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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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 10:00AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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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 96 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 98 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 Seasons 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) AL 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) NL 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1926 19 CHC NL 4.1 0 2 2 0 1.0 0 0.0 $
1927 20 CHC NL 1.0 0 1 1 0 1.0 0 0.0 $
1928 21 CHC NL 4.0 0 7 2 0 1.0 -5 -0.5 $
1931 24 CHC NL 33.2 3 16 19 0 1.0 3 0.3 $
1932 25 BOS AL 72.1 8 46 49 -1 1.0 3 0.3 $
1933 26 BOS AL 129.0 7 81 82 0 1.0 1 0.3 $
1934 27 BOS AL 206.1 22 112 137 -3 1.0 25 3.4 $
1935 28 BOS AL 143.0 19 82 93 -1 1.0 11 1.7 $
1936 29 BOS AL 32.2 3 24 24 0 1.0 0 0.1 $
1936 29 PIT NL 22.0 1 12 13 0 1.0 1 0.1 $
9 Seasons 648.1 63 383 422 -5 1.0 39 5.7 $
BOS (5 yrs) 583.1 59 345 385 -5 1.0 40 5.8 $
CHC (4 yrs) 43.0 3 26 24 0 1.0 -2 -0.2 $
PIT (1 yr) 22.0 1 12 13 0 1.0 1 0.1 $

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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
1926 19 CHC NL 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 435 1 0 0 /1
1927 20 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1928 21 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1931 24 CHC NL 8 12 12 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 .417 .417 .583 1.000 164 7 0 0 /1
1932 25 BOS AL 23 37 36 5 9 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 9 .250 .250 .389 .639 67 14 0 1 1
1933 26 BOS AL 47 40 37 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .162 .184 .189 .373 -2 7 0 2 1
1934 27 BOS AL 41 82 74 5 15 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 17 .203 .224 .216 .440 12 16 0 6 1
1935 28 BOS AL 31 60 50 8 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 8 9 .180 .293 .220 .513 31 11 0 2 1
1936 29 TOT MLB 18 21 18 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .278 .381 .333 .714 80 6 0 0 0 1
1936 29 BOS AL 9 13 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .273 .385 .273 .657 61 3 0 0 /1
1936 29 PIT NL 9 8 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 114 3 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 175 253 228 27 50 9 0 1 20 0 0 14 43 .219 .264 .272 .536 38 62 0 0 11
162 Game Avg. 162 234 211 25 46 8 0 1 19 0 13 40 .219 .264 .272 .536 38 57 0 10
BOS (5 yrs) 151 232 208 23 42 6 0 1 18 0 0 13 41 .202 .249 .245 .494 26 51 0 11
CHC (4 yrs) 15 13 13 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 .462 .462 .615 1.077 185 8 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 9 8 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 114 3 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 151 232 208 23 42 6 0 1 18 0 0 13 41 .202 .249 .245 .494 26 51 0 11
NL (5 yrs) 24 21 20 4 8 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 .400 .429 .550 .979 159 11 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1926 19 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1931 24 CHC NL 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ /1
1932 25 BOS AL 37 -3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1933 26 BOS AL 40 -6 0 0 0 0 3 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1934 27 BOS AL 82 -10 0 0 0 0 6 3 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1935 28 BOS AL 60 -5 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1936 29 BOS AL 13 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ /1
1936 29 PIT NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
7 Seasons 253 -24 0 0 0 0 18 7 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $
BOS (5 yrs) 232 -25 0 0 0 0 16 7 -2 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $
CHC (2 yrs) 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $
PIT (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1926 CHC NL 19 P 3 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.49 2.53
1927 CHC NL 20 P 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1928 CHC NL 21 P 3 0 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 .970 2.48 2.40
1931 CHC NL 24 P 8 3 1 33.2 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.41 1.13 .959 2.22 2.19
1932 BOS AL 25 P 20 8 3 72.1 19 1 17 1 0 .947 2.24 0.90 .958 2.24 2.23
1933 BOS AL 26 P 47 7 1 129.0 35 1 33 1 0 .971 2.37 0.72 .960 2.28 2.27
1934 BOS AL 27 P 41 22 8 206.1 49 9 40 0 3 1.000 2.14 1.20 .956 2.14 2.11
1935 BOS AL 28 P 31 19 10 143.0 33 5 27 1 2 .970 2.01 1.03 .949 2.15 2.14
1936 TOT MLB 29 P 18 4 1 54.2 13 2 10 1 0 .923 1.98 0.67 .955 2.12 2.13
1936 BOS AL 29 P 9 3 1 32.2 10 1 8 1 0 .900 2.48 1.00 .956 1.98 1.96
1936 PIT NL 29 P 9 1 0 22.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.33 .950 2.33 2.31
9 Seasons P 172 63 24 648.1 159 20 135 4 5 .975 2.15 0.90 .956 2.19 2.19
9 Seasons TOT 172 63 24 648.1 159 20 135 4 5 .975 2.15 0.90 .956 2.19 2.19
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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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)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1933 AL  47 (3rd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1934 AL  1.000 (1st)

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 (1863), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1984), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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