Michael Driscoll vs. Ed Walsh Jr. — Career Comparison

Michael Driscoll
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Michael Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.600 compared to 5.57 and 1.656 for Ed Walsh Jr.. By the career numbers, Michael Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Driscoll and Ed Walsh Jr.

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.15
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.03
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.65
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
48.1
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.57
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.85
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.05
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.91
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
42.36
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.79
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.2
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1396
37.96
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.36
42.36

Fielding Stats for Michael Driscoll and Ed Walsh Jr.

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Driscoll and Ed Walsh Jr.

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
406.61
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
550.41
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
40.51
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
148.76
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
153.72
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
89.26
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
43.92
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
128.93
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA