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Curt Welch

Curtis Benton Welch

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 10, 1862 in Williamsport, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1884
Teams (by GP): Browns/Athletics/Orioles/BlueStockings/Reds/... 1884-1893

Final Game: May 23, 1893
Died: August 29, 1896 in East Liverpool, OH
Buried: St. Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery, East Liverpool, OH
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1884 22 TOL AA 109 439 425 61 95 24 5 0 0 10 .224 .248 .304 .552 77 129 4 *O/423
1885 23 STL AA 112 462 432 84 117 18 8 3 69 23 .271 .318 .370 .689 112 160 7 *O
1886 24 STL AA 138 606 563 114 158 31 13 2 95 59 29 .281 .332 .393 .724 124 221 14 *O/4
1887 25 STL AA 131 580 544 98 151 32 7 3 108 89 25 .278 .322 .379 .701 87 206 11 *O/43
1888 26 PHA AA 136 611 549 125 155 22 8 1 61 95 33 .282 .355 .357 .712 130 196 29 *O/4
1889 27 PHA AA 125 602 516 134 140 39 6 0 39 66 67 30 .271 .375 .370 .746 115 191 19 *O
1890 28 TOT AA 122 556 464 116 115 25 4 2 45 72 58 .248 .372 .332 .704 106 154 34 *O/31
1890 28 PHA AA 103 477 396 100 106 21 4 2 40 64 49 .268 .392 .356 .748 121 141 32 *O/1
1890 28 BAL AA 19 79 68 16 9 4 0 0 5 8 9 .132 .253 .191 .444 25 13 2 O/3
1891 29 BAL AA 132 627 514 122 138 22 10 3 55 50 77 42 .268 .400 .368 .768 120 189 36 *O4/6
1892 30 TOT NL 88 391 331 56 75 1 5 2 29 21 43 17 .227 .345 .278 .623 87 92 17 O
1892 30 BLN NL 63 284 237 42 56 1 3 1 22 14 36 9 .236 .363 .278 .641 92 66 11 O
1892 30 CIN NL 25 107 94 14 19 0 2 1 7 7 7 8 .202 .299 .277 .576 75 26 6 O
1893 31 LOU NL 14 65 47 5 8 1 0 0 2 1 16 4 .170 .400 .191 .591 65 9 2 O
10 Yrs 1107 4939 4385 915 1152 215 66 16 503 453 381 93 .263 .345 .353 .698 108 1547 173
162 Game Avg. 162 723 642 134 169 31 10 2 74 56 .263 .345 .353 .698 108 226 25
PHA (3 yrs) 364 1690 1461 359 401 82 18 3 140 225 149 30 .274 .373 .361 .734 122 528 80
BLN (3 yrs) 214 990 819 180 203 27 13 4 82 72 122 51 .248 .378 .327 .705 104 268 49
STL (3 yrs) 381 1648 1539 296 426 81 28 8 272 148 77 .277 .325 .381 .706 106 587 32
LOU (1 yr) 14 65 47 5 8 1 0 0 2 1 16 4 .170 .400 .191 .591 65 9 2
TOL (1 yr) 109 439 425 61 95 24 5 0 0 10 .224 .248 .304 .552 77 129 4
CIN (1 yr) 25 107 94 14 19 0 2 1 7 7 7 8 .202 .299 .277 .576 75 26 6
AA (8 yrs) 1005 4483 4007 854 1069 213 61 14 472 431 322 72 .267 .345 .361 .706 110 1446 154
NL (2 yrs) 102 456 378 61 83 2 5 2 31 22 59 21 .220 .353 .267 .620 84 101 19

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1884 22 TOL AA 109 439 -12 0 0 13 -6 -4 -0.6 8 4 0.2 .496 .498 -0.8 0.5 -9 $ *O/423
1885 23 STL AA 112 462 5 0 0 13 -6 12 1.1 7 19 1.9 .510 .507 0.7 0.7 6 $ *O
1886 24 STL AA 138 606 13 5 0 13 -7 24 2.0 10 34 3.1 .515 .513 1.9 0.5 20 $1,800 *O/4
1887 25 STL AA 131 580 -16 3 0 13 -6 -6 -0.4 9 4 0.6 .497 .497 -0.5 0.6 -9 $ *O/43
1888 26 PHA AA 136 611 23 4 0 8 -7 28 2.5 10 38 3.6 .519 .516 2.8 0.1 30 $ *O/4
1889 27 PHA AA 125 602 19 4 0 7 -7 23 1.8 10 33 2.9 .515 .512 2.2 0.1 26 $ *O
1890 28 PHA AA 103 477 16 4 0 2 -5 17 1.3 9 26 2.3 .514 .509 2.2 -0.4 24 $ *O/1
1890 28 BAL AA 19 79 -7 0 0 2 -1 -6 -0.5 2 -4 -0.4 .473 .497 -0.5 0.1 -6 $ O/3
1891 29 BAL AA 132 627 22 2 0 10 -6 28 2.4 11 40 3.6 .518 .515 2.6 0.4 30 $ *O4/6
1892 30 BLN NL 63 284 2 -1 0 -5 -3 -8 -0.8 9 1 0.1 .489 .496 0.6 -0.8 6 $ O
1892 30 CIN NL 25 107 -2 0 0 2 -1 -1 -0.2 3 2 0.2 .495 .499 0.0 0.1 -0 $ O
1893 31 LOU NL 14 65 -0 -0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .494 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $ O
10 Seasons 1107 4939 64 21 0 78 -56 107 8.6 89 196 18.2 .508 .505 11.3 1.8 118 $1,800
PHA (3 yrs) 364 1690 58 12 0 17 -19 68 5.7 28 97 8.8 .516 .512 7.2 -0.2 80 $
BLN (3 yrs) 214 990 16 1 0 7 -10 15 1.1 21 36 3.3 .505 .502 2.7 -0.3 29 $
STL (3 yrs) 381 1648 3 8 0 39 -20 30 2.7 26 56 5.6 .507 .506 2.1 1.8 17 $1,800
LOU (1 yr) 14 65 -0 -0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .494 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $
TOL (1 yr) 109 439 -12 0 0 13 -6 -4 -0.6 8 4 0.2 .496 .498 -0.8 0.5 -9 $
CIN (1 yr) 25 107 -2 0 0 2 -1 -1 -0.2 3 2 0.2 .495 .499 0.0 0.1 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1884 22 TOL AA 439 330 31 2.5 70 .224 .224 .248 .248 .286 .304 .337 .552 .624 77 .378 -10.4 -1.2 .080
1885 23 STL AA 462 315 49 4.2 77 .266 .271 .258 .318 .304 .370 .346 .689 .650 112 .586 6.1 0.7 .100
1886 24 STL AA 606 405 70 4.5 77 .278 .281 .250 .332 .314 .393 .333 .724 .647 124 .618 14.6 1.6 .798 .268 .112 3.9
1887 25 STL AA 580 393 64 4.2 105 .274 .278 .292 .322 .357 .379 .393 .701 .751 87 .480 -11.2 -1.1 .842 .311 .101 5.8
1888 26 PHA AA 611 394 63 4.2 69 .281 .282 .242 .355 .300 .357 .320 .712 .620 130 .622 20.6 2.4 .896 .308 .075 2.0
1889 27 PHA AA 602 376 68 4.7 90 .288 .271 .264 .375 .336 .370 .359 .746 .695 115 .560 15.1 1.5 .912 .357 .099 .0
1890 28 TOT AA 556 349 52 3.9 87 .245 .248 .261 .372 .339 .332 .343 .704 .682 106 .508 8.9 0.9 .911 .364 .084 3.9
1890 28 PHA AA 477 290 49 4.4 86 .264 .268 .259 .392 .337 .356 .341 .748 .678 121 .566 15.3 1.6 .986 .374 .088 3.9
1890 28 BAL AA 79 59 3 1.3 95 .132 .132 .272 .253 .353 .191 .358 .444 .711 25 .126 -6.4 -0.7 .542 .309 .059 .0
1891 29 BAL AA 627 376 69 4.8 92 .288 .268 .262 .400 .346 .368 .354 .768 .700 120 .578 19.4 2.0 .936 .346 .099 5.7
1892 30 TOT NL 391 256 29 3.0 83 .234 .227 .254 .345 .328 .278 .340 .623 .667 87 .407 -2.8 -0.3 .676 .245 .051 3.7
1892 30 BLN NL 284 181 22 3.2 84 .242 .236 .255 .363 .329 .278 .342 .641 .671 92 .439 0.0 0.0 .702 .253 .042 1.9
1892 30 CIN NL 107 75 7 2.4 81 .212 .202 .251 .299 .324 .277 .336 .576 .659 75 .325 -2.9 -0.3 .613 .223 .074 1.8
1893 31 LOU NL 65 39 3 2.0 98 .186 .170 .274 .400 .351 .191 .373 .591 .724 65 .167 -0.5 -0.1 .718 .383 .021 .0
10 Yrs 4939 3233 498 4.0 84 .266 .263 .259 .345 .325 .353 .348 .698 .673 108 .534 59.7 6.4 .790 .280 .090 30.9
162 Game Avg. 723 473 73 4.0 84 .266 .263 .259 .345 .325 .353 .348 .698 .673 108 .534 9 1 .790 .280 .090 5
PHA (3 yrs) 1690 1060 180 4.5 81 .279 .274 .254 .373 .323 .361 .339 .734 .662 122 .582 50.9 5.5 .926 .343 .087 5.9
BLN (3 yrs) 990 616 94 4.0 90 .260 .248 .261 .378 .342 .327 .351 .705 .693 104 .510 13.0 1.3 .830 .316 .079 7.6
STL (3 yrs) 1648 1113 183 4.3 87 .273 .277 .267 .325 .326 .381 .358 .706 .684 106 .559 9.5 1.2 .588 .208 .105 15.5
LOU (1 yr) 65 39 3 2.0 98 .186 .170 .274 .400 .351 .191 .373 .591 .724 65 .167 -0.5 -0.1 .718 .383 .021 .0
TOL (1 yr) 439 330 31 2.5 70 .224 .224 .248 .248 .286 .304 .337 .552 .624 77 .378 -10.4 -1.2 .080
CIN (1 yr) 107 75 7 2.4 81 .212 .202 .251 .299 .324 .277 .336 .576 .659 75 .325 -2.9 -0.3 .613 .223 .074 1.8
AA (8 yrs) 4483 2938 466 4.2 84 .269 .267 .260 .345 .324 .361 .348 .706 .673 110 .548 63.0 6.8 .688 .255 .094 27.3
NL (2 yrs) 456 295 32 2.8 85 .228 .220 .256 .353 .331 .267 .344 .620 .675 84 .368 -3.4 -0.4 .681 .262 .048 3.7

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1885 23 STL AA WS CHC T 0 27 27 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .148 .259 .407 7 0
1886 24 STL AA WS CHC W 0 23 20 7 7 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 .350 .435 .450 .885 9 0
1887 25 STL AA WS DTN L 0 58 58 6 12 3 1 1 8 1 0 2 .207 .207 .345 .552 20 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 0 108 105 18 23 6 2 1 9 3 3 6 .219 .241 .343 .584 36 0
3 WS 0 108 105 18 23 6 2 1 9 3 3 6 .219 .241 .343 .584 36 0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1884 22 109 439 425 61 95 24 5 0 0 10 .224 .248 .304 .552 77 129 4
1885 23 221 901 857 145 212 42 13 3 69 33 .247 .284 .337 .621 95 289 11
1886 24 359 1507 1420 259 370 73 26 5 164 59 62 .261 .303 .359 .662 106 510 25
1887 25 490 2087 1964 357 521 105 33 8 272 148 87 .265 .309 .365 .673 100 716 36
1888 26 626 2698 2513 482 676 127 41 9 333 243 120 .269 .319 .363 .682 107 912 65
1889 27 751 3300 3029 616 816 166 47 9 372 309 187 30 .269 .329 .364 .694 108 1103 84
1890 28 873 3856 3493 732 931 191 51 11 417 381 245 30 .267 .336 .360 .695 108 1257 118
1891 29 1005 4483 4007 854 1069 213 61 14 472 431 322 72 .267 .345 .361 .706 110 1446 154
1892 30 1093 4874 4338 910 1144 214 66 16 501 452 365 89 .264 .345 .355 .699 108 1538 171
1893 31 1107 4939 4385 915 1152 215 66 16 503 453 381 93 .263 .345 .353 .698 108 1547 173

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1884 22 175 688 667 82 138 35 7 0 0 0 15 0 .207 .231 .280 .511 42 109
1885 23 163 641 604 92 144 22 10 4 76 0 28 0 .238 .282 .328 .610 54 112
1886 24 161 669 627 99 155 30 13 2 82 58 28 0 .247 .294 .346 .641 61 138
1887 25 154 626 594 70 133 28 6 3 78 78 22 0 .224 .264 .306 .570 46 131
1888 26 161 703 635 128 169 24 9 1 63 104 36 0 .266 .337 .337 .674 65 136
1889 27 145 657 572 117 137 38 6 0 34 65 66 35 .240 .338 .327 .665 59 125
1890 28 165 716 607 123 136 30 5 2 48 85 69 0 .224 .342 .300 .642 55 122
1891 29 172 768 643 121 152 24 11 3 54 55 85 55 .236 .361 .322 .683 68 132
1892 30 93 398 341 51 72 1 5 2 26 20 41 18 .211 .324 .261 .585 26 88
1893 31 17 77 57 5 9 1 0 0 2 1 18 5 .158 .377 .175 .552 4 14
10 Yrs 1406 5943 5347 888 1245 233 72 17 463 466 408 113 .233 .310 .313 .623 480 1107
162 Game Avg. 162 685 616 102 143 27 8 2 53 47 .233 .310 .313 .623 55 1107

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1888 AA  3.6 (6th)
1889 AA  2.9 (9th)
1891 AA  3.6 (8th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1888 AA  .355 (9th)
1891 AA  .400 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1886 AA  .393 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1885 AA  112 (1st)
1886 AA  138 (7th)
1888 AA  136 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
1886 AA  563 (9th)
1888 AA  549 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1886 AA  606 (9th)
1888 AA  611 (4th)
1891 AA  627 (9th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1885 AA  84 (10th)
1886 AA  114 (7th)
1888 AA  125 (4th)
1889 AA  134 (9th)
1890 AA  116 (5th)
1891 AA  122 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1886 AA  158 (7th)
1888 AA  155 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1886 AA  221 (4th)

Doubles s c a p y
1884 AA  24 (6th)
1885 AA  18 (10th)
1886 AA  31 (3rd)
1887 AA  32 (8th)
1888 AA  22 (9th)
1889 AA  39 (1st)
1890 AA  25 (10th)
1891 AA  22 (10th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1885 AA  69 (7th)
1886 AA  95 (3rd)
1887 AA  108 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1891 AA  77 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1886 AA  59 (3rd)
1887 AA  89 (7th)
1888 AA  95 (3rd)
1889 AA  66 (7th)
1890 AA  72 (4th)
1891 AA  50 (8th)
Career  453 (50th)

Singles s c a p y
1888 AA  124 (6th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1886 AA  70 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1886 AA  46 (3rd)
1889 AA  45 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1888 AA  217 (4th)
1891 AA  251 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1885 AA  7 (7th)
1886 AA  14 (3rd)
1887 AA  11 (6th)
1888 AA  29 (1st)
1889 AA  19 (2nd)
1890 AA  34 (1st)
1891 AA  36 (1st)
1892 NL  17 (2nd)
Career  173 (13th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1887 AA  393 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (529), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 74 (332), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 25 (686), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1157), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Blondie Purcell (934)
  2. Ned Hanlon (923) *
  3. Bob Bescher (922)
  4. George Pinkney (909)
  5. Joe Hornung (908)
  6. Rube Oldring (904)
  7. Solly Hofman (903)
  8. Tom York (900)
  9. George Case (895)
  10. Tommy Dowd (894)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Milt Cuyler (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jimmy Sebring (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Frank Schulte (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jim McTamany (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Mike Griffin (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Tommy McCarthy (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tommy McCarthy (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tom Brown (915)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Tom Brown (909)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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