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Frank Welch

Frank Tiguer Welch (Bugger)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 10, 1897 in Birmingham, AL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1919
Teams (by GP): Athletics/RedSox 1919-1927

Final Game: August 13, 1927
Died: July 25, 1957 in Birmingham, AL
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
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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
1919 21 PHA AL 15 62 54 5 9 1 1 2 7 0 7 10 .167 .262 .333 .596 66 18 0 1 8O
1920 22 PHA AL 100 397 360 43 93 17 5 4 40 2 9 26 41 .258 .312 .367 .679 79 132 2 8 O89
1921 23 PHA AL 115 454 403 48 115 18 6 7 45 6 0 34 43 .285 .347 .412 .759 93 166 4 14 *O8/79
1922 24 PHA AL 114 433 375 43 97 17 3 11 49 3 4 40 40 .259 .335 .408 .743 91 153 3 14 *O9/87
1923 25 PHA AL 125 491 421 56 125 19 9 4 55 1 4 48 40 .297 .374 .413 .788 106 174 4 17 *O9/7
1924 26 PHA AL 94 342 293 47 85 13 2 5 31 2 3 35 27 .290 .372 .399 .771 98 117 3 14 O9/8
1925 27 PHA AL 85 251 202 40 56 5 4 4 41 2 1 29 14 .277 .373 .401 .774 91 81 2 18 O9
1926 28 PHA AL 75 213 174 26 49 8 1 4 23 2 5 26 9 .282 .381 .408 .789 102 71 2 11 O79/8
1927 29 BOS AL 15 34 28 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 2 5 1 .179 .303 .250 .553 47 7 0 1 /O9
9 Yrs 738 2677 2310 310 634 100 31 41 295 18 28 250 225 .274 .350 .398 .748 93 919 20 98
162 Game Avg. 162 588 507 68 139 22 7 9 65 4 55 49 .274 .350 .398 .748 93 202 4 22
PHA (8 yrs) 723 2643 2282 308 629 98 31 41 291 18 26 245 224 .276 .351 .400 .751 94 912 20 97
BOS (1 yr) 15 34 28 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 2 5 1 .179 .303 .250 .553 47 7 0 1

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
1919 21 PHA AL 15 62 -2 0 0 0 -0 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .480 .498 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ 8O
1920 22 PHA AL 100 397 -12 -2 0 -8 -3 -25 -2.5 13 -13 -1.3 .475 .484 -0.5 -1.1 -5 $ O89
1921 23 PHA AL 115 454 -5 2 0 -2 -3 -8 -0.7 14 6 0.7 .493 .495 0.8 -0.4 8 $ *O8/79
1922 24 PHA AL 114 433 -6 -0 0 0 -5 -11 -1.2 14 3 0.2 .491 .493 0.3 -0.5 3 $ *O9/87
1923 25 PHA AL 125 491 4 -0 0 8 -5 6 0.6 15 22 2.1 .505 .504 1.4 0.2 14 $ *O9/7
1924 26 PHA AL 94 342 -0 -0 0 -2 -3 -6 -0.5 11 5 0.6 .494 .496 0.7 -0.5 7 $ O9/8
1925 27 PHA AL 85 251 -3 1 0 -2 -3 -7 -0.6 8 1 0.2 .493 .496 0.4 -0.4 3 $ O9
1926 28 PHA AL 75 213 1 -2 0 -1 -2 -3 -0.3 7 3 0.3 .495 .498 0.5 -0.3 4 $ O79/8
1927 29 BOS AL 15 34 -2 -1 0 0 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .478 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /O9
9 Seasons 738 2677 -25 -3 0 -7 -25 -60 -5.9 84 24 2.5 .492 .496 3.3 -3.1 32 $
PHA (8 yrs) 723 2643 -22 -2 0 -7 -25 -56 -5.6 83 27 2.7 .492 .496 3.5 -3.1 34 $
BOS (1 yr) 15 34 -2 -1 0 0 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .478 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $

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
1919 21 PHA AL 62 46 5 2.9 95 .167 .167 .276 .262 .342 .333 .371 .596 .714 66 .354 -2.8 -0.3 .556 .296 .167 .0
1920 22 PHA AL 397 284 38 3.6 106 .283 .258 .291 .312 .356 .367 .400 .679 .756 79 .389 -11.8 -1.2 .554 .161 .108 2.7
1921 23 PHA AL 454 302 58 5.2 114 .306 .285 .300 .347 .366 .412 .421 .759 .786 93 .505 -5.2 -0.5 .729 .226 .127 6.5
1922 24 PHA AL 433 296 50 4.5 111 .265 .259 .295 .335 .361 .408 .415 .743 .776 91 .478 -5.6 -0.6 .691 .253 .149 4.7
1923 25 PHA AL 491 317 63 5.3 109 .321 .297 .291 .374 .362 .413 .403 .788 .764 106 .558 3.9 0.4 .743 .223 .116 1.6
1924 26 PHA AL 342 225 42 5.0 113 .307 .290 .299 .372 .369 .399 .411 .771 .780 98 .509 -0.5 -0.1 .730 .225 .109 2.9
1925 27 PHA AL 251 165 30 4.9 121 .283 .277 .308 .373 .380 .401 .432 .774 .812 91 .477 -3.2 -0.3 .769 .272 .124 2.7
1926 28 PHA AL 213 141 25 4.7 114 .280 .282 .296 .381 .368 .408 .415 .789 .783 102 .504 1.0 0.1 .738 .259 .126 2.7
1927 29 BOS AL 34 26 2 2.0 108 .185 .179 .289 .303 .357 .250 .406 .553 .763 47 .171 -2.0 -0.2 .400 .179 .071
9 Yrs 2677 1802 313 4.6 111 .290 .274 .296 .350 .364 .398 .411 .748 .775 93 .486 -26.3 -2.6 .692 .227 .123 25.0
162 Game Avg. 588 396 69 4.6 111 .290 .274 .296 .350 .364 .398 .411 .748 .775 93 .486 -26.3 -2.6 .692 .227 .123 5
PHA (8 yrs) 2643 1776 311 4.7 111 .292 .276 .296 .351 .364 .400 .411 .751 .775 94 .489 -24.3 -2.4 .696 .228 .124 25.0
BOS (1 yr) 34 26 2 2.1 108 .185 .179 .289 .303 .357 .250 .406 .553 .763 47 .171 -2.0 -0.2 .400 .179 .071

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1919 21 PHA AL 62 3.2% 16.1% 11.3% 6.5% 44% 1.43 5.4 27.0 7.7 68%
1920 22 PHA AL 397 1.0% 10.3% 6.6% 6.6% 28% 1.58 8.8 90.0 9.0 79%
1921 23 PHA AL 454 1.5% 9.5% 7.5% 6.8% 27% 1.26 9.4 57.6 9.0 78%
1922 24 PHA AL 433 2.5% 9.2% 9.2% 7.2% 32% 1.00 9.4 34.1 7.7 75%
1923 25 PHA AL 491 0.8% 8.2% 9.8% 6.5% 26% 0.83 10.5 105.3 7.7 77%
1924 26 PHA AL 342 1.5% 7.9% 10.2% 5.9% 24% 0.77 10.9 58.6 9.5 76%
1925 27 PHA AL 251 1.6% 5.6% 11.6% 5.2% 23% 0.48 14.4 50.5 4.9 73%
1926 28 PHA AL 213 1.9% 4.2% 12.2% 6.1% 27% 0.35 19.3 43.5 7.6 76%
1927 29 BOS AL 34 0.0% 2.9% 14.7% 5.9% 40% 0.20 28.0 7.0 79%
9 Yrs 2677 1.5% 8.4% 9.3% 6.4% 27% 0.90 10.3 56.3 7.8 76%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.3% 7.6% 6.3% 25% 0.96 12.1 95.3 8.2 80%

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
1919 21 15 62 54 5 9 1 1 2 7 0 7 10 .167 .262 .333 .596 66 18 0 1
1920 22 115 459 414 48 102 18 6 6 47 2 9 33 51 .246 .305 .362 .667 78 150 2 9
1921 23 230 913 817 96 217 36 12 13 92 8 9 67 94 .266 .326 .387 .713 85 316 6 23
1922 24 344 1346 1192 139 314 53 15 24 141 11 13 107 134 .263 .329 .393 .722 87 469 9 37
1923 25 469 1837 1613 195 439 72 24 28 196 12 17 155 174 .272 .341 .399 .739 92 643 13 54
1924 26 563 2179 1906 242 524 85 26 33 227 14 20 190 201 .275 .346 .399 .744 93 760 16 68
1925 27 648 2430 2108 282 580 90 30 37 268 16 21 219 215 .275 .348 .399 .747 93 841 18 86
1926 28 723 2643 2282 308 629 98 31 41 291 18 26 245 224 .276 .351 .400 .751 94 912 20 97
1927 29 738 2677 2310 310 634 100 31 41 295 18 28 250 225 .274 .350 .398 .748 93 919 20 98

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
1919 21 17 73 63 6 11 1 1 2 9 0 9 12 .175 .278 .317 .595 6 15
1920 22 105 411 375 42 94 17 5 4 39 2 26 43 .251 .303 .355 .657 40 100
1921 23 121 466 414 44 111 17 6 7 41 6 33 45 .268 .328 .389 .717 52 115
1922 24 119 445 387 41 96 17 3 11 47 3 40 42 .248 .323 .393 .716 48 114
1923 25 131 506 436 54 125 19 9 4 53 1 48 42 .287 .363 .399 .762 62 125
1924 26 99 354 302 44 83 13 2 5 29 2 34 28 .275 .354 .381 .735 40 94
1925 27 89 254 206 34 52 5 4 4 35 2 27 15 .252 .345 .374 .718 25 85
1926 28 79 218 179 25 48 8 1 4 22 2 25 9 .268 .364 .391 .755 25 75
1927 29 16 35 29 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 5 1 .172 .294 .241 .535 2 15
9 Yrs 776 2762 2391 292 625 99 31 41 279 18 247 237 .261 .336 .380 .716 300 738
162 Game Avg. 162 577 499 61 130 21 6 9 58 4 52 49 .261 .336 .380 .716 63 738

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

AB per HR s c a p y
1922 AL  34.1 (7th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (1934), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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