Bob Welch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: November 3, 1956 in Detroit, MI us

Died: June 9, 2014 in Seal Beach, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hazel Park HS (Hazel Park, MI) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (20th) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI).

High Schools: Hazel Park HS (Ferndale, MI), Hazel Park HS (Hazel Park, MI)

School: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)

Debut: June 20, 1978 (Age 21-229d, 11,653rd in MLB history)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 11, 1994 (Age 37-281d)
vs. SEA 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Bob Teaff, Jerry Kapstein

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Robert Lynn Welch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.7

W

211

L

146

ERA

3.47

G

506

GS

462

SV

IP

3092.0

SO

1969

WHIP

1.270

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1977	20	LAD-min	AA	4	5	.444	4.44	14	14		1	1	0	71.0	94	44	35	3	17	0	56	4	0	4				1.563	11.9	0.4	2.2	7.1	3.29	SAN TL
1978	21	LAD-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.78	11	11		2	0	0	69.0	72	33	29	8	19	1	53	3	2	3				1.319	9.4	1.0	2.5	6.9	2.79	ABQ PCL
1978	21	LAD	NL	7	4	.636	2.02	23	13	6	4	3	3	111.1	92	28	25	6	26	2	66	1	2	2	439	174	2.83	1.060	7.4	0.5	2.1	5.3	2.54
1979	22	LAD	NL	5	6	.455	3.98	25	12	10	1	0	5	81.1	82	42	36	7	32	4	64	3	0	0	349	92	3.57	1.402	9.1	0.8	3.5	7.1	2.00
1980	23	LAD	NL	14	9	.609	3.29	32	32	0	3	2	0	213.2	190	85	78	15	79	6	141	3	5	7	889	108	3.50	1.259	8.0	0.6	3.3	5.9	1.78	AS
1981	24	LAD	NL	9	5	.643	3.44	23	23	0	2	1	0	141.1	141	56	54	11	41	0	88	3	0	2	601	98	3.30	1.288	9.0	0.7	2.6	5.6	2.15
1982	25	LAD	NL	16	11	.593	3.36	36	36	0	9	3	0	235.2	199	94	88	19	81	5	176	5	1	5	965	104	3.37	1.188	7.6	0.7	3.1	6.7	2.17
1983	26	LAD	NL	15	12	.556	2.65	31	31	0	4	3	0	204.0	164	73	60	13	72	4	156	3	6	4	828	136	3.16	1.157	7.2	0.6	3.2	6.9	2.17	CYA-8
1984	27	LAD	NL	13	13	.500	3.78	31	29	0	3	1	0	178.2	191	86	75	11	58	7	126	2	2	4	771	93	3.17	1.394	9.6	0.6	2.9	6.3	2.17
1985	28	LAD-min	A	0	0		2.12	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.0	15	4	4	0	1	0	9	0	0	0				0.941	7.9	0.0	0.5	4.8	9.00	VRO FLOR
1985	28	LAD	NL	14	4	.778	2.31	23	23	0	8	3	0	167.1	141	49	43	16	35	2	96	6	4	7	675	150	3.52	1.052	7.6	0.9	1.9	5.2	2.74
1986	29	LAD	NL	7	13	.350	3.28	33	33	0	7	3	0	235.2	227	95	86	14	55	6	183	7	1	2	981	106	2.78	1.197	8.7	0.5	2.1	7.0	3.33
1987	30	LAD	NL	15	9	.625	3.22	35	35	0	6	4	0	251.2	204	94	90	21	86	6	196	4	4	4	1027	125	3.47	1.152	7.3	0.8	3.1	7.0	2.28	CYA-8
1988	31	OAK	AL	17	9	.654	3.64	36	36	0	4	2	0	244.2	237	107	99	22	81	1	158	10	13	3	1034	105	3.76	1.300	8.7	0.8	3.0	5.8	1.95
1989	32	OAK	AL	17	8	.680	3.00	33	33	0	1	0	0	209.2	191	82	70	13	78	3	137	6	0	5	884	123	3.46	1.283	8.2	0.6	3.3	5.9	1.76
1990	33	OAK	AL	27	6	*.818*	2.95	35	35	0	2	2	0	238.0	214	90	78	26	77	4	127	5	2	2	979	125	4.19	1.223	8.1	1.0	2.9	4.8	1.65	AS,CYA-1,MVP-9
1991	34	OAK	AL	12	13	.480	4.58	35	35	0	7	1	0	220.0	220	124	112	25	91	3	101	11	2	3	950	83	4.81	1.414	9.0	1.0	3.7	4.1	1.11
1992	35	OAK	AL	11	7	.611	3.27	20	20	0	0	0	0	123.2	114	47	45	13	43	0	47	2	0	1	513	114	4.48	1.270	8.3	0.9	3.1	3.4	1.09
1993	36	OAK	AL	9	11	.450	5.29	30	28	0	0	0	0	166.2	208	102	98	25	56	5	63	7	0	1	746	77	5.32	1.584	11.2	1.4	3.0	3.4	1.13
1994	37	OAK	AL	3	6	.333	7.08	25	8	4	0	0	0	68.2	79	56	54	10	43	2	44	1	3	3	325	63	5.66	1.777	10.4	1.3	5.6	5.8	1.02
17 Yrs				211	146	.591	3.47	506	462	20	61	28	8	3092.0	2894	1310	1191	267	1034	60	1969	79	45	55	12956	106	3.71	1.270	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.7	1.90
162 Game Avg.				15	10	.591	3.47	36	32	1	4	2	1	217	203	92	84	19	73	4	138	6	3	4	910	106	3.71	1.270	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.7	1.90
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
LAD (10 yrs)				115	86	.572	3.14	292	267	16	47	23	8	1820.2	1631	702	635	133	565	42	1292	37	25	37	7525	114	3.26	1.206	8.1	0.7	2.8	6.4	2.29
OAK (7 yrs)				96	60	.615	3.94	214	195	4	14	5	0	1271.1	1263	608	556	134	469	18	677	42	20	18	5431	97	4.35	1.362	8.9	0.9	3.3	4.8	1.44

NL (10 yrs)				115	86	.572	3.14	292	267	16	47	23	8	1820.2	1631	702	635	133	565	42	1292	37	25	37	7525	114	3.26	1.206	8.1	0.7	2.8	6.4	2.29
AL (7 yrs)				96	60	.615	3.94	214	195	4	14	5	0	1271.1	1263	608	556	134	469	18	677	42	20	18	5431	97	4.35	1.362	8.9	0.9	3.3	4.8	1.44

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Postseason Game Log

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