Ed Walsh played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1917, appearing in 430 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 195 W and 126 L, an ERA of 1.82, 1,736 SO, a WHIP of 1, and a WAR of 64.4.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Ed Walsh |
Date of Birth | May 19, 1881 |
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MLB Debut | 1904 |
๐ Career Summary
Ed Walsh appeared in 430 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1904 to 1917. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 315 (MLB Rank: 309) |
GF | 105 (MLB Rank: 718) |
W | 195 (MLB Rank: 133) |
L | 126 (MLB Rank: 297) |
SV | 35 (MLB Rank: 478) |
ERA | 1.82 (MLB Rank: 618) |
IP | 2964.1 (MLB Rank: 145) |
SHO | 57 (MLB Rank: 11) |
CG | 250 (MLB Rank: 79) |
SO | 1,736 (MLB Rank: 136) |
BB | 617 (MLB Rank: 513) |
H | 2,346 (MLB Rank: 298) |
HR | 23 (MLB Rank: 3,470) |
SO9 | 5.27 (MLB Rank: 5,041) |
BB9 | 1.87 (MLB Rank: 10,748) |
H9 | 7.12 (MLB Rank: 10,816) |
HR9 | 0.07 (MLB Rank: 9,370) |
WHIP | 1 (MLB Rank: 11,265) |
WAR | 64.4 (MLB Rank: 48) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1917)
In his final season (1917), Ed Walsh recorded the following stats:
GS | 3 |
GF | 1 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
ERA | 3.5 |
IP | 18 |
CG | 1 |
SO | 4 |
BB | 9 |
H | 22 |
HR | 0 |
SO9 | 2 |
BB9 | 4.5 |
H9 | 11 |
WHIP | 1.722 |
WAR | โ0.2 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1908, 40 W
- Most SO: 1908, 269 SO
- Most IP: 1908, 464 IP
- Best WAR: 1912, 12.1 WAR
- Best ERA: 1910, 1.27 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Ed Walsh appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0.6, pitched 15 IP, struck out 17 batters, with 2 W and 0 L.
Ed Walsh Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1904 | 6 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.667 | 1 | 57 | 110.2 | -0.2 | 1.102 | 1 | 90 | 32 | 45 | 32 | 94 | 2.46 | 4.6 | 1.78 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 438 |
1905 | 8 | 3 | 2.17 | 0.727 | 0 | 71 | 136.2 | 0.6 | 1.098 | 0 | 121 | 29 | 53 | 33 | 114 | 2.18 | 4.7 | 2.45 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 538 |
1906 | 17 | 13 | 1.88 | 0.567 | 2 | 171 | 278.1 | 4.6 | 0.981 | 1 | 215 | 58 | 83 | 58 | 135 | 1.89 | 5.5 | 2.95 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1058 |
1907 | 24 | 18 | 1.6 | 0.571 | 4 | 206 | 422.1 | 7.7 | 1.013 | 3 | 341 | 87 | 120 | 75 | 151 | 1.97 | 4.4 | 2.37 | 46 | 56 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1622 |
1908 | 40 | 15 | 1.42 | 0.727 | 6 | 269 | 464 | 10.3 | 0.86 | 2 | 343 | 56 | 111 | 73 | 164 | 1.42 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 49 | 66 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1755 |
1909 | 15 | 11 | 1.41 | 0.577 | 2 | 127 | 230.1 | 6.3 | 0.938 | 0 | 166 | 50 | 52 | 36 | 169 | 1.82 | 5 | 2.54 | 28 | 31 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 871 |
1910 | 18 | 20 | 1.27 | 0.474 | 5 | 258 | 369.2 | 11.1 | 0.82 | 5 | 242 | 61 | 87 | 52 | 187 | 1.62 | 6.3 | 4.23 | 36 | 45 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1359 |
1911 | 27 | 18 | 2.22 | 0.6 | 4 | 255 | 368.2 | 9.2 | 1.082 | 4 | 327 | 72 | 125 | 91 | 146 | 2.17 | 6.2 | 3.54 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 0.1 | 8 | 1.8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1449 |
1912 | 27 | 17 | 2.15 | 0.614 | 10 | 254 | 393 | 12.1 | 1.084 | 6 | 332 | 94 | 125 | 94 | 149 | 2.48 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 41 | 62 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1532 |
1913 | 8 | 3 | 2.58 | 0.727 | 1 | 34 | 97.2 | 1.6 | 1.331 | 1 | 91 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 114 | 3.31 | 3.1 | 0.87 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 412 |
1914 | 2 | 3 | 2.82 | 0.4 | 0 | 15 | 44.2 | 0.4 | 1.187 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 96 | 3.18 | 3 | 0.75 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177 |
1915 | 3 | 0 | 1.33 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 1.1 | 0.963 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 229 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.71 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
1916 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 3.22 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
1917 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | -0.2 | 1.722 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 3.48 | 2 | 0.44 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 |