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Johnny
Welch		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 194
 
Born: December 2, 1906 in Usa, DC, WASHINGTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 23 CLE AL $ 1,922,143 53 43 49 46 39 46 43 37 42 40
1931 24 CLE AL $ 1,922,143 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4
1932 25 CLE AL $ 1,922,143 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5
1933 26 CLE AL $ 1,922,143 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5
1934 27 CLE AL $ 1,850,000 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5
1935 28 CLE AL $ 1,850,000 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1936 29 CLE AL $ 1,850,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1937 30 NYG NL $ 500,500 3 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1938 31 NYG NL $ 500,500 3 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
1939 32 NYG NL $ 500,500 2 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5
1940 33 MON NL $ 555,000 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 500,500 2 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,922,143 53 43 49 46 39 46 43 37 42 40
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 23 CLE AL $ 1,922,143   30 30 31 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 53 53 53
1931 24 CLE AL $ 1,922,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1932 25 CLE AL $ 1,922,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1933 26 CLE AL $ 1,922,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1934 27 CLE AL $ 1,850,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1935 28 CLE AL $ 1,850,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1936 29 CLE AL $ 1,850,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1937 30 NYG NL $ 500,500   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1938 31 NYG NL $ 500,500   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1939 32 NYG NL $ 500,500   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1940 33 MON NL $ 555,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 500,500   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,922,143   30 30 31 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 53 53 53
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1930 23 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 5 0 2 1 6.43 .313 .353 .406 .759 0.0
1931 24 AAA   6 2 .750 71 0 0 0 21 89.0 89 40 2 58 72 4.04 .259 .366 .328 .694  
1932 25 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 1 22.7 28 10 2 2 3 3.97 .295 .309 .411 .720 2.1
    AA   1 0 1.000 21 0 0 0 2 29.0 17 2 1 11 24 0.62 .170 .252 .230 .482  
1933 26 CLE AL 4 1 .800 34 0 0 0 0 42.3 43 13 4 18 10 2.76 .267 .344 .379 .723 4.7
1934 27 CLE AL 0 4 .000 34 0 0 0 0 40.7 67 37 4 21 11 8.19 .374 .438 .508 .946 0.0
1935 28 CLE AL 0 5 .000 38 0 0 0 10 37.3 33 13 3 14 14 3.13 .239 .307 .326 .633 6.2
1936 29 CLE AL 2 6 .250 35 0 0 0 15 36.3 51 19 3 23 10 4.71 .329 .409 .432 .841 1.6
1937 30 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 2 25.3 22 8 1 8 11 2.84 .237 .297 .333 .630 3.1
    AAA   4 1 .800 27 0 0 0 6 30.7 20 10 1 9 17 2.94 .185 .248 .287 .535  
1938 31 NYG NL 1 5 .167 32 0 0 0 0 36.0 49 24 3 9 15 6.00 .327 .363 .440 .803 0.0
1939 32 NYG NL 0 0 .000 36 0 0 0 1 40.0 44 24 4 10 17 5.40 .284 .318 .419 .737 0.8
1940 33 AA   1 4 .200 32 0 0 0 4 26.0 23 12 1 10 25 4.15 .230 .300 .330 .630  
9 Years Sim 10 21 .323 251 0 0 0 29 287.6 347 153 24 107 92 4.79 .300 .356 .413 .769 18.4
2 Years AAA 10 3 .769 98 0 0 0 27 119.7 109 50 3 67 89 3.76 .241 .339 .319 .658  
2 Years AA 2 4 .333 53 0 0 0 6 55.0 40 14 2 21 49 2.29 .200 .276 .280 .556  
4 Years Minors 12 7 .632 151 0 0 0 33 174.7 149 64 5 88 138 3.30 .229 .320 .307 .627  
Season Average 1 2 .333 27 0 0 0 3 32.0 38 17 2 11 10 4.79 .300 .356 .413 .769  
Career Highs 4 6 1.000 38 0 0 0 15 42.3 67 37 4 23 17 8.19 .374 .438 .508 .946  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   171 81 13 45 54   .279 .328 .406 .733
vs LH   176 72 11 62 38   .324 .393 .421 .814
Home 6 8 .429 127 0 0 0 13 152.6 169 81 15 59 51 4.78 .283 .347 .405 .752
Away 4 13 .235 124 0 0 0 16 135.0 178 72 9 48 41 4.80 .318 .372 .421 .793
Mar/Apr 3 5 .375 30 0 0 0 5 31.0 49 26 3 12 14 7.55 .353 .404 .468 .872
May 0 1 .000 28 0 0 0 6 36.3 31 12 0 17 11 2.97 .240 .329 .264 .592
June 1 5 .167 47 0 0 0 5 52.3 75 39 4 28 13 6.71 .339 .414 .430 .844
July 2 2 .500 35 0 0 0 4 43.0 56 27 6 12 12 5.65 .315 .358 .455 .813
August 1 6 .143 59 0 0 0 5 66.6 83 35 5 27 24 4.73 .305 .368 .452 .820
Sep/Oct 3 2 .600 52 0 0 0 4 58.3 53 14 6 11 18 2.16 .242 .278 .365 .644
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 23 CLE AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1932 25 CLE AL 15 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1933 26 CLE AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1934 27 CLE AL 34 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.4 0.0
1935 28 CLE AL 38 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200 1.3 0.5
1936 29 CLE AL 35 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3 0.0
1937 30 NYG NL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1938 31 NYG NL 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1939 32 NYG NL 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
9 Years Sim 251 30 0 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .233 .233 .300 .533 1.8 0.5
162 Game Average 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .233 .233 .300 .533 1.2  
Career Highs 38 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .600 .600 .600 1.200 1.3  
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   18 0 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .278 .278 .389 .667 1.7
vs LH   12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Home 127 22 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .227 .227 .318 .545 1.3
Away 87 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4
RISP   5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 0.9
Close/Late   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Mar/Apr 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
May 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
June 41 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
July 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
August 33 10 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.5
Sep/Oct 22 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 23 CLE AL P 7 0 7.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1932 25 CLE AL P 15 0 22.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.99    
1933 26 CLE AL P 34 0 42.3 3 6 2 1 .818 1.91    
1934 27 CLE AL P 34 0 40.7 4 6 0 0 1.000 2.21    
1935 28 CLE AL P 38 0 37.3 6 12 0 2 1.000 4.34    
1936 29 CLE AL P 35 0 36.3 1 10 2 0 .846 2.73    
1937 30 NYG NL P 20 0 25.3 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.78    
1938 31 NYG NL P 32 0 36.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1939 32 NYG NL P 36 0 40.0 3 10 0 0 1.000 2.93    
Career Totals   251 0 287.6 21 57 4 3 .951 2.44    
Career Highs   38 0 42.3 6 12 2 2 1.000 4.34    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1937 30 NYG NL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 4.3 10 5 1 5 1 10.39 .455 .556 .727 1.283
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 4.3 10 5 1 5 1 10.39 .455 .556 .727 1.283
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1935-6-10
1936-6-15
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Dave Sisler (981)
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  4. Don Elston (977)
  5. Chip Lang (975)
  6. Richard Dotson (975)
  7. Bill Shores (974)
  8. Terry Clark (973)
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History
Earned first career win on 4/7/1930
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,922,143 through salary arbitration
1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,922,143 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit on 8/9/1932, off Ed Durham (DET)
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,922,143 through salary arbitration
9/20/1933: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $1,850,000 per year, for 3 years
Signed as a free agent by New York (G) on 2/18/1937 to a 3-year deal worth $500,500 per year
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/6/1940 to a 1-year deal worth $555,000 per year
 
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