Mickey Welch
Michael Francis Welch (Smiling Mickey)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 4, 1859 in Brooklyn, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1880
Final Game: May 17, 1892
Died: July 30, 1941 in Concord, NH
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1973.
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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
1880 20 TRO NL 34 30 .531 2.54 65 64 1 64 4 0 574.0 575 321 162 7 80 123 0 26 2387 99 1.141 9.0 0.1 1.3 1.9 1.54
1881 21 TRO NL 21 18 .538 2.67 40 40 0 40 4 0 368.0 371 186 109 7 78 104 0 11 1534 110 1.220 9.1 0.2 1.9 2.5 1.33
1882 22 TRO NL 14 16 .467 3.46 33 33 0 30 5 0 281.0 334 221 108 7 62 53 0 15 1256 82 1.409 10.7 0.2 2.0 1.7 0.85
1883 23 NYG NL 25 23 .521 2.73 54 52 2 46 4 0 426.0 431 271 129 11 66 144 0 27 1829 114 1.167 9.1 0.2 1.4 3.0 2.18
1884 24 NYG NL 39 21 .650 2.50 65 65 1 62 4 0 557.1 528 275 155 12 146 345 0 0 39 2370 121 1.209 8.5 0.2 2.4 5.6 2.36
1885 25 NYG NL 44 11 .800 1.66 56 55 1 55 7 1 492.0 372 170 91 4 131 258 0 1 39 1963 164 1.022 6.8 0.1 2.4 4.7 1.97
1886 26 NYG NL 33 22 .600 2.99 59 59 0 56 1 0 500.0 514 279 166 13 163 272 0 0 51 2151 109 1.354 9.3 0.2 2.9 4.9 1.67
1887 27 NYG NL 22 15 .595 3.36 41 40 0 39 2 0 346.0 339 191 129 7 91 115 5 0 16 1438 112 1.243 8.8 0.2 2.4 3.0 1.26
1888 28 NYG NL 26 19 .578 1.93 47 47 0 47 5 0 425.1 328 156 91 12 108 167 14 0 17 1710 141 1.025 6.9 0.3 2.3 3.5 1.55
1889 29 NYG NL 27 12 .692 3.02 45 41 4 39 3 2 375.0 340 196 126 14 149 125 10 0 18 1548 134 1.304 8.2 0.3 3.6 3.0 0.84
1890 30 NYG NL 17 14 .548 2.99 37 37 0 33 2 0 292.1 268 145 97 5 122 97 0 0 6 0 113 1.334 8.3 0.2 3.8 3.0 0.80
1891 31 NYG NL 5 9 .357 4.28 22 15 6 14 0 1 160.0 176 136 76 7 97 46 0 0 9 0 75 1.706 9.9 0.4 5.5 2.6 0.47
1892 32 NYG NL 0 0 14.40 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 11 9 8 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 22 3.000 19.8 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25
13 Seasons 307 210 .594 2.71 565 549 15 525 41 4 4802.0 4587 2556 1447 106 1297 1850 29 1 274 18186 114 1.225 8.6 0.2 2.4 3.5 1.43
162 Game Avg. 19 13 .594 2.71 34 34 1 32 3 0 293 280 156 88 6 79 113 0 17 1110 114 1.225 8.6 0.2 2.4 3.5 1.43
NYG (10 yrs) 238 146 .620 2.69 427 412 14 391 28 4 3579.0 3307 1828 1068 85 1077 1570 29 1 222 13009 119 1.225 8.3 0.2 2.7 3.9 1.46
TRO (3 yrs) 69 64 .519 2.79 138 137 1 134 13 0 1223.0 1280 728 379 21 220 280 0 52 5177 97 1.226 9.4 0.2 1.6 2.1 1.27

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1888 28 NYG NL WS W STL 1 1 .500 2.65 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 10 8 5 0 9 2 1.118 5.3 0.0 4.8 1.1 0.22
1889 29 NYG NL WS W BRO 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 11 8 5 1 3 1 2.800 19.8 1.8 5.4 1.8 0.33
2 Seasons (2 Series) 1 2 .333 4.09 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.0 21 16 10 1 12 3 1.500 8.6 0.4 4.9 1.2 0.25
2 WS 1 2 .333 4.09 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.0 21 16 10 1 12 3 1.500 8.6 0.4 4.9 1.2 0.25

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1880 20 34 30 .531 2.54 65 64 1 64 4 0 574.0 575 321 162 7 80 123 0 26 2387 99 1.141 9.0 0.1 1.3 1.9 1.54 99
1881 21 55 48 .534 2.59 105 104 1 104 8 0 942.0 946 507 271 14 158 227 0 37 3921 104 1.172 9.0 0.1 1.5 2.2 1.44 104
1882 22 69 64 .519 2.79 138 137 1 134 13 0 1223.0 1280 728 379 21 220 280 0 52 5177 97 1.226 9.4 0.2 1.6 2.1 1.27 97
1883 23 94 87 .519 2.77 192 189 3 180 17 0 1649.0 1711 999 508 32 286 424 0 79 7006 102 1.211 9.3 0.2 1.6 2.3 1.48 102
1884 24 133 108 .552 2.70 257 254 4 242 21 0 2206.1 2239 1274 663 44 432 769 0 0 118 9376 106 1.211 9.1 0.2 1.8 3.1 1.78 106
1885 25 177 119 .598 2.51 313 309 5 297 28 1 2698.1 2611 1444 754 48 563 1027 0 1 157 11339 113 1.176 8.7 0.2 1.9 3.4 1.82 113
1886 26 210 141 .598 2.59 372 368 5 353 29 1 3198.1 3125 1723 920 61 726 1299 0 1 208 13490 112 1.204 8.8 0.2 2.0 3.7 1.79 112
1887 27 232 156 .598 2.66 413 408 5 392 31 1 3544.1 3464 1914 1049 68 817 1414 5 1 224 14928 112 1.208 8.8 0.2 2.1 3.6 1.73 112
1888 28 258 175 .596 2.58 460 455 5 439 36 1 3969.2 3792 2070 1140 80 925 1581 19 1 241 16638 115 1.188 8.6 0.2 2.1 3.6 1.71 115
1889 29 285 187 .604 2.62 505 496 9 478 39 3 4344.2 4132 2266 1266 94 1074 1706 29 1 259 18186 117 1.198 8.6 0.2 2.2 3.5 1.59 117
1890 30 302 201 .600 2.65 542 533 9 511 41 3 4637.0 4400 2411 1363 99 1196 1803 29 1 265 18186 116 1.207 8.5 0.2 2.3 3.5 1.51 116
1891 31 307 210 .594 2.70 564 548 15 525 41 4 4797.0 4576 2547 1439 106 1293 1849 29 1 274 18186 114 1.223 8.6 0.2 2.4 3.5 1.43 114
1892 32 307 210 .594 2.71 565 549 15 525 41 4 4802.0 4587 2556 1447 106 1297 1850 29 1 274 18186 114 1.225 8.6 0.2 2.4 3.5 1.43 114

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1880 20 95 29 .766 2.20 1123.0 1037 304 274 13 144 241 0 1.052 8.3 1.2 1.9 1.67 0.1 65
1881 21 62 18 .775 2.14 725.0 646 191 172 12 136 205 0 1.079 8.0 1.7 2.5 1.51 0.1 40
1882 22 42 20 .677 2.73 566.0 588 191 172 12 109 107 0 1.231 9.3 1.7 1.7 0.98 0.2 33
1883 23 67 16 .807 1.94 755.0 632 181 163 16 97 255 0 0.966 7.5 1.2 3.0 2.63 0.2 54
1884 24 76 17 .817 1.86 837.0 671 192 173 15 186 518 0 1.024 7.2 2.0 5.6 2.78 0.2 65
1885 25 70 10 .875 1.52 721.0 520 136 122 6 183 378 0 0.975 6.5 2.3 4.7 2.07 0.1 56
1886 26 52 21 .712 2.50 665.0 619 206 185 16 196 362 0 1.226 8.4 2.7 4.9 1.85 0.2 59
1887 27 34 15 .694 2.59 449.0 379 143 129 8 102 149 6 1.071 7.6 2.0 3.0 1.46 0.2 41
1888 28 44 11 .800 1.98 499.0 394 122 110 14 130 196 17 1.050 7.1 2.3 3.5 1.51 0.3 47
1889 29 38 12 .760 2.27 456.0 353 128 115 15 155 152 10 1.114 7.0 3.1 3.0 0.98 0.3 45
1890 30 0.00 0.0 0 109 98 0 0 0 0 37
1891 31 0.00 0.0 0 82 74 0 0 0 0 22
1892 32 0.00 0.0 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 580 169 .774 2.38 6796.0 5839 1993 1794 127 1438 2563 33 1.071 7.7 3.4 1.78 0.2 565

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 VC

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1880 NL  2.540 (10th)
1881 NL  2.666 (10th)
1883 NL  2.725 (10th)
1884 NL  2.503 (10th)
1885 NL  1.665 (2nd)
1886 NL  2.988 (10th)
1887 NL  3.355 (8th)
1888 NL  1.926 (4th)
1889 NL  3.024 (3rd)
Career  2.712 (78th)

Wins s c a p y
1880 NL  34 (4th)
1881 NL  21 (9th)
1883 NL  25 (6th)
1884 NL  39 (4th)
1885 NL  44 (2nd)
1886 NL  33 (4th)
1887 NL  22 (8th)
1888 NL  26 (6th)
1889 NL  27 (4th)
Career  307 (20th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1880 NL  .531 (6th)
1881 NL  .538 (5th)
1884 NL  .650 (6th)
1885 NL  .800 (1st)
1886 NL  .600 (9th)
1887 NL  .595 (9th)
1888 NL  .578 (8th)
1889 NL  .692 (2nd)
Career  .594 (132nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1880 NL  1.141 (9th)
1881 NL  1.220 (9th)
1883 NL  1.167 (7th)
1885 NL  1.022 (4th)
1887 NL  1.243 (6th)
1888 NL  1.025 (9th)
1889 NL  1.304 (4th)
Career  1.225 (191st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1880 NL  9.016 (9th)
1881 NL  9.073 (8th)
1883 NL  9.106 (8th)
1884 NL  8.526 (10th)
1885 NL  6.805 (2nd)
1887 NL  8.818 (4th)
1888 NL  6.940 (3rd)
1889 NL  8.160 (2nd)
1890 NL  8.251 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1883 NL  1.394 (9th)
1887 NL  2.367 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1881 NL  2.544 (10th)
1884 NL  5.571 (8th)
1885 NL  4.720 (4th)
1886 NL  4.896 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1880 NL  65 (4th)
1881 NL  40 (9th)
1883 NL  54 (6th)
1884 NL  65 (4th)
1885 NL  56 (2nd)
1886 NL  59 (2nd)
1887 NL  41 (8th)
1888 NL  47 (5th)
1889 NL  45 (6th)
Career  565 (221st)

Saves s c a p y
1885 NL  1 (3rd)
1889 NL  2 (1st)
1891 NL  1 (5th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1880 NL  574.0 (4th)
1881 NL  368.0 (8th)
1883 NL  426.0 (6th)
1884 NL  557.3 (4th)
1885 NL  492.0 (2nd)
1886 NL  500.0 (3rd)
1887 NL  346.0 (8th)
1888 NL  425.3 (5th)
1889 NL  375.0 (5th)
Career  4802.0 (17th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1880 NL  123 (7th)
1881 NL  104 (9th)
1883 NL  144 (10th)
1884 NL  345 (4th)
1885 NL  258 (2nd)
1886 NL  272 (4th)
1887 NL  115 (9th)
1888 NL  167 (7th)
1889 NL  125 (9th)
Career  1850 (80th)

Games Started s c a p y
1880 NL  64 (4th)
1881 NL  40 (8th)
1883 NL  52 (6th)
1884 NL  65 (4th)
1885 NL  55 (2nd)
1886 NL  59 (2nd)
1887 NL  40 (9th)
1888 NL  47 (5th)
1889 NL  41 (7th)
Career  549 (30th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1880 NL  64 (2nd)
1881 NL  40 (8th)
1883 NL  46 (6th)
1884 NL  62 (4th)
1885 NL  55 (2nd)
1886 NL  56 (3rd)
1887 NL  39 (9th)
1888 NL  47 (5th)
1889 NL  39 (3rd)
Career  525 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1880 NL  4 (5th)
1881 NL  4 (5th)
1882 NL  5 (2nd)
1883 NL  4 (2nd)
1884 NL  4 (6th)
1885 NL  7 (2nd)
1887 NL  2 (5th)
1888 NL  5 (5th)
1889 NL  3 (3rd)
1890 NL  2 (8th)
Career  41 (41st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1880 NL  7 (2nd)
1881 NL  7 (2nd)
1882 NL  7 (6th)
1883 NL  11 (3rd)
1884 NL  12 (8th)
1886 NL  13 (4th)
1888 NL  12 (9th)
1889 NL  14 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1880 NL  80 (2nd)
1881 NL  78 (5th)
1882 NL  62 (7th)
1883 NL  66 (4th)
1884 NL  146 (1st)
1885 NL  131 (1st)
1886 NL  163 (1st)
1888 NL  108 (3rd)
1889 NL  149 (4th)
1890 NL  122 (9th)
Career  1297 (34th)

Hits s c a p y
1880 NL  575 (2nd)
1881 NL  371 (8th)
1882 NL  334 (10th)
1883 NL  431 (8th)
1884 NL  528 (2nd)
1885 NL  372 (5th)
1886 NL  514 (3rd)
1888 NL  328 (8th)
1889 NL  340 (9th)
Career  4587 (17th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1884 NL  2.363 (10th)
1885 NL  1.970 (10th)
1887 NL  1.264 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1884 NL  .194 (4th)
1885 NL  .073 (3rd)
1886 NL  .234 (10th)
1887 NL  .182 (1st)
1890 NL  .154 (7th)
Career  .199 (165th)

Losses s c a p y
1880 NL  30 (4th)
1881 NL  18 (7th)
1882 NL  16 (10th)
1883 NL  23 (5th)
1884 NL  21 (7th)
1886 NL  22 (7th)
1888 NL  19 (10th)
Career  210 (36th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1880 NL  162 (1st)
1881 NL  109 (7th)
1882 NL  108 (9th)
1883 NL  129 (7th)
1884 NL  155 (3rd)
1886 NL  166 (4th)
Career  1447 (45th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1880 NL  26 (3rd)
1882 NL  15 (9th)
1883 NL  27 (5th)
1884 NL  39 (4th)
1885 NL  39 (2nd)
1886 NL  51 (2nd)
1888 NL  17 (9th)
1889 NL  18 (4th)
Career  274 (2nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1888 NL  14 (4th)
1889 NL  10 (9th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1880 NL  2387 (3rd)
1881 NL  1534 (8th)
1883 NL  1829 (6th)
1884 NL  2370 (4th)
1885 NL  1963 (2nd)
1886 NL  2151 (3rd)
1887 NL  1438 (10th)
1888 NL  1710 (5th)
1889 NL  1548 (7th)
Career  18186 (28th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1883 NL  2 (10th)
1885 NL  1 (6th)
1889 NL  4 (7th)
1891 NL  6 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1880 NL  99 (10th)
1881 NL  110 (6th)
1883 NL  114 (10th)
1884 NL  121 (10th)
1885 NL  164 (2nd)
1886 NL  109 (10th)
1888 NL  141 (4th)
1889 NL  134 (3rd)
Career  114 (232nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1880 NL  born 1859-07-04 (10th)
1881 NL  born 1859-07-04 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 6 (368), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 236 (26), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 199 (22), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 58 (19), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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