16	4	1	0	8	0	0	2	10	.157	.173	.216	.389	2	.181	-19	22	0	4		1
1923	29	BOS	AL	-0.1	43	120	112	4	25	3	0	0	7	0	0	2	11	.223	.237	.250	.487	28	.233	12	28	0	6		1	MVP-11
1924	30	BOS	AL	-0.1	46	135	126	14	28	2	0	0	14	4	1	5	9	.222	.252	.238	.490	27	.244	16	30	0	4	0	1/H	MVP-15
1925	31	BOS	AL	-0.6	34	98	88	6	13	2	0	0	5	0	0	4	11	.148	.185	.170	.355	-9	.168	-33	15	0	6	0	1	MVP-24
1926	32	2TM	AL	-0.4	35	93	80	6	12	3	0	0	8	1	0	3	11	.150	.181	.188	.368	-4	.180	-38	15	0	10	0	1/H
1926	32	BOS	AL	-0.2	14	36	34	4	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	.147	.171	.206	.377	0	.177	-21	7	0	1	0	1
1926	32	PHA	AL	-0.3	21	57	46	2	7	1	0	0	5	1	0	2	6	.152	.188	.174	.361	-7	.182	-51	8	0	9	0	1/H
1927	33	PHA	AL	-0.1	30	71	68	5	14	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	.206	.206	.279	.485	22	.225	3	19	0	3	0	1
1928	34	PHA	AL	0.2	23	57	46	6	11	3	1	0	5	0	0	1	3	.239	.255	.348	.603	55	.276	35	16	0	10	0	1
1929	35	PHA	AL	-0.2	11	19	19	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.105	.105	.158	.263	-34	.118	-60	3	0	0	0	1
1930	36	PHA	AL	0.1	3	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	112	.424	137	1	0	0	0	/1
15 Yrs				-0.6	429	1089	1009	71	210	38	6	0	73	5	1	26	111	.208	.228	.258	.486	29	.231	12	260	0	53	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-0.2	162	411	381	27	79	14	2	0	28	2		10	42	.208	.228	.258	.486	29	.231	12	98	0	20

DET (6 Yrs)				0.7	186	480	455	29	104	19	5	0	30	0	0	10	57	.229	.245	.292	.537	47	.254	34	133	0	14		1
PHA (5 Yrs)				-0.2	88	208	182	14	35	10	1	0	13	1	0	4	15	.192	.210	.258	.468	19	.220	-6	47	0	22	0	1/H
BOS (4 Yrs)				-0.9	137	389	360	28	71	9	0	0	29	4	1	12	36	.197	.223	.222	.445	16	.216	-1	80	0	17	0	1/H
BUF (1 Yr)				-0.2	18	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.006	-129	0	0	0		1

AL (14 Yrs)				-0.4	411	1077	997	71	210	38	6	0	72	5	1	26	108	.211	.231	.261	.491	30	.234	13	260	0	53	0	1/H
FL (1 Yr)				-0.2	18	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.006	-129	0	0	0		1

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	H	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	Pos
1929	35	PHA	WS	2	5	5	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	/1
1 Yr				2	5	5	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	/1
162 Game Avg				162	405	405	81	.200	.200	.200	.400	81

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1915	21	BUF	FL	P	18	2	0	54.0	30	2	25	3	2	.900	.956	4.50	3.08	1.50	3.05	3
1916	22	DET	AL	P	5	4	4	37.0	16	3	13	0	0	1.000	.945	3.89	2.94	3.20	2.96	1	2	0	0.0		0
1917	23	DET	AL	P	35	25	13	206.0	86	14	68	4	1	.953	.947	3.58	3.04	2.34	3.05	4	27	14	34.1	42.7	2

1919	25	DET	AL	P	33	31	20	249.0	98	9	86	3	3	.969	.948	3.43	2.83	2.88	2.83	3	28	19	40.4	43.8	5
1920	26	DET	AL	P	38	33	23	268.0	117	20	93	4	3	.966	.949	3.79	2.70	2.97	2.68	0	21	17	44.7	48.8	0
1921	27	DET	AL	P	30	22	13	196.0	66	9	55	2	3	.970	.956	2.94	2.70	2.13	2.68	1	12	14	53.8	45.5	0
1922	28	DET	AL	P	45	29	16	280.0	88	11	75	2	2	.977	.963	2.76	2.60	1.91	2.59	1	26	18	40.9		1
1923	29	BOS	AL	P	43	39	28	317.0	122	18	101	3	8	.975	.959	3.38	2.72	2.77	2.70	2	22	15	40.5		0	MVP-11
1924	30	BOS	AL	P	45	36	26	315.0	96	15	78	3	1	.969	.959	2.66	2.53	2.07	2.49	4	15	12	44.4	44.8	2	MVP-15
1925	31	BOS	AL	P	34	31	22	261.0	100	6	88	6	4	.940	.960	3.24	2.66	2.76	2.64	2	21	15	41.7		6	MVP-24
1926	32	2TM	AL	P	34	32	17	244.0	83	10	66	7	5	.916	.957	2.80	2.66	2.24	2.63	5	18	7	28.0	44.7	3
1926	32	BOS	AL	P	14	14	7	97.0	36	3	29	4	3	.889	.957	2.97	2.66	2.29	2.63	1	10	1	9.1	44.7	1
1926	32	PHA	AL	P	20	18	10	147.0	47	7	37	3	2	.936	.957	2.69	2.66	2.20	2.63	4	8	6	42.9	44.7	2
1927	33	PHA	AL	P	30	27	10	190.0	74	13	57	4	1	.946	.959	3.32	2.62	2.33	2.59	1	8	11	57.9		0
1928	34	PHA	AL	P	23	18	5	139.0	43	6	35	2	2	.953	.957	2.65	2.45	1.78	2.42	0	3	2	40.0		0
1929	35	PHA	AL	P	11	8	2	55.0	18	7	10	1	0	.944	.958	2.78	2.34	1.55	2.31	1	5	4	44.4	44.8	0
1930	36	PHA	AL	P	3	1	0	10.0	3	0	3	0	1	1.000	.947	2.70	2.16	1.00	2.17	0	2	0	0.0	41.5	0
15 Yrs					427	338	199	2821.0	1040	143	853	44	36	.958	.955	3.18	2.69	2.33	2.67	28	210	148	41.3	27.0	19

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1929	35	PHA	WS	P	2	2	12.2	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	2.84	2.00	0	2	100.0
1 Yr					2	2	12.2	4	0	4	0	0	1.000	2.84	2.00	0	2	100.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Howard Ehmke born?

Howard Ehmke was born on April 24, 1894.

Where was Howard Ehmke born?

Howard Ehmke was born in Silver Creek, NY.

How tall was Howard Ehmke?

Howard Ehmke was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Howard Ehmke weigh when playing?

Howard Ehmke weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Howard Ehmke play?

Howard Ehmke played 15 seasons.

Is Howard Ehmke in the Hall of Fame?

Howard Ehmke has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Howard Ehmke play?

Howard Ehmke was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Howard Ehmke have?

Howard Ehmke had 1,030 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Howard Ehmke played for?

Howard Ehmke played for 4 teams; the Buffalo Blues, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics.

How many World Series has Howard Ehmke won?

Howard Ehmke won 1 World Series.

When did Howard Ehmke retire?

Howard Ehmke last played in 1930.

What are Howard Ehmke's nicknames?

Bob is a nickname for Howard Ehmke.

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