Edsall Walker vs. Harry Wilhelm — Career Comparison

Edsall Walker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Wilhelm
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Edsall Walker built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Wilhelm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edsall Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 6.12 and 1.560 for Harry Wilhelm. By the career numbers, Edsall Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edsall Walker and Harry Wilhelm

Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.11
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.42
69.42
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.66
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.28
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.12
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.71
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
12.96
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
3.7
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.73
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.16
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
39.5
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
39.96
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
5.05
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.92
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.71
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.63
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2642
34.93
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
38.52
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Edsall Walker and Harry Wilhelm

Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.63
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
2.6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.88
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
3.03
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.89
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.775
1.775
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edsall Walker and Harry Wilhelm

Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
267.49
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
538.7
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
148.61
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
109.6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.15
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.15
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.79
73.92
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
107.45
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
221.05
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
189.47
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.974
0.974
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.31
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
85.45
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
174.61
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.44
82.54
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
116.09
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.57
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.67
107.67
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.43
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA