Bob Welch stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1994

Relief Pitcher · #35

Age 70 · 6' 3"

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Bob Welch played 17 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1994.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
506
W
211
L
146
ERA
3.47
IP
3,091.1
K
1,969
BB
1,034
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1978LAD23742.03111.066261.06
1979LAD25564.0081.064321.41
1980LAD321493.28214.0141791.26
1981LAD23953.45141.088411.29
1982LAD3616113.36235.2176811.19
1983LAD3115122.65204.0156721.16
1984LAD3113133.78178.2126581.39
1985LAD231442.31167.196351.05
1986LAD337133.28235.2183551.20
1987LAD351593.22251.2196861.15
1988ATH361793.64244.2158811.30
1989ATH331783.00209.2137781.28
1990ATH352762.95238.0127771.22
1991ATH3512134.58220.0101911.41
1992ATH201173.27123.247431.27
1993ATH309115.29166.263561.58
1994ATH25367.0868.244431.78

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
17
W
3
L
3
ERA
5.00
IP
45.0
K
41
BB
24
WHIP
1.82

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
280
CG
61
SHO
28
K/9
5.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
55

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1978LAD10435.40002
1979LAD5107.10000
1980LAD21325.90007
1981LAD15215.60002
1982LAD23936.70005
1983LAD22436.90004
1984LAD17316.30004
1985LAD15835.20007
1986LAD22737.00002
1987LAD23647.00004
1988ATH22425.80003
1989ATH18105.90005
1990ATH24224.80002
1991ATH19714.10003
1992ATH10003.40001
1993ATH12003.40001
1994ATH2005.80003

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
70 yearsNov 3, 1956
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Detroit, MI
College
Eastern Michigan
AL Cy Young
1990

What were Bob Welch's career stats?

Bob Welch played 17 seasons for the Dodgers and the Athletics. He had 211 wins and 1,969 strikeouts with a 3.47 ERA over 3,091.1 innings. His best season was 1990: 27 wins, a 2.95 ERA and 127 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1978 to 1994

Bob Welch led MLB in wins (1990); finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 103rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,969)
  • 92nd in wins (pitching) (211)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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