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

21

16 best in baseball 5 league only

51 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1908 Best season

Spanning 1906–1912, peaking at 6 titles in 1908.

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

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

55th League titles 21
31st Best in baseball 16
98th Top-5 finishes 51

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

Career leaderboards

1st Earned Run Average 1.82
3rd Walks + Hits / IP 1.00
11th Shutouts 57
79th Complete Games 250
133rd Wins 195
141st Strikeouts 1,736
145th Innings Pitched 2964.1
480th 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
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
Shutouts	3	1st	2 yrs (1908–1909)	1906 10 1908 11 1909 AL 8 1911 #3 1912 #3
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
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	2	SV 10 IP 393.0
1911	3	SO 255 SV 4 IP 368.2
1910	3	ERA 1.27 SV 5 WHIP 0.82
1909	2	WHIP 0.94 SHO 8
1908	6	W 40 SO 269 SV 6 IP 464.0 SHO 11 CG 42
1907	4	ERA 1.60 SV 4 IP 422.1 CG 37
1906	1	SHO 10

Pitching

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	.541
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	.231	.255	.485

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	430	233	1,207	56	32	.963
OF	6	4	1	1	0	.833