Frank
Welch
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 10, 1897 in Usa, AL, BIRMINGHAM
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 32 NYM NL $ 5,167,000   56 56 58 22 22 22 65 63 64 63 61 62 84 83 83
1931 33 NYM NL $ 5,167,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1932 34 TAM AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,167,000   56 56 58 22 22 22 65 63 64 63 61 62 84 83 83
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 32 NYM NL 155 591 85 195 24 4 4 93 0 0 62 32 .330 .393 .404 .797 91.1 20.1
1931 33 NYM NL 147 577 76 140 25 6 4 75 0 0 50 27 .243 .302 .328 .630 54.6 4.1
1932 34 AAA   124 358 56 109 14 3 7 49 6 4 41 29 .304 .376 .419 .795 55.6  
2 Years Sim 302 1168 161 335 49 10 8 168 0 0 112 59 .287 .349 .366 .715 145.7 24.2
1 Years AAA 124 358 56 109 14 3 7 49 6 4 41 29 .304 .377 .419 .796 55.6  
162 Game Average 626 86 179 26 5 4 90 0 0 60 31 .287 .349 .366 .715 78.2  
Career Highs 155 591 85 195 25 6 4 93 0 0 62 32 .330 .393 .404 .797 91.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   786 102 228 36 9 5 132 0 0 74 35 .290 .350 .378 .728 103.1
vs LH   382 59 107 13 1 3 36 0 0 38 24 .280 .345 .343 .688 46.2
Home 147 559 81 168 27 4 4 90 0 0 49 33 .301 .356 .385 .741 75.0
Away 155 609 80 167 22 6 4 78 0 0 63 26 .274 .342 .350 .691 74.3
RISP   336 0 104 14 6 0 151 0 0 40 24 .310 .373 .387 .760 49.6
Pinch Hitting   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4
Close/Late   127 16 47 0 5 0 27 0 0 12 2 .370 .421 .449 .870 22.6
Mar/Apr 52 200 26 57 12 2 3 35 0 0 19 9 .285 .341 .410 .751 27.8
May 52 206 33 54 3 2 1 20 0 0 20 10 .262 .332 .311 .643 21.9
June 43 157 22 48 7 2 0 21 0 0 20 12 .306 .384 .376 .760 23.0
July 50 197 24 61 6 3 0 25 0 0 19 9 .310 .367 .371 .738 26.8
August 54 218 33 67 9 0 2 37 0 0 15 9 .307 .352 .376 .728 28.0
Sep/Oct 51 190 23 48 12 1 2 30 0 0 19 10 .253 .322 .358 .680 21.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 32 NYM NL RF 153 146 1303.0 307 4 19 3 .942 2.15   2.6
1931 33 NYM NL RF 147 145 1259.7 313 3 20 1 .940 2.26   2.7
Career Totals   300 291 2562.7 620 7 39 4 .941 2.20   5.2
Career Highs   153 146 1303.0 313 4 20 3 .942 2.26    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1930 32 NYM NL 13 57 11 23 3 0 2 14 0 0 4 0 .404 .435 .561 .997
1931 33 NYM NL 10 39 6 16 3 0 1 12 1 0 2 4 .410 .452 .564 1.016
Career Post-Season Batting 23 96 17 39 6 0 3 26 1 0 6 4 .406 .442 .563 1.005
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1930-8-155
Singles
1930-4-163
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Wally Roettger (987)
  2. Del Unser (978)
  3. Taylor Douthit (976)
  4. Hal Jeffcoat (970)
  5. Morrie Arnovich (968)
  6. Luis Polonia (966)
  7. Bill Cunningham (965)
  8. Fern Bell (963)
  9. Babe Twombly (962)
  10. Dan Gladden (961)
History
Had first career hit on 4/2/1930, off George Pipgras (CAL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/3/1930, off Frank Shellenback (CAL)
Injured on 6/2/1931 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (N) on 7/3/1931
9/23/1931: Signed a contract extension with New York (M), $920,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 4/6/1932 to a minor league deal