How Ed Walsh's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Ed Walsh totaled 250 career Complete Games, well above the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1908, posting 42, well above the starting pitcher average of 11.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1916 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 7.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 3 in 1915 to 0 in 1916 and 1 in 1917, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 42 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ed Walsh Lifetime Complete Games

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Ed Walsh
Complete Games
Career250
Season Avg.17.86
162 Game Avg.94.19
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Ed Walsh Complete Games Per Season

Ed Walsh's Complete Games 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 Complete Games per season line chart

Ed Walsh Complete Games by Team

Ed Walsh's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ed Walsh career Complete Games by team bar chart

Ed Walsh Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Walsh's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ed Walsh Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Walsh Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Walsh's seasonal Complete Games 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 Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Walsh Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Walsh's MLB career with Complete Games 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.
Ed Walsh Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table