What years did Ed Weiland play?

Ed Weiland played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1942.

Was Ed Weiland a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Weiland pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 7 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Weiland hit?

Ed Weiland hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Ed Weiland's career batting average?

Ed Weiland batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.

What was Ed Weiland's career ERA?

Ed Weiland finished with a 8.25 career ERA, going 0-0 with 7 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ed Weiland have?

Ed Weiland recorded 7 career strikeouts.

Ed Weiland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1942)

Ed Weiland was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1942 for the Chicago White Sox, a span of 3 seasons. Across 10 career appearances, he went 0-0 with a 8.25 ERA and 7 strikeouts.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 0–0

ERA 8.25

WHIP 1.79

SO 7

Pitcher PIV -1566.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 11/26/1914 in Evanston, IL, USA
Died: 7/12/1971 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-05-01
Last Game: 1942-09-22

Full name: Edwin Nicholas Weiland

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ed Weiland — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	10	0	0	0	0	24.0	33	22	5	10	7	8.25	-1566.5

Career ERA 8.25 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 112.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ed Weiland — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1940	CHA	AL	5	14.1	15	14	7	3	8.79	4.21 (-109%)	-1566.5
1942	CHA	AL	5	9.2	18	8	3	4	7.45	3.57 (-109%)	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			10	24.0	33	22	10	7	8.25	—	-1,566

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 Weiland — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
10	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.143	.143	.143	.286	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 45.1% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 56.6% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 61.3% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ed Weiland — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	CHA	AL	5	5	1	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	CHA	AL	5	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			10	7	1	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ed Weiland — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	3	3	1	1	0	0	.333
Away	7	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Ed Weiland — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	8.1	12	11	5	3	11.88
Away	7	15.2	21	11	5	4	6.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ed Weiland — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1942-09-22	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1942-09-03	CHW	MIN	L	1	0	0	0
1942-08-12	CHW	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1942-07-19	CHW	NYY	L	1	0	0	0
1942-07-18	CHW	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1940-06-21	CHW	PHA	L	1	0	0	1
1940-06-16	CHW	BOS	L	2	1	1	1
1940-05-28	CHW	SLA	L	2	0	0	1
1940-05-19	CHW	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1940-05-01	CHW	BOS	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ed Weiland — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1942-09-22	CHW	DET	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1942-09-03	CHW	MIN	—	3.0	9	7	4	0	0	0
1942-08-12	CHW	SLA	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
1942-07-19	CHW	NYY	—	3.0	4	3	3	3	2	0
1942-07-18	CHW	NYY	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1940-06-21	CHW	PHA	—	4.0	5	7	6	3	0	2
1940-06-16	CHW	BOS	—	3.1	7	5	5	2	2	2
1940-05-28	CHW	SLA	—	3.0	1	2	2	2	0	1
1940-05-19	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1940-05-01	CHW	BOS	—	3.0	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Weiland — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	10	0	0	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Weiland — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	CHA	P	5	0	0	1	0	0
1942	CHA	P	5	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ed Weiland — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	10

Ed Weiland: the record in brief

Ed Weiland's major league career runs from a debut on May 1, 1940 to a final game on September 22, 1942. Weiland spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Chicago White Sox. At 180 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame, Weiland is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Weiland threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The recorded birth is November 26, 1914, in Evanston, IL, USA. The bio records the death on July 12, 1971, in Chicago, IL, USA. Ed Weiland was the playing name; the full given name is Edwin Nicholas.

Weiland went 0-0 with a 8.25 ERA in 10 games, 0 of them starts. Also on Weiland's record: 7 strikeouts. The league ERA over Weiland's seasons was 3.89, so the 8.25 figure ran 112.2% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 7.45 in 1942, when the league's was 3.57.

Every defensive appearance on record for Weiland, 10 games, came at pitcher. On the mound, the fielding record shows 0 errors alongside 0 putouts and 2 assists.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Weiland

What years did Ed Weiland play?: Ed Weiland played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1942.
Was Ed Weiland a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Weiland pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 7 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Weiland hit?: Ed Weiland hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Ed Weiland's career batting average?: Ed Weiland batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.
What was Ed Weiland's career ERA?: Ed Weiland finished with a 8.25 career ERA, going 0-0 with 7 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ed Weiland have?: Ed Weiland recorded 7 career strikeouts.