Abner Powell vs. Ed Walsh Jr. — Career Comparison

Abner Powell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ed Walsh Jr.
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Walsh Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Abner Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Abner Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 5.57 and 1.656 for Ed Walsh Jr.. By the career numbers, Abner Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Abner Powell and Ed Walsh Jr.

Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.03
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.65
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
48.1
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
5.57
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.33
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.85
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.32
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.05
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.17
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.91
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
39.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
42.36
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.79
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
7.35
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.2
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
37.02
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1396
37.96
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36

Fielding Stats for Abner Powell and Ed Walsh Jr.

Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1941
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.94
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.45
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.41
83.41
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.047
2.047
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Abner Powell and Ed Walsh Jr.

Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
78
150
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
406.61
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
584.62
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
111
550.41
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
24
119.01
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
111.54
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
19
94.21
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
38.46
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.79
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.01
55.79
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8.17
40.51
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
201.92
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
30
148.76
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
165.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
31
153.72
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.55
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.85
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
130.77
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
18
89.26
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.11
63.68
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8.86
43.92
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
26
128.93
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA