Walter Johnson vs. Ed Walsh — Career Comparison

Walter Johnson
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP
Ed Walsh
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Walsh posted a stronger line than Walter Johnson. Ed Walsh posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.82 vs 2.17) and WHIP (1.000 vs 1.061). By the career numbers, Ed Walsh had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Walter Johnson and Ed Walsh

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
1.22
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.31
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
1.01
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.96
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.63
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.59
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.42
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.91
59.91
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.26
73.26
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
0.81
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
0.76
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.17
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.17
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.05
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1424
2.17
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
1.82
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17744
27
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8893
27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5914.2
9
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2964.1
9
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4913
7.48
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
7.12
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.15
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
2.07
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
1.87
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3509
5.34
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1736
5.27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.24
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.26
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.31
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.16
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23642
35.97
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11500
34.92
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.2
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1902
2.89
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
2.65
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22076
33.59
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
10830
32.88
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.97
35.97
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92

Fielding Stats for Walter Johnson and Ed Walsh

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
7.07
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
1.92
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.04
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.94
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3114
27
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6147
27
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
9
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.53
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
1.04
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
11.72
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1208
5.31
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.46
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
14.71
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1502
6.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
14.25
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
6.35
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.21
96.21
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.017
2.017
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.314
3.314
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.72
14.72
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.85
48.85
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Johnson and Ed Walsh

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
933
222.41
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
459
235.18
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1171
600
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2324
553.99
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1088
557.47
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
130.39
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
210
107.6
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
92.49
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
159
81.47
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
22.41
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
38
19.47
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.77
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.12
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.72
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
37.9
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
51
26.13
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225.36
53.72
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
68.63
35.16
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
189.51
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
277
141.93
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
159.71
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
263
134.76
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.485
0.485
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
57.45
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
93
47.65
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
60.79
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
68
34.84
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
112.51
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
158
80.96
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.78
57.63
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
66.47
34.06
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.1
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.59
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
26.22
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
46
23.57
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
99.88
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
144.49
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.69
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
30
15.37
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.1
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.17
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.05
Ed Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.69
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
76.47
76.47
Ed Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33