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Johnny Welch

John Vernon Welch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 184 lb.

Born: December 2, 1906 in Washington, DC (All Transactions)
Debut: May 22, 1926
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Cubs/Pirates 1926-1936

Final Game: August 26, 1936
Died: September 3, 1940 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1926 19 CHC NL 0 0 2.08 3 0 3 0 0 0 4.1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 203 1.385 10.4 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.00
1927 20 CHC NL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 7 60 3.000 0.0 0.0 27.0 9.0 0.33
1928 21 CHC NL 0 0 15.75 3 0 3 0 0 0 4.0 13 7 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 27 3.250 29.3 0.0 0.0 4.5
1931 24 CHC NL 2 1 .667 3.74 8 3 3 1 0 0 33.2 39 16 14 2 10 7 1 0 0 148 104 1.455 10.4 0.5 2.7 1.9 0.70
1932 25 BOS AL 4 6 .400 5.23 20 8 10 3 1 0 72.1 93 46 42 3 38 26 3 0 2 343 85 1.811 11.6 0.4 4.7 3.2 0.68
1933 26 BOS AL 4 9 .308 4.60 47 7 30 1 0 3 129.0 142 81 66 6 67 68 2 0 1 586 96 1.620 9.9 0.4 4.7 4.7 1.01
1934 27 BOS AL 13 15 .464 4.49 41 22 14 8 1 0 206.1 223 112 103 14 76 91 8 1 5 913 105 1.449 9.7 0.6 3.3 4.0 1.20
1935 28 BOS AL 10 9 .526 4.47 31 19 5 10 1 2 143.0 155 82 71 4 53 48 4 0 3 628 106 1.455 9.8 0.3 3.3 3.0 0.91
1936 29 TOT MLB 2 1 .667 5.10 18 4 5 1 0 1 54.2 65 36 31 7 14 14 0 0 2 243 95 1.445 10.7 1.2 2.3 2.3 1.00
1936 29 BOS AL 2 1 .667 5.51 9 3 1 1 0 0 32.2 43 24 20 4 8 9 0 0 0 151 97 1.561 11.8 1.1 2.2 2.5 1.13
1936 29 PIT NL 0 0 4.50 9 1 4 0 0 1 22.0 22 12 11 3 6 5 0 0 2 92 92 1.273 9.0 1.2 2.5 2.0 0.83
9 Yrs 35 41 .461 4.66 172 63 74 24 3 6 648.1 735 383 336 36 262 257 18 1 13 2907 99 1.538 10.2 0.5 3.6 3.6 0.98
162 Game Avg. 10 12 .461 4.66 50 18 21 7 1 2 188 213 111 97 10 76 74 5 0 4 841 99 1.538 10.2 0.5 3.6 3.6 0.98
BOS (5 yrs) 33 40 .452 4.66 148 59 60 23 3 5 583.1 656 345 302 31 242 242 17 1 11 2621 100 1.539 10.1 0.5 3.7 3.7 1.00
CHC (4 yrs) 2 1 .667 4.81 15 3 10 1 0 0 43.0 57 26 23 2 14 10 1 0 0 194 83 1.651 11.9 0.4 2.9 2.1 0.71
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 4.50 9 1 4 0 0 1 22.0 22 12 11 3 6 5 0 0 2 92 92 1.273 9.0 1.2 2.5 2.0 0.83
AL (5 yrs) 33 40 .452 4.66 148 59 60 23 3 5 583.1 656 345 302 31 242 242 17 1 11 2621 100 1.539 10.1 0.5 3.7 3.7 1.00
NL (5 yrs) 2 1 .667 4.71 24 4 14 1 0 1 65.0 79 38 34 5 20 15 1 0 2 286 86 1.523 10.9 0.7 2.8 2.1 0.75

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1926 19 CHC NL 4.1 3 0 2 4.15 4.74 0.24 0.00 97.5 4.39 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .504 .500 $
1927 20 CHC NL 1.0 1 0 1 9.00 4.79 0.14 0.00 106.0 4.92 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .455 .500 $
1928 21 CHC NL 4.0 3 0 7 15.75 4.86 0.49 0.00 96.6 4.22 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .351 .497 $
1931 24 CHC NL 33.2 8 3 16 4.28 4.35 0.01 0.00 97.0 4.21 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.2 3 .498 .500 $
1932 25 BOS AL 72.1 20 8 46 5.72 5.33 -0.18 0.00 100.2 5.52 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.4 7 .491 .499 $
1933 26 BOS AL 129.0 47 7 81 5.65 5.05 -0.04 0.00 103.1 5.25 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.4 9 .486 .496 $
1934 27 BOS AL 206.1 41 22 112 4.89 5.19 -0.20 0.00 104.2 5.62 17 1.6 1.0 -0.1 3.3 42 .539 .510 $
1935 28 BOS AL 143.0 31 19 82 5.16 5.26 -0.07 0.00 104.7 5.57 7 0.7 1.0 -0.1 1.8 24 .521 .504 $
1936 29 BOS AL 32.2 9 3 24 6.61 5.51 -0.03 0.00 106.7 5.92 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 2 .475 .499 $
1936 29 PIT NL 22.0 9 1 12 4.91 4.53 -0.05 0.00 104.4 4.78 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 2 .496 .500 $
9 Seasons 648.1 172 63 383 5.32 5.14 -0.10 0.00 103.3 5.42 6 0.6 1.0 -0.4 5.8 84 .504 .500 $
BOS (5 yrs) 583.1 148 59 345 5.32 5.21 -0.12 0.00 103.7 5.53 12 1.2 1.0 -0.3 5.9 84 .508 .501 $
CHC (4 yrs) 43.0 15 3 26 5.44 4.45 0.08 0.00 97.3 4.25 -6 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .467 .499 $
PIT (1 yr) 22.0 9 1 12 4.91 4.53 -0.05 0.00 104.4 4.78 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 2 .496 .500 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1926 19 CHC NL 16 0.0% 0.0% 6.3% 88%
1927 20 CHC NL 7 0.0% 14.3% 42.9% 14%
1928 21 CHC NL 23 0.0% 8.7% 0.0% 87%
1931 24 CHC NL 148 1.4% 4.7% 6.8% 3.4% 13% 84%
1932 25 BOS AL 343 0.9% 7.6% 11.1% 2.6% 10% 78%
1933 26 BOS AL 586 1.0% 11.6% 11.4% 1.0% 4% 73%
1934 27 BOS AL 914 1.5% 10.0% 8.3% 2.5% 10% 78%
1935 28 BOS AL 628 0.6% 7.6% 8.4% 3.2% 13% 82%
1936 29 TOT MLB 240 2.9% 5.8% 5.8% 4.2% 15% 83%
1936 29 BOS AL 148 2.7% 6.1% 5.4% 4.7% 16% 84%
1936 29 PIT NL 92 3.3% 5.4% 6.5% 82%
9 Yrs 2905 1.2% 8.9% 9.0% 2.4% 10% 79%
MLB Averages 1.3% 7.9% 8.1% 3.2% 13% 80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1926 19 0 0 2.08 3 0 3 0 0 0 4.1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 203 1.385 10.4 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.00 203
1927 20 0 0 3.38 4 0 4 0 0 0 5.1 5 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 23 132 1.688 8.4 0.0 6.8 1.7 0.25 132
1928 21 0 0 8.68 7 0 7 0 0 0 9.1 18 10 9 0 4 3 0 0 0 46 50 2.357 17.4 0.0 3.9 2.9 0.75 50
1929 22 0 0 8.68 7 0 7 0 0 0 9.1 18 10 9 0 4 3 0 0 0 46 50 2.357 17.4 0.0 3.9 2.9 0.75 50
1930 23 0 0 8.68 7 0 7 0 0 0 9.1 18 10 9 0 4 3 0 0 0 46 50 2.357 17.4 0.0 3.9 2.9 0.75 50
1931 24 2 1 .667 4.81 15 3 10 1 0 0 43.0 57 26 23 2 14 10 1 0 0 194 83 1.651 11.9 0.4 2.9 2.1 0.71 83
1932 25 6 7 .462 5.07 35 11 20 4 1 0 115.1 150 72 65 5 52 36 4 0 2 537 85 1.751 11.7 0.4 4.1 2.8 0.69 85
1933 26 10 16 .385 4.83 82 18 50 5 1 3 244.1 292 153 131 11 119 104 6 0 3 1123 90 1.682 10.8 0.4 4.4 3.8 0.87 90
1934 27 23 31 .426 4.67 123 40 64 13 2 3 450.2 515 265 234 25 195 195 14 1 8 2036 97 1.575 10.3 0.5 3.9 3.9 1.00 97
1935 28 33 40 .452 4.62 154 59 69 23 3 5 593.2 670 347 305 29 248 243 18 1 11 2664 99 1.546 10.2 0.4 3.8 3.7 0.98 99
1936 29 35 41 .461 4.66 172 63 74 24 3 6 648.1 735 383 336 36 262 257 18 1 13 2907 99 1.538 10.2 0.5 3.6 3.6 0.98 99

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1926 19 0 0 2.25 4.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.500 11.3 2.3 0.0 0.00 0.0 3
1927 20 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3.000 0.0 27.0 9.0 0.33 0.0 1
1928 21 0 0 7.88 8.0 0 8 7 0 0 4 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 3
1931 24 2 1 .667 3.60 35.0 40 16 14 2 10 7 1 1.429 10.3 2.6 1.8 0.70 0.5 8
1932 25 4 4 .500 4.44 77.0 91 42 38 3 37 28 3 1.662 10.6 4.3 3.3 0.76 0.4 20
1933 26 8 7 .533 3.88 139.0 140 67 60 6 66 73 2 1.482 9.1 4.3 4.7 1.11 0.4 47
1934 27 13 11 .542 3.61 222.0 213 99 89 13 73 98 8 1.288 8.6 3.0 4.0 1.34 0.5 41
1935 28 9 8 .529 3.62 154.0 149 69 62 4 51 52 4 1.299 8.7 3.0 3.0 1.02 0.2 31
1936 29 3 3 .500 3.90 60.0 61 29 26 7 13 15 0 1.233 9.2 2.0 2.3 1.15 1.1 18
9 Yrs 39 34 .534 3.82 700.0 699 331 297 35 254 278 18 1.361 9.0 3.6 1.09 0.5 172

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 AL  3.969 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1933 AL  47 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1934 AL  91 (10th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1934 AL  1.197 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1934 AL  15 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1934 AL  5 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 AL  8 (1st)
1935 AL  4 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1933 AL  30 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1926 NL  born 1906-12-02 (4th)
1927 NL  born 1906-12-02 (6th)
1928 NL  born 1906-12-02 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1990), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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