Bob Welch Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Bob Welch
NameBob Welch
Date of BirthNovember 3, 1956
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1978
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Bob Welch Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bob Welch.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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:

GS462 (MLB Rank: 81)
GF20 (MLB Rank: 3,430)
W211 (MLB Rank: 98)
L146 (MLB Rank: 181)
SV8 (MLB Rank: 1,476)
ERA3.47 (MLB Rank: 2,430)
IP3092 (MLB Rank: 125)
SHO28 (MLB Rank: 135)
CG61 (MLB Rank: 732)
SO1,969 (MLB Rank: 99)
BB1034 (MLB Rank: 103)
H2,894 (MLB Rank: 151)
HR267 (MLB Rank: 93)
SO95.73 (MLB Rank: 4,456)
BB93.01 (MLB Rank: 8,458)
H98.42 (MLB Rank: 9,073)
HR90.78 (MLB Rank: 5,697)
WHIP1.27 (MLB Rank: 9,890)
WAR43.4 (MLB Rank: 152)

📊 Last Season Summary (1994)

In his final season (1994), Bob Welch recorded the following stats:

GS8
GF4
W3
L6
ERA7.08
IP68.2
SO44
BB43
H79
HR10
SO95.77
BB95.64
H910.35
HR91.31
WHIP1.777
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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