How Ed Walsh's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Ed Walsh totaled 598 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1916, posting 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 39.3 that year. The highest point came in 1912 at 94, well above the starting pitcher average of 41.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 4 in 1915 to 1 in 1916 and 7 in 1917, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 1 to 94 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ed Walsh Lifetime Earned Runs

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Ed Walsh Earned Runs Per Season

Ed Walsh's Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs per season line chart

Ed Walsh Earned Runs by Team

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

Ed Walsh Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Ed Walsh's career Earned Runs, 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 Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Ed Walsh Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ed Walsh's seasonal Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ed Walsh Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ed Walsh's MLB career with Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table