Ed Killian

Pitcher

1903—1910

PITCHER LeveL

Regular

Pitcher rank

NR

ALL-TIME

Player Detail

November 12, 1876, in Racine, WI

BORN

July 18, 1928, in Detroit, MI

DIED

1903—1910

Playing Career

PLAYING AGE

Left-Handed

THREW

POWER/FINESSE

PITCHING STYLE

Tigers

Primary Team

NONE

World Series Titles

NONE

Nickname

5-11

HEIGHT

170 WEIGHT

August 25, 1903

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

July 15, 1910

FINAL GAME

WHO IS 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.

Career Stats

WINS	LOSSES	IP	STRIKEOUTS	WALKS	ERA
NA	NA	1598.1	NA	NA	UNK

Ed Killian PITCHES

1. Spitball

2. Sinking Fastball

3. Overhand Curve

1905 Tigers

28 Years Old

WINS

LOSSES

2.27

ERA

119

ERA+

313.1

IP

263

HITS

110

SO

102

BB

STARTS

SHO

SAVES

6.9

WAR

Greatest Game

July 22, 1904

Pitching for the Tigers

VS THE Senators

GAME SCORE	FINAL	DECISION	IP	H	ER	BB	K
98	T 0-0	SHO	13	8			7

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS*	deGROM LOSSES*
NA	NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+	K/BB RATIO
NA	NA

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	HOF JAWS
26.2	61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

George Mullin

Ed Siever

Wild Bill Donovan

Addie Joss

Ed Summers

FAVORITE CATCHER

Oscar Stanage

Learn More About Killian

Ed Killian Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	POSNANSKI	JAWS	BILL JAMES
NR	NR	UNK	NR	NR

NR = NOT RANKED UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
NR	NR	NR	NR

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Ed Killian Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
26.0	26.3	19.8	17.7	3.25
73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	3.71

BLUE = Ed Killian

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
302.1	173.9	UNK	86.0	UNK

BLUE = Ed Killian

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).