How Ed Walsh's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players
Ed Walsh posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .256, below the starting pitcher average of .288 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 1915, posting .216, well below the starting pitcher average of .289 that year. The highest point came in 1916 at .364, well above the starting pitcher average of .272 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .216 in 1915 to .364 in 1916 and .324 in 1917. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 14 seasons.
Ed Walsh Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for Ed Walsh
| Ed Walsh
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.256 |
| Season Avg. | 0.256 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.256 |
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Ed Walsh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season
Ed Walsh's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ed Walsh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team
Ed Walsh's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Walsh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Ed Walsh's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Ed Walsh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Ed Walsh's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ed Walsh Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Ed Walsh's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
