Ed Walsh Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Ed Walsh
NameEd Walsh
Date of BirthMay 19, 1881
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1904
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Ed Walsh Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Ed Walsh.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS315 (MLB Rank: 311)
GF105 (MLB Rank: 730)
W195 (MLB Rank: 133)
L126 (MLB Rank: 298)
SV35 (MLB Rank: 482)
ERA1.82 (MLB Rank: 630)
IP2964.1 (MLB Rank: 145)
SHO57 (MLB Rank: 11)
CG250 (MLB Rank: 79)
SO1,736 (MLB Rank: 141)
BB617 (MLB Rank: 516)
H2,346 (MLB Rank: 299)
HR23 (MLB Rank: 3,539)
SO95.27 (MLB Rank: 5,180)
BB91.87 (MLB Rank: 10,906)
H97.12 (MLB Rank: 10,971)
HR90.07 (MLB Rank: 9,525)
WHIP1 (MLB Rank: 11,435)
WAR64.4 (MLB Rank: 48)

📊 Last Season Summary (1917)

In his final season (1917), Ed Walsh recorded the following stats:

GS3
GF1
W0
L1
ERA3.5
IP18
CG1
SO4
BB9
H22
HR0
SO92
BB94.5
H911
WHIP1.722
WAR−0.2

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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