Todd Ritchie vs. Ed Walsh Jr. — Career Comparison

Todd Ritchie
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Walsh Jr.
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Todd Ritchie and Ed Walsh Jr. are fairly close on the surface numbers. Todd Ritchie posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.71 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.441 vs 1.656). Ed Walsh Jr. had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 1.12). By the career numbers, Todd Ritchie 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 Todd Ritchie and Ed Walsh Jr.

Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.98
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.15
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.03
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.46
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.58
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.65
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.43
31.43
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
48.1
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.71
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.57
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835.2
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
10.01
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
10.85
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.12
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.82
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.05
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.56
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.91
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647
39.28
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
42.36
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.79
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
5.34
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
6.2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.85
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3309
35.64
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1396
37.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36

Fielding Stats for Todd Ritchie and Ed Walsh Jr.

Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.98
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
835.2
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.88
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.81
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Todd Ritchie and Ed Walsh Jr.

Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
524.3
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
82
406.61
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
524.3
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
550.41
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.52
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
7.21
20.22
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
40.51
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
106.54
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
148.76
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
153.72
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.23
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
15
42.06
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
89.26
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
16.71
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
43.92
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
69
193.46
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
128.93
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Todd Ritchie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
56.07
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Ritchie
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA