Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Ed Walsh
Nickname:
Big EdBirthdate:
May 14, 1881 (118 y, 7 m, 17 d)Born In:
Plains, TX, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/193
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 67 | 39.4 | 32.3 |
| Grey Ink | 164 | 188.1 | 176.8 |
| HoF Standard | 51 | 52.3 | 50.7 |
| WAR | 63.1 | 73.5 | 60.8 |
| WAR7 | 63.1 | 49.0 | 39.5 |
| JAWS | 63.1 | 61.2 | 50.2 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Charles Bender R | 912 |
| Mordecai Brown R | 909 |
| Jack Chesbro R | 897 |
| Rube Waddell R | 891 |
| Sam Leever R | 875 |
| Eddie Cicotte R | 870 |
| Doc White R | 869 |
| Babe Adams R | 862 |
| Lon Warneke R | 861 |
| Urban Shocker R | 859 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 41 | 6 |
| 1907 | 56 | 1 |
| 1908 | 66 | 1 |
| 1910 | 45 | 1 |
| 1911 | 56 | 1 |
| 1912 | 62 | 1 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 46 | 1 |
| 1908 | 49 | 1 |
| 1910 | 36 | 3 |
| 1911 | 37 | 2 |
| 1912 | 41 | 1 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 24 | 5 |
| 1908 | 40 | 1 |
| 1910 | 18 | 6 |
| 1911 | 27 | 2 |
| 1912 | 27 | 3 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 18 | 5 |
| 1910 | 20 | 1 |
| 1911 | 18 | 2 |
| 1912 | 17 | 5 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 0.727 | 1 |
| 1909 | 0.577 | 10 |
| 1911 | 0.600 | 9 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 1 | 2 |
| 1906 | 1 | 10 |
| 1907 | 4 | 1 |
| 1908 | 6 | 1 |
| 1909 | 2 | 3 |
| 1910 | 5 | 1 |
| 1911 | 4 | 1 |
| 1912 | 10 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 422.1 | 1 |
| 1908 | 464.0 | 1 |
| 1910 | 369.2 | 2 |
| 1911 | 368.2 | 1 |
| 1912 | 393.0 | 1 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 1707 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1805 | 1 |
| 1910 | 1420 | 3 |
| 1911 | 1517 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1612 | 1 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 3 | 6 |
| 1910 | 5 | 6 |
| 1912 | 6 | 3 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 87 | 5 |
| 1912 | 94 | 4 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 171 | 3 |
| 1907 | 206 | 2 |
| 1908 | 269 | 1 |
| 1909 | 127 | 10 |
| 1910 | 258 | 2 |
| 1911 | 255 | 1 |
| 1912 | 254 | 3 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 11 | 2 |
| 1907 | 14 | 1 |
| 1908 | 10 | 8 |
| 1911 | 8 | 7 |
| 1912 | 10 | 5 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 1.875 | 7 |
| 1907 | 1.598 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1.416 | 3 |
| 1909 | 1.407 | 2 |
| 1910 | 1.266 | 1 |
| 1911 | 2.222 | 6 |
| 1912 | 2.153 | 3 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 0.244 | 6 |
| 1907 | 0.241 | 8 |
| 1908 | 0.233 | 7 |
| 1909 | 0.227 | 2 |
| 1910 | 0.217 | 2 |
| 1912 | 0.260 | 10 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 0.981 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1.013 | 5 |
| 1908 | 0.860 | 2 |
| 1909 | 0.938 | 1 |
| 1910 | 0.820 | 1 |
| 1911 | 1.082 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1.084 | 3 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 6.952 | 3 |
| 1907 | 7.267 | 3 |
| 1908 | 6.653 | 3 |
| 1909 | 6.486 | 3 |
| 1910 | 5.892 | 2 |
| 1911 | 7.983 | 6 |
| 1912 | 7.603 | 4 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 1.854 | 9 |
| 1908 | 1.086 | 3 |
| 1909 | 1.954 | 10 |
| 1910 | 1.485 | 1 |
| 1911 | 1.758 | 3 |
| 1912 | 2.153 | 8 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 37 | 1 |
| 1908 | 42 | 1 |
| 1910 | 33 | 3 |
| 1911 | 33 | 2 |
| 1912 | 32 | 3 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 10 | 1 |
| 1907 | 5 | 6 |
| 1908 | 11 | 1 |
| 1909 | 8 | 1 |
| 1910 | 7 | 4 |
| 1911 | 5 | 3 |
| 1912 | 6 | 3 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 341 | 2 |
| 1908 | 343 | 1 |
| 1910 | 242 | 7 |
| 1911 | 327 | 2 |
| 1912 | 332 | 1 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 166 | 9 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 1 | 3 |
| 1909 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 1907 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 1908 | 13.2 | 1 |
| 1909 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 1910 | 11.6 | 2 |
| 1911 | 10.3 | 1 |
| 1912 | 9.0 | 3 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 13 | 10 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 1907 | 12.2 | 1 |
| 1908 | 14.7 | 1 |
| 1909 | 8.1 | 3 |
| 1910 | 12.8 | 2 |
| 1911 | 11.7 | 1 |
| 1912 | 13.0 | 2 |