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Mickey Welch

Michael Francis Welch (Smiling Mickey)

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 4, 1859 in Brooklyn, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1880
Teams (by GP): Giants/Gothams/Trojans 1880-1892

Final Game: May 17, 1892
Died: July 30, 1941 in Concord, NH
Buried: Ascension Cemetery, Lake Forest, CA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1973.
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Hall of Fame

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
1880 20 TRO NL 66 256 251 25 72 20 3 0 27 5 24 .287 .301 .390 .691 128 98 0 *1/O
1881 21 TRO NL 40 149 148 12 30 10 0 0 11 1 16 .203 .208 .270 .478 46 40 0 1
1882 22 TRO NL 38 156 151 26 37 6 0 1 17 5 16 .245 .269 .305 .574 88 46 0 1/O
1883 23 NYG NL 84 330 320 42 75 13 5 2 30 10 38 .234 .258 .325 .583 76 104 0 1O
1884 24 NYG NL 71 265 249 47 60 14 3 3 29 16 49 .241 .287 .357 .644 98 89 0 1/O
1885 25 NYG NL 56 213 199 28 41 8 0 2 19 14 39 .206 .258 .276 .535 73 55 0 1
1886 26 NYG NL 59 220 213 17 46 4 2 0 18 3 7 47 .216 .241 .254 .494 49 54 0 1/O
1887 27 NYG NL 41 155 148 16 36 4 2 2 15 2 6 1 .243 .277 .338 .615 73 50 1 1/O
1888 28 NYG NL 47 171 169 16 32 5 0 2 10 4 1 33 .189 .199 .254 .453 44 43 1 1
1889 29 NYG NL 45 161 156 20 30 5 1 0 12 0 5 27 .192 .217 .237 .455 25 37 0 1
1890 30 NYG NL 37 133 123 15 22 4 0 0 10 1 9 25 .179 .241 .211 .452 34 26 1 1
1891 31 NYG NL 22 74 71 4 10 0 0 0 4 0 3 13 .141 .176 .141 .317 -5 10 0 1
1892 32 NYG NL 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 102 1 0 /1
13 Yrs 607 2286 2201 268 492 93 16 12 202 10 82 329 .224 .252 .297 .549 68 653 3
162 Game Avg. 162 610 587 72 131 25 4 3 54 22 88 .224 .252 .297 .549 68 174 1
NYG (10 yrs) 463 1725 1651 205 353 57 13 11 147 10 71 273 .214 .248 .284 .532 60 469 3
TRO (3 yrs) 144 561 550 63 139 36 3 1 55 11 56 .253 .267 .335 .602 94 184 0

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
1880 20 TRO NL 66 256 6 0 0 0 7 13 1.2 8 21 1.2 .520 .508 1.3 -0.0 21 $ *1/O
1881 21 TRO NL 40 149 -10 0 0 0 7 -3 -0.3 4 2 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.3 -0.0 2 $ 1
1882 22 TRO NL 38 156 -2 0 0 -1 4 1 0.1 5 6 0.1 .503 .501 0.2 -0.2 7 $ 1/O
1883 23 NYG NL 84 330 -10 0 0 -4 9 -5 -0.6 10 5 -0.6 .495 .497 -0.1 -0.6 9 $ 1O
1884 24 NYG NL 71 265 -3 0 0 -2 9 5 0.3 8 13 0.3 .506 .503 0.6 -0.3 15 $ 1/O
1885 25 NYG NL 56 213 -7 0 0 0 10 3 0.2 6 10 0.2 .505 .502 0.3 -0.0 10 $ 1
1886 26 NYG NL 59 220 -15 -0 0 -1 10 -6 -0.7 7 1 -0.7 .490 .496 -0.5 -0.1 2 $ 1/O
1887 27 NYG NL 41 155 -5 -1 0 0 12 6 0.4 5 11 0.4 .513 .503 0.5 -0.1 11 $ 1/O
1888 28 NYG NL 47 171 -12 -1 0 0 11 -1 -0.1 5 4 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 -0.0 4 $ 1
1889 29 NYG NL 45 161 -18 0 0 0 13 -5 -0.5 5 -0 -0.5 .490 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -0 $2,800 1
1890 30 NYG NL 37 133 -11 -0 0 0 10 -1 -0.2 4 3 -0.2 .497 .499 -0.2 -0.1 3 $ 1
1891 31 NYG NL 22 74 -10 0 0 0 6 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .484 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -2 $3,500 1
1892 32 NYG NL 1 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .509 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
13 Seasons 607 2286 -96 -2 0 -8 109 3 -0.6 69 72 -0.6 .501 .500 0.9 -1.5 80 $6,300
NYG (10 yrs) 463 1725 -91 -2 0 -7 91 -9 -1.6 52 44 -1.6 .498 .500 -0.3 -1.3 51 $6,300
TRO (3 yrs) 144 561 -5 0 0 -1 18 12 1.0 17 28 1.0 .508 .502 1.2 -0.2 29 $

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
1880 20 TRO NL 256 179 29 4.3 64 .317 .287 .251 .301 .274 .390 .331 .691 .605 128 .638 7.7 0.9 .104
1881 21 TRO NL 149 118 8 1.8 78 .227 .203 .269 .208 .300 .270 .353 .478 .653 46 .214 -9.0 -1.0 .068
1882 22 TRO NL 156 114 12 2.8 67 .269 .245 .248 .269 .276 .305 .338 .574 .613 88 .384 -1.8 -0.2 .060
1883 23 NYG NL 330 245 27 2.9 80 .261 .234 .267 .258 .294 .325 .368 .583 .662 76 .362 -9.5 -1.0 .091
1884 24 NYG NL 265 189 26 3.6 76 .289 .241 .255 .287 .295 .357 .353 .644 .648 98 .496 -0.1 -0.0 .116
1885 25 NYG NL 213 158 14 2.3 69 .247 .206 .247 .258 .290 .276 .330 .535 .620 73 .338 -5.6 -0.6 .070
1886 26 NYG NL 220 167 13 2.0 81 .277 .216 .260 .241 .310 .254 .356 .494 .666 49 .248 -13.4 -1.5 .383 .085 .038 .0
1887 27 NYG NL 155 112 14 3.3 94 .234 .243 .270 .277 .327 .338 .384 .615 .711 73 .365 -5.7 -0.6 .527 .149 .095 2.0
1888 28 NYG NL 171 137 8 1.5 71 .224 .189 .245 .199 .292 .254 .335 .453 .627 44 .203 -10.8 -1.3 .358 .095 .065 2.7
1889 29 NYG NL 161 126 8 1.7 99 .233 .192 .278 .217 .350 .237 .379 .455 .729 25 .148 -16.7 -1.7 .333 .077 .045
1890 30 NYG NL 133 101 6 1.6 85 .224 .179 .255 .241 .331 .211 .345 .452 .675 34 .156 -10.2 -1.1 .366 .114 .033 .0
1891 31 NYG NL 74 61 2 0.9 83 .172 .141 .253 .176 .326 .141 .344 .317 .670 -5 .059 -9.4 -1.0 .213 .042 .000
1892 32 NYG NL 3 2 0 0.0 80 .500 .333 .251 .333 .324 .333 .335 .667 .659 102 .000 -0.0 0.0 .500 .000 .000
13 Yrs 2286 1709 167 2.6 78 .258 .224 .258 .252 .302 .297 .352 .549 .653 68 .339 -84.5 -9.1 .438 .115 .073 10.9
162 Game Avg. 610 456 45 2.6 78 .258 .224 .258 .252 .302 .297 .352 .549 .653 68 .339 -84.5 -9.1 .438 .115 .073 3
NYG (10 yrs) 1725 1298 118 2.4 81 .250 .214 .259 .248 .308 .284 .356 .532 .664 60 .298 -81.4 -8.8 .204 .051 .070 15.7
TRO (3 yrs) 561 411 49 3.2 69 .280 .253 .255 .267 .281 .335 .339 .602 .620 94 .465 -3.1 -0.3 .082

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
1888 28 NYG NL WS STL W 0 7 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 2 0
1889 29 NYG NL WS BRO W 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 2 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 0 10 10 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .300 .400 .700 4 0
2 WS 0 10 10 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .300 .400 .700 4 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
1880 20 66 256 251 25 72 20 3 0 27 5 24 .287 .301 .390 .691 128 98 0
1881 21 106 405 399 37 102 30 3 0 38 6 40 .256 .267 .346 .613 96 138 0
1882 22 144 561 550 63 139 36 3 1 55 11 56 .253 .267 .335 .602 94 184 0
1883 23 228 891 870 105 214 49 8 3 85 21 94 .246 .264 .331 .595 87 288 0
1884 24 299 1156 1119 152 274 63 11 6 114 37 143 .245 .269 .337 .606 90 377 0
1885 25 355 1369 1318 180 315 71 11 8 133 51 182 .239 .267 .328 .595 87 432 0
1886 26 414 1589 1531 197 361 75 13 8 151 3 58 229 .236 .264 .317 .581 82 486 0
1887 27 455 1744 1679 213 397 79 15 10 166 5 64 230 .236 .265 .319 .584 81 536 1
1888 28 502 1915 1848 229 429 84 15 12 176 9 65 263 .232 .259 .313 .572 77 579 2
1889 29 547 2076 2004 249 459 89 16 12 188 9 70 290 .229 .256 .307 .563 73 616 2
1890 30 584 2209 2127 264 481 93 16 12 198 10 79 315 .226 .255 .302 .557 71 642 3
1891 31 606 2283 2198 268 491 93 16 12 202 10 82 328 .223 .252 .297 .549 68 652 3
1892 32 607 2286 2201 268 492 93 16 12 202 10 82 329 .224 .252 .297 .549 68 653 3

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
1880 20 126 480 471 44 130 36 5 0 47 0 9 46 .276 .290 .374 .663 51 66
1881 21 77 283 281 19 53 18 0 0 18 0 2 31 .189 .194 .253 .447 14 40
1882 22 72 292 283 44 66 11 0 2 29 0 9 30 .233 .257 .293 .550 21 38
1883 23 137 522 508 54 107 19 7 3 38 0 14 62 .211 .232 .293 .525 34 84
1884 24 101 363 343 52 74 17 4 4 32 0 20 70 .216 .259 .324 .583 28 71
1885 25 82 307 288 37 57 11 0 3 25 0 19 57 .198 .248 .267 .515 19 56
1886 26 77 281 273 19 55 5 2 0 20 4 8 61 .201 .224 .234 .459 14 59
1887 27 52 188 181 15 38 4 2 2 14 2 6 1 .210 .239 .287 .527 13 41
1888 28 56 202 200 18 37 6 0 2 11 5 1 39 .185 .193 .245 .438 10 47
1889 29 55 189 184 18 31 5 1 0 11 0 5 33 .168 .190 .207 .397 7 45
1890 30 44 156 145 15 24 4 0 0 10 1 10 30 .166 .224 .193 .417 6 37
1891 31 26 84 81 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 3 15 .111 .143 .111 .254 1 22
1892 32 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
13 Yrs 906 3350 3241 338 681 136 21 16 258 12 106 476 .210 .236 .280 .516 218 607
162 Game Avg. 162 599 580 60 122 24 4 3 46 19 85 .210 .236 .280 .516 39 607

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1973 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1973
by Veteran's Committee

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1880 NL  6.1 (5th)
1881 NL  5.3 (6th)
1884 NL  11.9 (4th)
1885 NL  10.1 (2nd)
1888 NL  7.4 (4th)
1889 NL  5.8 (8th)
Career  58.7 (154th)

Doubles s c a p y
1880 NL  20 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1880 NL  born 1859-07-04 (9th)
1881 NL  born 1859-07-04 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  3. John Clarkson (953) *
  4. Charlie Buffinton (947)
  5. Old Hoss Radbourn (935) *
  6. George Bradley (935)
  7. Tommy Bond (931)
  8. Clark Griffith (928) *
  9. Pete Alexander (927) *
  10. Ted Lyons (926) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  5. Sid Farrar (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Amos Rusie (963) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jim McCormick (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jim McCormick (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jim McCormick (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Kid Nichols (953) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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