Ed Walsh

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1904-1917)

Ed Walsh was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1917 for the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Braves, a span of 14 seasons. Across 430 career appearances, he went 195-126 with a 1.82 ERA, 1,736 strikeouts, and 35 saves. He also batted .193 with 3 home runs. Ed Walsh was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 62631.1.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 1946
W–L 195–126
ERA 1.82
WHIP 1.00
SO 1,736
Pitcher PIV 62631.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 193 lb
Born
5/19/1881 in Plains, PA, USA
Died
5/26/1959 in Pompano Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1904-05-07
Last Game
1917-09-11
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1946 (BBWAA)

Full name: Edward Augustine Walsh

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ed Walsh — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
195 126 430 315 250 57 35 2964.1 2,346 598 23 617 1,736 1.82 62631.1

Career ERA 1.82 vs. league average 2.83 across their career seasons — 35.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ed Walsh (b. 1881) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1904 CHA AL 6 3 18 8 6 1 1 110.2 90 32 32 57 2.60 2.66 (+2%) 581.3
1905 CHA AL 8 3 22 13 9 1 0 136.2 121 33 29 71 2.17 2.82 (+23%) 2226.0
1906 CHA AL 17 13 41 31 24 10 2 278.1 215 58 58 171 1.88 2.68 (+30%) 5796.5
1907 CHA AL 24 18 56 46 37 5 4 422.1 341 75 87 206 1.60 2.50 (+36%) 6140.4
1908 CHA AL 40 15 66 49 42 11 6 464.0 343 73 56 269 1.42 2.40 (+41%) 12269.9
1909 CHA AL 15 11 31 28 20 8 2 230.1 166 36 50 127 1.41 2.55 (+45%) 4279.7
1910 CHA AL 18 20 45 36 33 7 5 369.2 242 52 61 258 1.27 2.79 (+55%) 11352.9
1911 CHA AL 27 18 56 37 33 5 4 368.2 327 91 72 255 2.22 3.37 (+34%) 11748.6
1912 CHA AL 27 17 62 41 32 6 10 393.0 332 94 94 254 2.15 3.36 (+36%) 9193.9
1913 CHA AL 8 3 16 14 7 1 1 97.2 91 28 39 34 2.58 3.07 (+16%) -688.8
1914 CHA AL 2 3 8 5 3 1 0 44.2 33 14 20 15 2.82 2.93 (+4%) -304.4
1915 CHA AL 3 0 3 3 3 1 0 27.0 19 4 7 12 1.33 2.90 (+54%) 401.1
1916 CHA AL 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3.1 4 1 3 3 2.70 — 0.0
1917 BSN NL 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 18.0 22 7 9 4 3.50 2.69 (-30%) -366.0
Career · 14 seasons 195 126 430 315 250 57 35 2,964.1 2,346 598 617 1,736 1.82 — 62,631

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

Ed Walsh — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
459 1,088 93 210 38 10 3 68 14 46 282 .193 .230 .255 .485 -3,743

Career AVG .193 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 23.3% below league average.

Career OBP .230 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Career SLG .255 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 22.6% below league average.

Career OPS .485 vs. league average .644 across their career seasons — 24.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ed Walsh (b. 1881) 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
1904 CHA AL 18 41 5 9 1 1 1 4 1 3 10 .220 — — — — 0.0
1905 CHA AL 29 58 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 4 20 .155 .248 (-37%) .307 (-28%) .322 (-41%) .629 (-35%) -277.2
1906 CHA AL 42 99 12 14 3 2 0 4 0 3 28 .141 .247 (-43%) .307 (-43%) .315 (-33%) .622 (-38%) -553.9
1907 CHA AL 57 154 7 25 8 2 1 10 2 0 44 .162 .245 (-34%) .304 (-45%) .308 (-16%) .613 (-30%) -717.4
1908 CHA AL 66 157 10 27 7 1 1 10 2 7 38 .172 .240 (-29%) .298 (-27%) .306 (-19%) .605 (-23%) -521.5
1909 CHA AL 32 84 5 18 5 0 0 11 4 6 26 .214 .244 (-12%) .306 (-13%) .312 (-12%) .618 (-13%) -156.4
1910 CHA AL 52 138 12 30 3 3 0 4 5 5 32 .217 .249 (-13%) .317 (-23%) .326 (-14%) .644 (-18%) -409.5
1911 CHA AL 63 158 23 34 3 0 0 9 0 1 29 .215 .266 (-19%) .336 (-33%) .356 (-34%) .693 (-34%) -840.3
1912 CHA AL 62 136 12 33 4 1 0 12 0 14 41 .243 .268 (-10%) .335 (-7%) .358 (-20%) .694 (-14%) -266.6
1913 CHA AL 17 32 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 .156 — — — — 0.0
1914 CHA AL 10 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .062 — — — — 0.0
1915 CHA AL 5 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 — — — — 0.0
1916 CHA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1917 BSN NL 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 459 1,088 93 210 38 10 3 68 14 46 282 .193 — — — — -3,743

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

Ed Walsh — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ed Walsh — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1906 WS CHA 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ed Walsh — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 2 2 0 15.0 7 1 6 17 0.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ed Walsh — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1906 WS CHA 2 0 2 2 0 15.0 7 1 6 17 0.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ed Walsh — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home22852043103132.198
Away23456250106233.189

Pitching — Home / Away

Ed Walsh — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2121510.011021732989091.03
Away2191452.012431813278431.12

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ed Walsh — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1917-09-11 BSNPHIL 000000000
1917-09-05 BSNBROL 311000001
1917-08-22 BSNSTLW 000000000
1917-08-02 BSNCHCW 100000011
1916-07-11 CHWBOSL 000000000
1916-06-13 CHWMINL 000000000
1915-10-01 CHWSLAW 301000100
1915-09-05 CHWCLEW 301000001
1915-09-05 CHWCLEL 101000000
1915-08-24 CHWMINW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ed Walsh — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1917-09-11 BSNPHI — 2.0211100
1917-09-05 BSNBRO L 9.01686430
1917-08-22 BSNSTL — 2.0100000
1917-08-02 BSNCHC — 5.0300410
1916-07-11 CHWBOS — 1.0000110
1916-06-13 CHWMIN L 2.1431220
1915-10-01 CHWSLA W 9.0700230
1915-09-05 CHWCLE W 9.0622240
1915-07-16 CHWPHA W 9.0622350
1914-09-26 CHWPHA — 1.2422100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Walsh — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 6 2 4 1 1 0
P 430 211 233 1207 56 32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Walsh — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1904 CHA P 18 8 8 35 1 2
1905 CHA OF 5 2 4 1 1 0
1905 CHA P 22 13 9 41 1 1
1906 CHA P 41 31 30 108 6 2
1907 CHA P 56 46 35 227 4 2
1908 CHA P 66 49 41 190 6 9
1909 CHA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1909 CHA P 31 28 23 93 1 2
1910 CHA P 45 36 21 154 9 5
1911 CHA P 56 0 27 159 8 5
1912 CHA P 62 0 22 140 15 3
1913 CHA P 16 0 6 32 3 1
1914 CHA P 8 0 7 15 1 0
1915 CHA P 3 0 3 4 0 0
1916 CHA P 2 0 0 2 0 0
1917 BSN P 4 0 1 7 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ed Walsh (b. 1881) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 431
Left Field 2
Center Field 1
Right Field 2

Awards & Honors

Ed Walsh — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1911 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1911 Baseball Magazine All-Star P6
1910 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1909 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1908 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1

Award Voting History

Ed Walsh — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1912 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 30.0 64 0
1911 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 35.0 64 0

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Career Spans

Ed Walsh (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Charles Bender HOF
    212-127, 2.46 ERA
  2. 93
    Mordecai Brown HOF
    239-130, 2.06 ERA
  3. 81
    Eddie Cicotte
    209-149, 2.38 ERA
  4. 77
    Hooks Wiltse
    139-90, 2.47 ERA
  5. 73
    Slim Sallee
    174-143, 2.56 ERA
  6. 68
    Babe Adams
    194-140, 2.76 ERA

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Ed Walsh: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ed Walsh debuted on May 7, 1904 and played a final game on September 11, 1917. Walsh played for the Chicago White Sox (1904 through 1916) and the Boston Braves (1917). Listed as a pitcher, Walsh batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 193 pounds. The birth record reads May 19, 1881, in Plains, PA, USA. The bio records the death on May 26, 1959, in Pompano Beach, FL, USA. On the record, Ed Walsh was born Edward Augustine Walsh.

The pitching table credits Walsh with a 195-126 record and a 1.82 ERA in 430 games. Also on Walsh's record: 1,736 strikeouts, 250 complete games, 57 shutouts, and 35 saves. That 1.82 ERA compares with a 2.83 league average across the same seasons, 35.8% better. No season topped the 40 wins of 1908. Walsh saved 10 games in 1912, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Walsh

What years did Ed Walsh play?
Ed Walsh played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1917.
Was Ed Walsh a pitcher?
Yes. Ed Walsh pitched in the major leagues, recording 195 wins and 1736 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Walsh hit?
Ed Walsh hit 3 career home runs with 210 hits.
Is Ed Walsh in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Ed Walsh was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
What teams did Ed Walsh play for?
Ed Walsh played for 2 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1904–1916) and the Boston Braves (1917).
What were Ed Walsh's career stats?
In 430 games, Ed Walsh went 195-126 with a 1.82 ERA, 1,736 strikeouts, 2,964.1 innings pitched, and 35 saves. At the plate he had 210 hits and 3 home runs.
What position did Ed Walsh play?
Ed Walsh played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ed Walsh and how much did he weigh?
Ed Walsh was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 193 pounds.
What was Ed Walsh's career ERA?
Ed Walsh finished with a 1.82 career ERA, going 195-126 with 1,736 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ed Walsh have?
Ed Walsh recorded 1,736 career strikeouts.