Ed Walsh vs Walter Johnson

Ed Walsh Walter Johnson

Ed Walsh and Walter Johnson compared on their MLB careers: Ed Walsh played 14 seasons, 1904 to 1917, Walter Johnson 21 seasons, 1907 to 1927. Ed Walsh has 195 wins to Walter Johnson's 417. Ed Walsh won 1 title, Walter Johnson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ed Walsh and Walter Johnson career totals

430	GP	802
195	W	417
126	L	279
1.8	ERA	2.2
2964.1	IP	5914.2
1,736	K	3,509
617	BB	1,363
1	WHIP	1.1
34	SV	34

How do they compare in the postseason?

Ed Walsh and Walter Johnson postseason

2	GP	6
0	R	0
7	H	56

Where each stands all time

Ed Walsh and Walter Johnson all-time places

141st (1,736)	Strikeouts (pitching)	11th (3,509)
126th (195)	Wins (pitching)	2nd (417)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Ed Walsh: 1 championship; none on file
Walter Johnson: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Ed Walsh and Walter Johnson season by season

1st	1904	6	3	2.60	1907	5	9	1.88
2nd	1905	8	3	2.17	1908	14	14	1.65
3rd	1906	17	13	1.88	1909	13	25	2.22
4th	1907	24	18	1.60	1910	25	17	1.36
5th	1908	40	15	1.42	1911	25	13	1.90
6th	1909	15	11	1.41	1912	33	12	1.39
7th	1910	18	20	1.27	1913	36	7	1.14
8th	1911	27	18	2.22	1914	28	18	1.72
9th	1912	27	17	2.15	1915	27	13	1.55
10th	1913	8	3	2.58	1916	25	20	1.90
11th	1914	2	3	2.82	1917	23	16	2.21
12th	1915	3	0	1.33	1918	23	13	1.27
13th	1916	0	1	2.70	1919	20	14	1.49
14th	1917	0	1	3.50	1920	8	10	3.13
15th	—	—	—	—	1921	17	14	3.51
16th	—	—	—	—	1922	15	16	2.99
17th	—	—	—	—	1923	17	12	3.48
18th	—	—	—	—	1924	23	7	2.72
19th	—	—	—	—	1925	20	7	3.07
20th	—	—	—	—	1926	15	16	3.63
21st	—	—	—	—	1927	5	6	5.10

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA