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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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
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

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 - 3 (421), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 154 (24), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 198 (22), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 58 (19), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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