Ed Killian

Starting Pitcher
1903—1910
BORN
November 12, 1876, in Racine, WI
THROWS
Left-Handed
MLB DEBUT
August 25, 1903
PITCH ARSENAL
Spitball
Sinking Fastball
Overhand Curve
PRIMARY TEAM
Tigers
103
WINS
INC
QUALITY START PCT
26.0
WAR
2.38
ERA
109
26.3
WAR7
516
STRIKEOUTS
1.07
K / BB RATIO
3.3
WAR PER SEASON
Ed Killian
Earned the nickname “Twilight Ed” after pitching multiple extra-inning games that extended into the twilight hours. Went 1,001 innings over five seasons without surrendering a home run. Had a terrible temper.

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Ed Killian Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Killian
26.0
26.3
19.8
17.7
26.2
3.3
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Ed Killian Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

George Mullin
Ed Siever
Wild Bill Donovan
Addie Joss
Ed Summers

FAVORITE CATCHER

Oscar Stanage

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