Ed Walsh Jr. vs. Charles Witherow — Career Comparison

Ed Walsh Jr.
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charles Witherow
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Ed Walsh Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Charles Witherow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Walsh Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.57 and WHIP 1.656 compared to 18 and 4.000 for Charles Witherow. By the career numbers, Ed Walsh Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Walsh Jr. and Charles Witherow

Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.15
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.03
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.65
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.43
31.43
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
48.1
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.57
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.31
17.31
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
10.85
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.85
10.85
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.05
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.91
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
42.36
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.79
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.2
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.656
1.656
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1396
37.96
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.36
42.36
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81

Fielding Stats for Ed Walsh Jr. and Charles Witherow

Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Walsh Jr. and Charles Witherow

Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
406.61
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
550.41
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
40.51
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
148.76
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
153.72
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
89.26
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
43.92
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
26
128.93
Charles Witherow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Witherow
Career
Per 600 PA