Mike Welch

Michael Paul Welch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 25, 1972 in Haverhill, MA
High School: Nashua HS (Nashua, NH)
School: University of Southern Maine (Gorham, ME)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1998
Team: Phillies 1998

Final Game: September 27, 1998
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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
1993	20	NYM-min	A-	3	1	.750	1.45	17	0	14	0	0	9	31.0	23	9	5	0	6	1	34	0	1	3	126		0.935	6.7	0.0	1.7	9.9	5.67	PFD · NYPL
1994	21	NYM-min	A	7	11	.389	3.61	24	24	0	5	2	0	159.2	151	81	64	14	33	0	127	11	0	5	667		1.152	8.5	0.8	1.9	7.2	3.85	CLM · SALL
1995	22	NYM-min	A+,AA	4	4	.500	5.32	45	6	34	0	0	15	71.0	96	50	42	7	18	4	53	6	0	4	325		1.606	12.2	0.9	2.3	6.7	2.94	SCE,BNG · FLOR,EL
1996	23	NYM-min	AA,AAA	4	3	.571	4.53	56	0	42	0	0	29	59.2	63	33	30	4	12	0	59	3	0	0	252		1.257	9.5	0.6	1.8	8.9	4.92	BNG,NFK · EL,IL
1997	24	NYM-min	AAA	2	2	.500	3.66	46	0	38	0	0	20	51.2	53	21	21	6	16	2	35	1	0	0	216		1.335	9.2	1.0	2.8	6.1	2.19	NFK · IL
1998	25	PHI-min	AAA	3	4	.429	5.97	31	6	9	0	0	2	75.1	98	56	50	5	17	6	32	6	0	1	342		1.527	11.7	0.6	2.0	3.8	1.88	SWB · IL
1998	25	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	8.27	10	2	0	0	0	0	20.2	26	19	19	7	7	0	15	2	0	0	94	54	1.597	11.3	3.0	3.0	6.5	2.14
1999	26	NYM-PHI-min	AAA	3	4	.429	5.80	37	5	16	0	0	0	66.2	78	47	43	8	26	1	28	3	0	4	298		1.560	10.5	1.1	3.5	3.8	1.08	NFK,SWB · IL
2000		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1 Yr				0	2	.000	8.27	10	2	0	0	0	0	20.2	26	19	19	7	7	0	15	2	0	0	94	54	1.597	11.3	3.0	3.0	6.5	2.14
162 Game Avg.				0	11	.000	8.27	57	11	0	0	0	0	117	147	108	108	40	40	0	85	11	0	0	533	54	1.597	11.3	3.0	3.0	6.5	2.14

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
1998	25	PHI	NL	20.2	10	2	19	8.27	4.64	0.25	-0.20	100.6	4.22	-9	-0.9	.6	0.1	-0.6	-7	.412	.495	$
1 Season				20.2	10	2	19	8.27	4.64	0.25	-0.20	100.6	4.22	-9	-0.9	.6	0.1	-0.6	-7	.412	.495	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1998	25	PHI	NL	10	94	84	19	26	8	1	7	2	0	7	15	.310	.376	.679	1.055	.306	57	2	2	1	0	0	0
1 Yr				10	94	84	19	26	8	1	7	2	0	7	15	.310	.376	.679	1.055	.306	57	2	2	1	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				57	533	476	108	147	45	6	40	11	0	40	85	.310	.376	.679	1.055	.306	323	11	11	6	0	0	0
MLB Averages																.266	.335	.420	.755	.300

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1998	25	PHI	NL	-7.8	-0.7	96	-0.4	0.9	-1.3	.58	-0.8	0.1	-5.1	-0.5	0.58	-9.1	0	3	5
1 Yr				-7.8	-0.7	96	-0.4	0.9	-1.3	.58	-0.8	0.1	-5.1	-0.5	0.58	-9.1	0	3	5

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS	Pit/GS	<80	80-99	100-119	≥120	Max
1998	25	PHI	NL	10	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	13.0	13	13	2	2	0	0	1.5	0.0	3.2	87	0	2	0	0	87
1 Yr				10	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	13	13	13	2	2	0	0	1.5	0.0	3.2	87	0	2	0	0	87
MLB Averages													.500						49%	49	105	-21					4.8	4.8	6.1	96

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1998	25	PHI	NL	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	8	0	0%	5	.585	0	3	5	0	0	8	3	5	6	0	6	0	5.4	21
1 Yr				10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	8	0	0%		.585	0	3	5	0	0	8	3	5	6	0	6	0	5.4	21

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%
1998	25	PHI	NL	94	62%	7.5%	16.0%	7.5%	17.0%	62%	0.73	1.14	66%	27%	18.4%	5%	13	2	15%
1 Yr				94	62%	7.5%	16.0%	7.5%	17.0%	62%	0.73	1.14	66%	27%	18.4%	5%	13	2	15%
MLB Averages					45%	2.7%	16.9%	8.7%	7.8%	33%	0.80	1.10	70%	21%	7.8%	14%			10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1998	25	PHI	NL	94	340	3.62	217	64%	33%	10%	25%	32%	67%	0%	43%	86%	69%	3%	3	2	26%	24	11	1	27%	3	1	0	0	0
1 Yr				94	340	3.62	217	64%	33%	10%	25%	32%	67%	0%	43%	86%	69%	3%	3	2	26%	24	11	1	27%	3	1	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.70		62%	26%	15%	26%	32%	74%	1%	45%	79%	57%	5%			19%				29%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1998	25	PHI	NL	94	26	5	0	7	0	3	4	3	3	4	6	2	1	33%	0	0	0	34	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				94	26	5	0	7	0	3	4	3	3	4	6	2	1	33%	0	0	0	34	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																		53%							69%

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+
1998	25	0	2	.000	8.27	10	2	0	0	0	0	20.2	26	19	19	7	7	0	15	2	0	0	94	54	1.597	11.3	3.0	3.0	6.5	2.14	54

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
1998	25	0	2	.000	8.10	20.0	25	20	18	7	7	15	2	1.600	11.3	3.2	6.8	2.14	3.2	10
1 Yr		0	2	.000	8.10	20.0	25	20	18	7	7	15	2	1.600	11.3		6.8	2.14	3.2	10

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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