Bob Welch vs Dave Stieb

Bob Welch Dave Stieb

Bob Welch and Dave Stieb compared on their MLB careers: Bob Welch played 17 seasons, 1978 to 1994, Dave Stieb 16 seasons, 1979 to 1998. Bob Welch has 211 wins to Dave Stieb's 176. Bob Welch won 2 titles, Dave Stieb won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Welch and Dave Stieb career totals

506	GP	443
211	W	176
146	L	137
3.5	ERA	3.4
3091.1	IP	2895.2
1,969	K	1,669
1,034	BB	1,034
1.3	WHIP	1.3
8	SV	3

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Welch and Dave Stieb postseason

17	GP	5
15	R	8
58	H	23

Where each stands all time

Bob Welch and Dave Stieb all-time places

103rd (1,969)	Strikeouts (pitching)	170th (1,669)
92nd (211)	Wins (pitching)	166th (176)

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

Bob Welch: 2 championships; AL Cy Young
Dave Stieb: 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.

Bob Welch and Dave Stieb season by season

1st	1978	7	4	2.03	1979	8	8	4.33
2nd	1979	5	6	4.00	1980	12	15	3.70
3rd	1980	14	9	3.28	1981	11	10	3.18
4th	1981	9	5	3.45	1982	17	14	3.25
5th	1982	16	11	3.36	1983	17	12	3.04
6th	1983	15	12	2.65	1984	16	8	2.83
7th	1984	13	13	3.78	1985	14	13	2.48
8th	1985	14	4	2.31	1986	7	12	4.74
9th	1986	7	13	3.28	1987	13	9	4.09
10th	1987	15	9	3.22	1988	16	8	3.04
11th	1988	17	9	3.64	1989	17	8	3.35
12th	1989	17	8	3.00	1990	18	6	2.93
13th	1990	27	6	2.95	1991	4	3	3.17
14th	1991	12	13	4.58	1992	4	6	5.04
15th	1992	11	7	3.27	1993	1	3	6.04
16th	1993	9	11	5.29	1998	1	2	4.83
17th	1994	3	6	7.08	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA