Bob Welch played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1994, appearing in 506 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 211 W and 146 L, an ERA of 3.47, 1,969 SO, a WHIP of 1.27, and a WAR of 43.4.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Bob Welch |
Date of Birth | November 3, 1956 |
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MLB Debut | 1978 |
📊 Career Summary
Bob Welch appeared in 506 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1978 to 1994. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 462 (MLB Rank: 80) |
GF | 20 (MLB Rank: 3,374) |
W | 211 (MLB Rank: 98) |
L | 146 (MLB Rank: 181) |
SV | 8 (MLB Rank: 1,456) |
ERA | 3.47 (MLB Rank: 2,418) |
IP | 3092 (MLB Rank: 125) |
SHO | 28 (MLB Rank: 135) |
CG | 61 (MLB Rank: 732) |
SO | 1,969 (MLB Rank: 99) |
BB | 1034 (MLB Rank: 103) |
H | 2,894 (MLB Rank: 150) |
HR | 267 (MLB Rank: 92) |
SO9 | 5.73 (MLB Rank: 4,315) |
BB9 | 3.01 (MLB Rank: 8,328) |
H9 | 8.42 (MLB Rank: 8,957) |
HR9 | 0.78 (MLB Rank: 5,542) |
WHIP | 1.27 (MLB Rank: 9,760) |
WAR | 43.4 (MLB Rank: 151) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1994)
In his final season (1994), Bob Welch recorded the following stats:
GS | 8 |
GF | 4 |
W | 3 |
L | 6 |
ERA | 7.08 |
IP | 68.2 |
SO | 44 |
BB | 43 |
H | 79 |
HR | 10 |
SO9 | 5.77 |
BB9 | 5.64 |
H9 | 10.35 |
HR9 | 1.31 |
WHIP | 1.777 |
WAR | −1.2 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1990, 27 W
- Most SO: 1987, 196 SO
- Most IP: 1987, 251.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1987, 7.1 WAR
- Best ERA: 1978, 2.03 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Bob Welch appeared in 17 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.86, pitched 46.3 IP, struck out 41 batters, with 3 W and 3 L.
Bob Welch Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1978 | 7 | 4 | 2.02 | 0.636 | 3 | 66 | 111.1 | 3.4 | 1.06 | 6 | 92 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 174 | 2.83 | 5.3 | 2.54 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 439 |
1979 | 5 | 6 | 3.98 | 0.455 | 5 | 64 | 81.1 | 0.3 | 1.402 | 7 | 82 | 32 | 42 | 36 | 92 | 3.57 | 7.1 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 349 |
1980 | 14 | 9 | 3.29 | 0.609 | 0 | 141 | 213.2 | 2.6 | 1.259 | 15 | 190 | 79 | 85 | 78 | 108 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 1.78 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 | 8 | 3.3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 889 |
1981 | 9 | 5 | 3.44 | 0.643 | 0 | 88 | 141.1 | 1.6 | 1.288 | 11 | 141 | 41 | 56 | 54 | 98 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 2.15 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 9 | 2.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 601 |
1982 | 16 | 11 | 3.36 | 0.593 | 0 | 176 | 235.2 | 3.2 | 1.188 | 19 | 199 | 81 | 94 | 88 | 104 | 3.37 | 6.7 | 2.17 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 965 |
1983 | 15 | 12 | 2.65 | 0.556 | 0 | 156 | 204 | 4.6 | 1.157 | 13 | 164 | 72 | 73 | 60 | 136 | 3.16 | 6.9 | 2.17 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 828 |
1984 | 13 | 13 | 3.78 | 0.5 | 0 | 126 | 178.2 | 1.6 | 1.394 | 11 | 191 | 58 | 86 | 75 | 93 | 3.17 | 6.3 | 2.17 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 771 |
1985 | 14 | 4 | 2.31 | 0.778 | 0 | 96 | 167.1 | 4.3 | 1.052 | 16 | 141 | 35 | 49 | 43 | 150 | 3.51 | 5.2 | 2.74 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 675 |
1986 | 7 | 13 | 3.28 | 0.35 | 0 | 183 | 235.2 | 4 | 1.197 | 14 | 227 | 55 | 95 | 86 | 106 | 2.78 | 7 | 3.33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 981 |
1987 | 15 | 9 | 3.22 | 0.625 | 0 | 196 | 251.2 | 7.1 | 1.152 | 21 | 204 | 86 | 94 | 90 | 125 | 3.47 | 7 | 2.28 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1027 |
1988 | 17 | 9 | 3.64 | 0.654 | 0 | 158 | 244.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 22 | 237 | 81 | 107 | 99 | 105 | 3.76 | 5.8 | 1.95 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1034 |
1989 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0.68 | 0 | 137 | 209.2 | 3.4 | 1.283 | 13 | 191 | 78 | 82 | 70 | 123 | 3.46 | 5.9 | 1.76 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 884 |
1990 | 27 | 6 | 2.95 | 0.818 | 0 | 127 | 238 | 2.9 | 1.223 | 26 | 214 | 77 | 90 | 78 | 125 | 4.19 | 4.8 | 1.65 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 979 |
1991 | 12 | 13 | 4.58 | 0.48 | 0 | 101 | 220 | -0.4 | 1.414 | 25 | 220 | 91 | 124 | 112 | 83 | 4.81 | 4.1 | 1.11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 950 |
1992 | 11 | 7 | 3.27 | 0.611 | 0 | 47 | 123.2 | 2.5 | 1.27 | 13 | 114 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 114 | 4.48 | 3.4 | 1.09 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 513 |
1993 | 9 | 11 | 5.29 | 0.45 | 0 | 63 | 166.2 | 0.6 | 1.584 | 25 | 208 | 56 | 102 | 98 | 77 | 5.32 | 3.4 | 1.13 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 746 |
1994 | 3 | 6 | 7.08 | 0.333 | 0 | 44 | 68.2 | -1.2 | 1.777 | 10 | 79 | 43 | 56 | 54 | 63 | 5.66 | 5.8 | 1.02 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 325 |