Ed Walsh

#43 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1904—1917
Starting Pitcher
BORN
May 14, 1881, in Plains, PA
THROWS
Right-Handed
PITCH ARSENAL
Spitball
Fastball
Change
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago White Sox
195
WINS
INC
QUALITY START PCT
66.0
WAR
126
LOSSES
146
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.
1906
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Ed Walsh Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

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

Where Does Ed Walsh Rank?

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