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Ed Walsh

Ed Walsh

1904–1917 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 193 lb · b. 1881 Plains, PA

Career 195–126 · 1.82 ERA · 1,736 SO · 2964.1 IP · 459 G · 210 H · 3 HR · 68 RBI · .193 AVG

Seasons leading his league

32

25 best in baseball 7 league only

71 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

12 Categories led

1908 Best season

Spanning 1906–1912, peaking at 8 titles in 1908.

Clubs Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons ×5 20 Win Seasons ×4

Team records #1 White Sox career ERA #1 White Sox career WHIP #1 White Sox 1910 ERA #1 White Sox 1908 W #1 White Sox 1910 WHIP #1 White Sox 1908 IP #2 White Sox career SO #2 White Sox 1908 SO #3 White Sox career W #3 White Sox career IP

Led in Pitcher Assists for 3 straight seasons (1910–1912) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

53rd League titles 32
20th Best in baseball 25
149th Top-5 finishes 71

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

1st Earned Run Average 1.82
2nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.00
4th Pitcher Range Factor 3.35
9th Pitcher Assists 1,207
11th Shutouts 57
59th Pitcher Putouts 233
79th Complete Games 250
133rd Wins 195
142nd Strikeouts 1,736
146th Innings Pitched 2964.1
482nd Pitcher Fielding Percentage .963
485th Saves 35

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Assists	5	1st	3 yrs (1910–1912)	1907 227 1908 190 1910 154 1911 159 1912 140
Saves	5	1st	3 yrs (1910–1912)	1907 4 1908 6 1912 10 1910 AL 5 1911 AL 4 1904 #2 1906 #3 1909 #3
Innings Pitched	4	1st	2 yrs (1907–1908)	1907 422.1 1908 464.0 1911 368.2 1912 393.0 1910 #2
Pitcher Range Factor	3	1st	2 yrs (1909–1910)	1907 4.68 1909 3.74 1910 3.89 1908 #2 1911 #2
Shutouts	3	1st	2 yrs (1908–1909)	1906 10 1908 11 1909 AL 8 1911 #3 1912 #3
Pitcher Putouts	2	1st	—	1908 41 1911 AL 27 1906 #2 1907 #2 1909 #2 1910 #3 1912 #2
Complete Games	2	1st	2 yrs (1907–1908)	1907 37 1908 42 1910 #3 1911 #2 1912 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	2	1st	2 yrs (1909–1910)	1910 0.82 1909 AL 0.94 1908 #2 1911 #2 1912 #3
Strikeouts	2	1st	—	1908 269 1911 255 1906 #3 1907 #2 1910 #2 1912 #3
Earned Run Average	2	1st	—	1910 1.27 1907 AL 1.60 1908 #3 1909 #2 1912 #3
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1909 AL .991 1907 #3
Wins	1	1st	—	1908 40 1911 #2 1912 #3
Strikeouts / 9	—	#2	—	1906 #3 1910 #3 1911 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1912	3	SV 10 IP 393.0 P A 140
1911	5	SO 255 SV 4 IP 368.2 P A 159 P PO 27
1910	5	ERA 1.27 SV 5 WHIP 0.82 P A 154 P RF 3.89
1909	4	WHIP 0.94 SHO 8 P FPCT .991 P RF 3.74
1908	8	W 40 SO 269 SV 6 IP 464.0 SHO 11 CG 42 P A 190 P PO 41
1907	6	ERA 1.60 SV 4 IP 422.1 CG 37 P A 227 P RF 4.68
1906	1	SHO 10

Pitching

led the league 14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1904	CHA	AL	6	3	2.60	18	8	1	110.2	90	32	1	32	57	1.10
1905	CHA	AL	8	3	2.17	22	13	0	136.2	121	33	0	29	71	1.10
1906	CHA	AL	17	13	1.88	41	31	2	278.1	215	58	1	58	171	0.98
1907	CHA	AL	24	18	1.60	56	46	4	422.1	341	75	3	87	206	1.01
1908	CHA	AL	40	15	1.42	66	49	6	464.0	343	73	2	56	269	0.86
1909	CHA	AL	15	11	1.41	31	28	2	230.1	166	36	0	50	127	0.94
1910	CHA	AL	18	20	1.27	45	36	5	369.2	242	52	5	61	258	0.82
1911	CHA	AL	27	18	2.22	56	37	4	368.2	327	91	4	72	255	1.08
1912	CHA	AL	27	17	2.15	62	41	10	393.0	332	94	6	94	254	1.08
1913	CHA	AL	8	3	2.58	16	14	1	97.2	91	28	1	39	34	1.33
1914	CHA	AL	2	3	2.82	8	5	0	44.2	33	14	0	20	15	1.19
1915	CHA	AL	3	0	1.33	3	3	0	27.0	19	4	0	7	12	0.96
1916	CHA	AL	0	1	2.70	2	1	0	3.1	4	1	0	3	3	2.10
1917	BSN	NL	0	1	3.50	4	3	0	18.0	22	7	0	9	4	1.72
Career	—	—	195	126	1.82	430	315	35	2964.1	2,346	598	23	617	1,736	1.00

Batting

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1904	CHA	AL	18	41	5	9	1	1	1	4	3	10	1	.220	.273	.366	.639
1905	CHA	AL	29	58	5	9	2	0	0	2	4	20	0	.155	.222	.190	.412
1906	CHA	AL	42	99	12	14	3	2	0	4	3	28	0	.141	.175	.212	.387
1907	CHA	AL	57	154	7	25	8	2	1	10	0	44	2	.162	.168	.260	.427
1908	CHA	AL	66	157	10	27	7	1	1	10	7	38	2	.172	.217	.248	.465
1909	CHA	AL	32	84	5	18	5	0	0	11	6	26	4	.214	.267	.274	.540
1910	CHA	AL	52	138	12	30	3	3	0	4	5	32	5	.217	.245	.283	.527
1911	CHA	AL	63	158	23	34	3	0	0	9	1	29	0	.215	.225	.234	.459
1912	CHA	AL	62	136	12	33	4	1	0	12	14	41	0	.243	.313	.287	.600
1913	CHA	AL	17	32	1	5	1	0	0	2	1	7	0	.156	.182	.188	.369
1914	CHA	AL	10	16	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	.063	.118	.125	.243
1915	CHA	AL	5	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.364	.364	.364	.727
1916	CHA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1917	BSN	NL	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.250	.500	.250	.750
Career	—	—	459	1,088	93	210	38	10	3	68	46	282	14	.193	.230	.255	.485

Fielding

2 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1904	CHA	AL	P	18	8	111.0	8	35	1	2	44	.977	2.39
1905	CHA	AL	P	22	13	137.0	9	41	1	1	51	.980	2.27
			OF	5	2	33.0	4	1	1	0	6	.833	1.00
1906	CHA	AL	P	41	31	278.0	30	108	6	2	144	.958	3.37
1907	CHA	AL	P	56	46	422.0	35	227	4	2	266	.985	4.68
1908	CHA	AL	P	66	49	464.0	41	190	6	9	237	.975	3.50
1909	CHA	AL	P	31	28	230.0	23	93	1	2	117	.991	3.74
			OF	1	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1910	CHA	AL	P	45	36	370.0	21	154	9	5	184	.951	3.89
1911	CHA	AL	P	56	—	—	27	159	8	5	194	.959	3.32
1912	CHA	AL	P	62	—	—	22	140	15	3	177	.915	2.61
1913	CHA	AL	P	16	—	—	6	32	3	1	41	.927	2.38
1914	CHA	AL	P	8	—	—	7	15	1	0	23	.957	2.75
1915	CHA	AL	P	3	—	—	3	4	0	0	7	1.000	2.33
1916	CHA	AL	P	2	—	—	0	2	0	0	2	1.000	1.00
1917	BSN	NL	P	4	—	—	1	7	1	0	9	.889	2.00
Career	—	—	P	430	211	2012.0	233	1,207	56	32	1,496	.963	3.35
	—	—	OF	6	2	37.0	4	1	1	0	6	.833	0.83