Howard Ehmke vs Joe Bush

Howard Ehmke Joe Bush

Howard Ehmke and Joe Bush compared on their MLB careers: Howard Ehmke played 15 seasons, 1915 to 1930, Joe Bush 17 seasons, 1912 to 1928. Howard Ehmke has 166 wins to Joe Bush's 195. Howard Ehmke won 2 titles, Joe Bush won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Howard Ehmke and Joe Bush career totals

427	GP	489
166	W	195
166	L	183
3.8	ERA	3.5
2820.2	IP	3087.1
1,030	K	1,319
1,042	BB	1,263
1.4	WHIP	1.4
14	SV	20

How do they compare in the postseason?

Howard Ehmke and Joe Bush postseason

2	GP	9
0	R	0
14	H	49

Where each stands all time

Howard Ehmke and Joe Bush all-time places
Howard Ehmke	All-time rank	Joe Bush
196th (166)	Wins (pitching)	126th (195)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Howard Ehmke: 2 championships; none on file
Joe Bush: 3 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Howard Ehmke and Joe Bush season by season

1st	1915	0	2	5.53	1912	0	0	7.88
2nd	1916	3	1	3.13	1913	15	6	3.82
3rd	1917	10	15	2.97	1914	16	12	3.06
4th	1919	17	10	3.18	1915	5	15	4.14
5th	1920	15	18	3.25	1916	15	24	2.57
6th	1921	13	14	4.54	1917	11	17	2.47
7th	1922	17	17	4.22	1918	15	15	2.11
8th	1923	20	17	3.78	1919	0	0	5.00
9th	1924	19	17	3.46	1920	15	15	4.25
10th	1925	9	20	3.73	1921	16	9	3.50
11th	1926	15	14	3.86	1922	26	7	3.31
12th	1927	12	10	4.22	1923	19	15	3.43
13th	1928	9	8	3.62	1924	17	16	3.57
14th	1929	7	2	3.29	1925	14	14	5.09
15th	1930	0	1	11.70	1926	7	14	4.45
16th	—	—	—	—	1927	2	3	9.64
17th	—	—	—	—	1928	2	1	5.09

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA