Joe Bitker vs. Edsall Walker — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edsall Walker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edsall Walker built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edsall Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Edsall Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Edsall Walker

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.06
65.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.42
69.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.28
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.71
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
4.73
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
39.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
5.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2642
34.93
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Edsall Walker

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.6
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.89
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.775
1.775
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Edsall Walker

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
267.49
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
538.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
148.61
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
109.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.79
73.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
221.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
189.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
174.61
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
82.54
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.67
107.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100