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Ed Walsh

Ed Walsh

#43 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1904—1917
Starting Pitcher
BORN
May 14, 1881, in Plains, PA
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago White Sox

What Pitches Did Ed Walsh Throw?

Spitball
Fastball
Change
195
WINS
INC
QUALITY START PCT
66.0
WAR
126
LOSSES
146
ERA+
59.9
WAR7
1.82
ERA
2.81
K / BB RATIO
32.4
WAR3
1736
STRIKEOUTS
WHIP
4.5
WAR PER SEASON
Holds the record for lowest career earned run average, at 1.82. The spitballer was the last pitcher to throw as many as 400 innings in a single season.
Hall of Fame
White Sox
ALL-TIME TEAM
1906
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Ed Walsh Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Walsh
CAREER
66.0
WAR7
59.9
WAR5C
48.1
WAR3
32.4
JAWS
63.0
WAR PER SN
4.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Ed Walsh Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
43
CAREER
38
LONG PEAK
8
PRIME
3
SHORT PEAK
4
JAWS
24
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS