Ed Walsh

Edward Arthur Walsh

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 11, 1905 in Meriden, CT
High School: Meriden HS (Meriden, CT)
School: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1928
Team: WhiteSox 1928-1932

Final Game: September 25, 1932
Died: October 31, 1937 in Meriden, CT
Buried: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meriden, CT
Relatives: Son of Ed Walsh
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1928	23	CHW	AL	4	7	.364	4.96	14	10	4	3	0	0	78.0	86	45	43	2	42	32	5	1	5	353	82	1.641	9.9	0.2	4.8	3.7	0.76
1929	24	CHW	AL	6	11	.353	5.65	24	20	4	7	0	0	129.0	156	94	81	9	64	31	4	0	4	593	75	1.705	10.9	0.6	4.5	2.2	0.48
1930	25	CHW	AL	1	4	.200	5.38	37	4	21	0	0	0	103.2	131	67	62	8	30	37	4	0	4	467	86	1.553	11.4	0.7	2.6	3.2	1.23

1931	26	MNE,LOU	AA	8	15	.348	7.04	46						184.0	277	168	144		68							1.875	13.5		3.3			MNE,LOU · AA
1932	27	OLD	AA	19	15	.559	3.16	39						288.0	295	169	101		85							1.319	9.2		2.7			OLD · PCL
1932	27	CHW	AL	0	2	.000	8.41	4	4	0	1	0	0	20.1	26	22	19	3	13	7	0	0	1	100	52	1.918	11.5	1.3	5.8	3.1	0.54
1933	28	OLD	AA	13	8	.619	4.76	34						193.0	214	109	102		78							1.513	10.0		3.6			OLD · PCL
1934	29	OLD	AA	7	11	.389	5.24	34						158.0	184	95	92		70							1.608	10.5		4.0			OLD · PCL
1935	30	NYY-min	AA	0	4	.000		8						31.0																		OLD · PCL
4 Yrs				11	24	.314	5.57	79	38	29	11	0	0	331.0	399	228	205	22	149	107	13	1	14	1513	78	1.656	10.8	0.6	4.1	2.9	0.72
162 Game Avg.				6	14	.314	5.57	46	22	17	6	0	0	192	232	133	119	13	87	62	8	1	8	879	78	1.656	10.8	0.6	4.1	2.9	0.72

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1928	23	CHW	AL	78.0	14	10	45	5.19	5.00	-0.01	0.00	99.0	4.97	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.4	7	.484	.499	$
1929	24	CHW	AL	128.2	24	20	94	6.58	5.05	0.15	0.00	100.6	4.92	-23	-2.1	1.0	-0.1	-1.0	-8	.413	.487	$
1930	25	CHW	AL	103.2	37	4	67	5.82	5.53	-0.28	0.00	100.1	5.81	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.1	0.9	13	.499	.500	$

1932	27	CHW	AL	20.1	4	4	22	9.74	5.71	-0.17	0.00	100.6	5.91	-9	-0.7		-0.0	-0.5	-6	.328	.496	$
4 Seasons				330.2	79	38	228	6.21	5.23	-0.04	0.00	100.1	5.27	-35	-3.0	1.0	-0.2	-0.2	5	.462	.495	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1928	23	CHW	AL	354	0.6%	9.0%	11.9%	1.7%	7%	75%
1929	24	CHW	AL	594	1.5%	5.2%	10.8%	3.4%	13%	77%
1930	25	CHW	AL	468	1.7%	7.9%	6.4%			79%

1932	27	CHW	AL	100	3.0%	7.0%	13.0%	4.0%	15%	77%
4 Yrs				1516	1.5%	7.1%	9.8%	2.0%	8%	77%
MLB Averages					1.3%	7.9%	8.0%	3.4%	13%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1928	23	4	7	.364	4.96	14	10	4	3	78.0	86	45	43	2	42	32	5	1	5	353	82	1.641	9.9	0.2	4.8	3.7	0.76	82
1929	24	10	18	.357	5.39	38	30	8	10	207.0	242	139	124	11	106	63	9	1	9	946	78	1.681	10.5	0.5	4.6	2.7	0.59	78
1930	25	11	22	.333	5.39	75	34	29	10	310.2	373	206	186	19	136	100	13	1	13	1413	80	1.638	10.8	0.6	3.9	2.9	0.74	80
1931	26	11	22	.333	5.39	75	34	29	10	310.2	373	206	186	19	136	100	13	1	13	1413	80	1.638	10.8	0.6	3.9	2.9	0.74	80
1932	27	11	24	.314	5.57	79	38	29	11	331.0	399	228	205	22	149	107	13	1	14	1513	78	1.656	10.8	0.6	4.1	2.9	0.72	78

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1928	23	3	5	.375	4.85	78.0	88	47	42	2	43	32	5	1.679	10.2	5.0	3.7	0.74	0.2	14
1929	24	6	9	.400	5.00	135.0	155	83	75	9	64	32	4	1.622	10.3	4.3	2.1	0.50	0.6	24
1930	25	5	7	.417	4.38	111.0	125	60	54	8	29	40	4	1.387	10.1	2.4	3.2	1.38	0.6	37

1932	27	0	2	.000	7.36	22.0	26	20	18	3	13	8	0	1.773	10.6	5.3	3.3	0.62	1.2	4
4 Yrs		14	23	.378	4.92	346.0	394	210	189	22	149	112	13	1.569	10.2		2.9	0.75	0.6	79

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y 1928 AL 5 (3rd) 1930 AL 4 (9th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1930 AL 21 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1928 AL 5 (3rd)
1930 AL 4 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1930 AL 21 (2nd)

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