Rex Dawson vs. Ed Walsh Jr. — Career Comparison

Rex Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Walsh Jr.
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Walsh Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Rex Dawson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rex Dawson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 5.57 and 1.656 for Ed Walsh Jr.. By the career numbers, Rex Dawson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rex Dawson and Ed Walsh Jr.

Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.15
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.03
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.65
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
48.1
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.57
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.85
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.05
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.91
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
42.36
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.79
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
6.2
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1396
37.96
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36

Fielding Stats for Rex Dawson and Ed Walsh Jr.

Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rex Dawson and Ed Walsh Jr.

Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
406.61
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
550.41
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
40.51
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
148.76
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
153.72
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
89.26
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
43.92
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
26
128.93
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA