Edsall Walker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Edsall Walker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Homestead Grays and the Philadelphia Stars. Across 121 career appearances, he went 54-29 with a 4.28 ERA and 358 strikeouts. He also batted .276 with 6 home runs. Edsall Walker was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 57.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 54–29
ERA 4.28
WHIP 1.38
SO 358
Pitcher PIV 8241.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 215 lb
Born
9/15/1910 in Catskill, NY, USA
Died
2/19/1997 in Catskill, NY, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Edsall Elliott Walker

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Edsall Walker — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
353.0 320.0 53.0 86.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 26.0 23.0 4.0 1.0 .269 .322 .400 .722

Pitching

Edsall Walker — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
76 41 124 75 38 6 960.2 856 510 123 29 304 263 1.15 1.21

Career Pitching Statistics

Edsall Walker — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
54 29 121 84 50 3 6 680.7 659 324 20 280 358 4.28 8241.9

Career ERA 4.28 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 7.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Edsall Walker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1936 HG NN2 2 0 6 6 1 0 0 29.7 34 17 16 19 5.16 4.59 (-12%) -788.4
1937 HG NN2 7 1 16 9 5 0 2 74.3 59 31 35 34 3.75 4.34 (+13%) 874.7
1938 HG NN2 10 0 11 10 6 2 0 74.7 71 30 22 42 3.62 4.35 (+17%) 2837.2
1939 HG NN2 5 3 11 9 7 0 0 72.0 69 31 25 40 3.88 4.28 (+10%) 1358.9
1940 HG NN2 13 4 21 18 12 1 1 136.7 127 63 64 81 4.15 4.21 (+2%) 1991.0
1941 HG NN2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 11.0 15 8 3 9 6.55 3.94 (-66%) 136.5
1941 PS NN2 3 6 12 10 7 0 0 73.7 78 42 30 34 5.13 3.94 (-30%) 1075.6
1942 PS NN2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
1942 HG NN2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.3 5 2 3 5 1.93 3.57 (+46%) 0.0
1943 HG NN2 9 4 21 12 9 0 2 111.7 91 45 52 50 3.63 3.50 (-4%) 181.3
1944 HG NN2 5 4 11 4 2 0 0 64.3 76 39 19 32 5.46 3.57 (-53%) 169.1
1945 HG NN2 0 4 8 3 0 0 1 23.3 34 16 10 12 6.17 3.67 (-68%) 406.1
Career · 12 seasons 54 29 121 84 50 3 6 680.2 659 324 280 358 4.28 — 8,242

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Edsall Walker — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
144 290 54 80 9 6 6 46 1 21 3 .276 .327 .410 .737 57

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .327 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .410 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OPS .737 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Edsall Walker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1936 HG NN2 8 14 4 5 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .357 — — — — 0.0
1937 HG NN2 16 30 8 8 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1938 HG NN2 12 30 8 9 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 .300 — — — — 0.0
1939 HG NN2 11 30 1 7 1 0 1 5 0 2 0 .233 — — — — 0.0
1940 HG NN2 21 52 8 12 1 0 0 8 1 3 0 .231 .267 (-14%) .335 (-19%) .387 (-36%) .722 (-28%) -225.9
1941 HG NN2 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1941 PS NN2 15 30 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 .233 — — — — 0.0
1942 PS NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 HG NN2 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1943 HG NN2 28 48 13 16 2 2 1 8 0 6 0 .333 — — — — 283.2
1944 HG NN2 16 29 4 10 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 .345 — — — — 0.0
1945 HG NN2 13 19 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 .211 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 144 290 54 80 9 6 6 46 1 21 3 .276 — — — — 57

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Edsall Walker — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .083

Playoff Batting by Year

Edsall Walker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1944 NWS HG 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200
1943 NWS HG 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939 NLC HG 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939 NLP2 HG 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Edsall Walker — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 5 3 0 31.0 29 9 18 20 2.61

Playoff Pitching by Year

Edsall Walker — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1944 NWS HG 1 0 2 1 0 13.0 11 2 4 9 1.38
1943 NWS HG 0 0 1 0 0 5.0 4 1 6 3 1.80
1939 NLC HG 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 5 1 4 4 1.80
1939 NLP2 HG 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 9 5 4 4 5.62

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Edsall Walker — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home68108203128.287
Away60101202637.257

Pitching — Home / Away

Edsall Walker — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home58333.1301291021010.78
Away56264.22563691511.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

Edsall Walker — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-08-30 HOMNY6W 000000000
1945-08-29 HOMNY6W 000000000
1945-08-11 HOMPH5L 100000001
1945-07-25 HOMBLGL 000000000
1945-07-21 HOMBLGW 100000010
1945-07-20 HOMBLGL 100000000
1945-06-15 HOMBLGL 000000000
1945-06-13 HOMBLGW 404000000
1945-05-25 HOMBLGW 311010000
1945-05-12 HOMNY5L 300000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Edsall Walker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-08-30 HOMNY6 W 6.0000000
1945-08-29 HOMNY6 — 0.0210100
1945-08-11 HOMPH5 — 2.0320000
1945-07-25 HOMBLG L 0.2650100
1945-07-21 HOMBLG — 4.0211330
1945-06-15 HOMBLG — 6.0550200
1945-06-13 HOMBLG W 9.0930000
1945-05-25 HOMBLG — 5.21290220
1945-05-12 HOMNY5 — 6.0300010
1945-05-06 HOMNY5 — 0.0030000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Edsall Walker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 8 3 3 0 1 0
P 121 84 20 206 10 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Edsall Walker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1936 HG P 6 6 2 7 1 0
1937 HG P 16 9 5 33 3 1
1938 HG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1938 HG P 11 10 2 18 0 1
1939 HG P 11 9 4 21 1 1
1940 HG P 21 18 1 35 0 2
1941 HG P 2 1 0 2 0 0
1941 PS OF 1 0 0 0 1 0
1941 PS P 12 10 1 25 2 0
1942 PS P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1942 HG P 1 1 0 3 0 0
1943 HG OF 2 1 0 0 0 0
1943 HG P 21 12 4 35 2 0
1944 HG P 11 4 1 23 1 2
1945 HG OF 4 2 3 0 0 0
1945 HG P 8 3 0 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Edsall Walker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 121
Left Field 4
Right Field 4

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Frequently Asked Questions about Edsall Walker

Was Edsall Walker a pitcher?
Yes. Edsall Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 358 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Edsall Walker hit?
Edsall Walker hit 6 career home runs with 80 hits.
What was Edsall Walker's career batting average?
Edsall Walker batted .276 over his career, with 80 hits in 290 at bats.
How many RBI did Edsall Walker have?
Edsall Walker drove in 46 runs in his career.
What was Edsall Walker's career ERA?
Edsall Walker finished with a 4.28 career ERA, going 54-29 with 358 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Edsall Walker have?
Edsall Walker recorded 358 career strikeouts.