Ed Walsh
1928–1932 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox
82G
.216AVG
.263OBP
.270SLG
More career statistics
24H
0HR
7RBI
0SB
11–24W–L
331.0IP
107K
5.57ERA
38GS
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 1,513 | 1,515 |
| Pitching · p er | 205 | 206 |
| Pitching · p h | 399 | 400 |
| Pitching · p hr | 22 | 21 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 993 | 991 |
| Pitching · p k | 107 | 106 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 121 | 111 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | .216 | .263 | .270 | .533 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331.0 | 79 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 399 | 228 | 205 | 22 | 149 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 5.57 | 1.656 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1928-08-01 to 1928-08-05
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1928-09-03 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1929-08-14 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1929-09-25 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |  Chicago White Sox | 14 | 27 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 78 | 32 |
| 1929 | Chicago White Sox | 25 | 43 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .233 | 128 | 31 |
| 1930 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 34 | 9 | – | – | – | .265 | 103 | 36 |
| 1932 | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .286 | 20 | 7 |