Michael Paul Welch
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: August 25, 1972 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, US
High School: Nashua HS (Nashua, NH)
School: University of Southern Maine (Gorham, ME)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern Maine (Gorham, ME).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20 | Pittsfield | NYPL | A- | NYM | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.45 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31.0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 0.935 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 9.9 | 5.67 |
| 1994 | 21 | Capital City | SALL | A | NYM | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.61 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 159.2 | 151 | 81 | 64 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 127 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 667 | 1.152 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 3.85 |
| 1995 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | NYM | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.32 | 45 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 71.0 | 96 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 325 | 1.606 | 12.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 2.94 |
| 1995 | 22 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.40 | 44 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70.0 | 96 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 322 | 1.629 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 2.83 |
| 1995 | 22 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.0 | ||
| 1996 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | NYM | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.53 | 56 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 59.2 | 63 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 1.257 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 8.9 | 4.92 |
| 1996 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.59 | 46 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 51.0 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 1.275 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 9.4 | 5.30 |
| 1996 | 23 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1.154 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 3.00 |
| 1997 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.66 | 46 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 51.2 | 53 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 1.335 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 2.19 |
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.97 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75.1 | 98 | 56 | 50 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 342 | 1.527 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 1.88 |
| 1999 | 26 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | PHI,NYM | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.80 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 | 78 | 47 | 43 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 298 | 1.560 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.08 |
| 1999 | 26 | Norfolk, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI,NYM | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.80 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 | 78 | 47 | 43 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 298 | 1.560 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.08 |
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.94 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 1.706 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.85 |
| 1999 | 26 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.58 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 1.408 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.31 |
| 2001 | 28 | Nashua | ATLL | Ind | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.25 | 45 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52.2 | 44 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 232 | 1.272 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 2.17 | |
| 2002 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Ind | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.1 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 1.147 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 1.44 | |
| 2002 | 29 | Nashua | ATLL | Ind | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.77 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 1.154 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.63 | |
| 2002 | 29 | Canton | FRON | Ind | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 1.138 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 1.30 | |
| 9 Seasons | 34 | 35 | .493 | 4.18 | 313 | 49 | 180 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 613.0 | 640 | 337 | 285 | 51 | 169 | 15 | 444 | 35 | 1 | 23 | 2642 | 1.320 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 2.63 | |||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5.25 | 124 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 202.1 | 237 | 128 | 118 | 19 | 61 | 9 | 101 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 892 | 1.473 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.66 | ||||
| Ind (2 seasons) | Ind | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2.76 | 57 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 98.0 | 78 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 416 | 1.214 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 1.85 | ||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.50 | 47 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 52.0 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 1.250 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 5.50 | ||||
| A (1 season) | A | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.61 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 159.2 | 151 | 81 | 64 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 127 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 667 | 1.152 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 3.85 | ||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1.45 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31.0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 0.935 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 9.9 | 5.67 | ||||
| A+ (1 season) | A+ | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.40 | 44 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70.0 | 96 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 322 | 1.629 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 2.83 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20 | Pittsfield | NYPL | A- | NYM | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | 21 | Capital City | SALL | A | NYM | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | NYM | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | 22 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | 22 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | NYM | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 23 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | PHI,NYM | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | Norfolk,Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI,NYM | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | Nashua | ATLL | Ind | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Ind | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | 29 | Nashua | ATLL | Ind | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | 29 | Canton | FRON | Ind | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 9 Seasons | 313 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 124 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ind (2 seasons) | Ind | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A- (1 season) | A- | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| A+ (1 season) | A+ | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20 | Pittsfield | NYPL | A- | NYM | P | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.18 | ||||||
| 1994 | 21 | Capital City | SALL | A | NYM | P | 24 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 1.08 | 35 | 13 | 27% | |||
| 1995 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | NYM | P | 45 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 0.22 | 13 | 6 | 32% | |||
| 1995 | 22 | St. Lucie | FLOR | A+ | NYM | P | 44 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 0.23 | 13 | 6 | 32% | |||
| 1995 | 22 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1996 | 23 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | NYM | P | 56 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 0.20 | 1 | 2 | 67% | |||
| 1996 | 23 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | P | 46 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 100% | |||
| 1996 | 23 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | P | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.20 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |||
| 1997 | 24 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | P | 46 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 0.15 | 2 | 1 | 33% | |||
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | P | 31 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.58 | 6 | 3 | 33% | |||
| 1999 | 26 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | AAA | NYM,PHI | P | 37 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.22 | 4 | 1 | 20% | |||
| 1999 | 26 | Norfolk, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI,NYM | P | 37 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.22 | 4 | 1 | 20% | |||
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | IL | AAA | PHI | P | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |||
| 1999 | 26 | Norfolk | IL | AAA | NYM | P | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.21 | 3 | 1 | 25% | |||
| 2001 | 28 | Nashua | ATLL | Ind | P | 45 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 0.16 | 4 | 0 | 0% | ||||
| 2002 | 29 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Ind | P | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0.75 | 3 | 1 | 25% | ||||
| 2002 | 29 | Nashua | ATLL | Ind | P | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0.50 | 2 | 1 | 33% | ||||
| 2002 | 29 | Canton | FRON | Ind | P | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.25 | 1 | 0 | 0% | ||||
| 9 Seasons | 313 | 109 | 30 | 69 | 10 | 6 | .908 | 0.32 | 68 | 27 | 28% | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20 | Pittsfield Mets | New York-Pennsylvania League | A- | NYM | |||
| 1994 | 21 | Capital City Bombers | South Atlantic League | A | NYM | |||
| 1995 | 22 | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | AA | NYM | |||
| 1995 | 22 | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | A+ | NYM | |||
| 1996 | 23 | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | AA | NYM | |||
| 1996 | 23 | Norfolk Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | |||
| 1997 | 24 | Norfolk Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | |||
| 1998 | 25 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | |||
| 1998 | 25 | Philadelphia Phillies | National League | MLB | PHI | 1 | 1998-07-17 | 1998-09-27 |
| 1999 | 26 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | AAA | PHI | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 26 | Norfolk Tides | International League | AAA | NYM | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 27 | Injured | ||||||
| 2001 | 28 | Nashua Pride | Atlantic League | Ind | ||||
| 2002 | 29 | Nashua Pride | Atlantic League | Ind | ||||
| 2002 | 29 | Canton Crocodiles | Frontier League | Ind |
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