Chris Welsh
Christopher Charles Welsh
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 14, 1955 in Wilmington, DE
School: University of South Florida
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 21st round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1981
Final Game: October 5, 1986
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Standard Batting

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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
1981 26 SDP NL 22 46 41 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .146 .186 .171 .357 5 7 0 0 3 0 0 1
1982 27 SDP NL 28 50 42 4 11 3 0 0 11 0 1 3 13 .262 .311 .333 .644 84 14 1 0 5 0 0 1
1983 28 TOT NL 23 19 18 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .222 .263 .222 .485 37 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
1983 28 SDP NL 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1983 28 MON NL 16 15 14 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .286 .333 .286 .619 75 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
1986 31 CIN NL 24 48 42 3 5 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 19 .119 .159 .238 .397 7 10 0 0 4 0 0 1
5 Seasons 97 163 143 11 26 6 0 1 18 1 1 8 51 .182 .225 .245 .470 33 35 2 0 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 272 239 18 43 10 0 2 30 2 2 13 85 .182 .225 .245 .470 33 58 3 0 20 0 0
SDP (3 yrs) 57 100 87 8 17 4 0 0 12 0 1 5 29 .195 .239 .241 .481 39 21 1 0 8 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 24 48 42 3 5 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 19 .119 .159 .238 .397 7 10 0 0 4 0 0
MON (1 yr) 16 15 14 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .286 .333 .286 .619 75 4 1 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1981 26 SDP NL 46 38 2 1.4 86 .231 .146 .254 .186 .318 .171 .364 .357 .682 5 .126 -5.0 -0.5 .257 .073 .024
1982 27 SDP NL 50 38 4 2.8 91 .379 .262 .261 .311 .323 .333 .379 .644 .702 84 .327 -0.8 -0.1 .485 .119 .071
1983 28 TOT NL 19 15 1 1.8 95 .286 .222 .262 .263 .330 .222 .388 .485 .717 37 .171 -1.6 -0.2 .333 .056 .000
1983 28 SDP NL 4 4 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .260 .000 .328 .000 .385 .000 .712 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1983 28 MON NL 15 11 1 2.4 96 .364 .286 .262 .333 .330 .286 .388 .619 .719 75 .267 -0.5 -0.1 .455 .071 .000
1986 31 CIN NL 48 41 2 1.3 101 .182 .119 .266 .159 .337 .238 .401 .397 .738 7 .102 -5.7 -0.6 .351 .190 .119 1.0
5 Seasons 163 132 9 1.8 93 .275 .182 .260 .225 .327 .245 .382 .470 .709 33 .179 -13.0 -1.4 .358 .119 .063 1.0
162 Game Avg. 272 220 15 1.8 93 .275 .182 .260 .225 .327 .245 .382 .470 .709 33 .179 -13.0 -1.4 .358 .119 .063 2
SDP (3 yrs) 100 80 6 2.0 89 .293 .195 .258 .239 .321 .241 .372 .481 .693 39 .211 -6.8 -0.7 .347 .092 .046
CIN (1 yr) 48 41 2 1.3 101 .182 .119 .266 .159 .337 .238 .401 .397 .738 7 .102 -5.7 -0.6 .351 .190 .119 1.0
MON (1 yr) 15 11 1 2.4 96 .364 .286 .262 .333 .330 .286 .388 .619 .719 75 .267 -0.5 -0.1 .455 .071 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1981 26 SDP NL 46 0.0% 32.6% 4.4% 2.2% 17% 7.50 2.7 41.0 1.09 57%
1982 27 SDP NL 50 0.0% 26.0% 6.0% 6.0% 27% 4.33 3.2 3.8 2.83 58%
1983 28 TOT NL 19 0.0% 21.1% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 4.00 4.5 9.0 2.67 74%
1983 28 SDP NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0 2.00 75%
1983 28 MON NL 15 0.0% 20.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 3.00 4.7 7.0 3.00 73%
1986 31 CIN NL 48 2.1% 39.6% 4.2% 6.3% 60% 9.50 2.2 42.0 10.5 1.56 46%
5 Seasons 163 0.6% 31.3% 4.9% 4.3% 27% 6.38 2.8 143.0 7.9 1.76 56%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1981 26 SDP NL 0 0 50% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1
1982 27 SDP NL 1 0 29% 22 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14% 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1983 28 TOT NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 28 SDP NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 28 MON NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 31 CIN NL 0 0 33% 7 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
5 Seasons 1 0 30% 46 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 21% 9 8 1 2 0 1 3 2 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1981 26 SDP NL 46 65% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 8 0 0% 10 2 20% 31 1 3% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 0
1982 27 SDP NL 50 68% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 4 1 25% 7 3 43% 25 11 44% 4 3 75% 0 0 0
1983 28 TOT NL 19 84% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 4 0 0% 17 2 12% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1983 28 SDP NL 4 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1983 28 MON NL 15 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 3 0 0% 14 2 14% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1986 31 CIN NL 48 73% 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 80% 8 0 0% 9 1 11% 29 3 10% 3 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 163 71% 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 14 12 86% 25 2 8% 30 6 20% 102 17 17% 11 4 36% 4 0 0% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1981 26 22 46 41 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .146 .186 .171 .357 5 7 0 0 3 0 0
1982 27 50 96 83 8 17 4 0 0 12 0 1 5 28 .205 .250 .253 .503 46 21 1 0 8 0 0
1983 28 73 115 101 8 21 4 0 0 14 0 1 6 32 .208 .252 .248 .500 44 25 2 0 8 0 0
1984 29 73 115 101 8 21 4 0 0 14 0 1 6 32 .208 .252 .248 .500 44 25 2 0 8 0 0
1985 30 73 115 101 8 21 4 0 0 14 0 1 6 32 .208 .252 .248 .500 44 25 2 0 8 0 0
1986 31 97 163 143 11 26 6 0 1 18 1 1 8 51 .182 .225 .245 .470 33 35 2 0 12 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1981 26 33 69 65 8 12 2 0 0 2 0 4 23 .185 .232 .215 .447 3 22
1982 27 28 46 43 5 12 3 0 0 13 0 3 13 .279 .326 .349 .675 5 28
1983 28 23 19 18 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 .222 .263 .222 .485 1 23
1986 31 24 45 43 3 6 2 0 1 4 1 2 19 .140 .178 .256 .434 2 24
4 Seasons 108 179 169 16 34 7 0 1 21 1 10 59 .201 .246 .260 .506 11 97
162 Game Avg. 162 269 254 24 51 11 0 2 32 2 15 89 .201 .246 .260 .506 17 97

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