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Bob
Welch		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: November 3, 1956 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1987   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 21 BOS AL   8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1979 22 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1980 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1981 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1982 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1983 26 BOS AL $ 364,286 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1984 27 BOS AL $ 1,908,571 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1985 28 BOS AL $ 1,908,571 9 4 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1986 29 CLE AL $ 1,290,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1987 30 CLE AL $ 1,290,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1988 31 NYA AL $ 1,000,001 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1989 32 NYA AL $ 1,000,001 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1990 33 NYA AL $ 1,000,001 8 4 4 4 4 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,908,571 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
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
1978 21 AAA   9 10 .474 22 22 5 1 0 162.3 147 55 7 50 112 3.05 .239 .297 .327 .624  
1979 22 BOS AL 3 4 .429 8 8 1 1 0 61.3 57 35 6 25 31 5.14 .246 .318 .409 .727 1.7
    AAA   8 4 .667 16 16 2 1 0 121.7 107 38 4 29 75 2.81 .235 .281 .308 .589  
1980 23 BOS AL 3 2 .600 32 4 0 0 1 69.7 70 31 3 23 30 4.01 .259 .319 .356 .674 4.2
1981 24 BOS AL 10 11 .476 29 21 8 2 0 171.0 195 106 16 75 74 5.58 .288 .360 .450 .809 2.9
    AAA   0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 2 21.7 18 5 2 7 19 2.08 .220 .281 .354 .635  
1982 25 BOS AL 8 19 .296 30 30 7 0 0 214.3 246 116 17 82 93 4.87 .288 .350 .419 .769 5.6
1983 26 BOS AL 3 2 .600 33 0 0 0 2 64.7 67 24 4 21 28 3.34 .275 .330 .406 .735 4.9
1984 27 BOS AL 8 4 .667 52 0 0 0 5 77.0 59 30 4 35 40 3.51 .215 .305 .321 .626 7.8
1985 28 BOS AL 4 2 .667 69 0 0 0 3 98.7 100 47 6 45 44 4.29 .270 .346 .408 .754 5.7
1986 29 CLE AL 4 5 .444 62 0 0 0 3 132.7 135 59 17 36 67 4.00 .263 .313 .433 .746 6.9
1987 30 CLE AL 12 13 .480 33 33 1 1 0 203.0 233 106 15 70 76 4.70 .291 .349 .404 .753 9.1
1988 31 NYA AL 8 6 .571 84 0 0 0 6 180.7 198 83 11 79 88 4.13 .275 .347 .386 .733 9.6
1989 32 AAA   5 2 .714 24 0 0 0 1 32.0 36 17 4 13 27 4.78 .277 .343 .438 .781  
1990 33 NYA AL 1 2 .333 11 0 0 0 0 25.3 34 14 2 13 10 4.97 .333 .414 .441 .855 0.8
    AAA   4 2 .667 56 0 0 0 2 51.7 43 20 3 32 49 3.48 .232 .346 .357 .702  
11 Years Sim 64 70 .478 443 96 17 4 20 1298.3 1394 651 101 504 581 4.51 .276 .342 .407 .749 59.3
5 Years AAA 26 19 .578 129 38 7 2 5 389.3 351 135 20 131 282 3.12 .239 .302 .336 .638  
Season Average 5 6 .455 40 8 1 0 1 118.0 126 59 9 45 52 4.51 .276 .342 .407 .749  
Career Highs 12 19 .667 84 33 8 2 6 214.3 246 116 17 82 93 5.58 .333 .414 .450 .855  
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   653 329 53 244 314   .261 .326 .394 .721
vs LH   741 322 48 260 267   .290 .356 .420 .776
Home 36 30 .545 228 46 7 2 6 664.6 693 311 53 249 294 4.21 .269 .334 .402 .735
Away 28 40 .412 215 50 10 2 14 633.6 701 340 48 255 287 4.83 .282 .349 .413 .762
Mar/Apr 10 11 .476 73 13 4 1 6 204.6 212 94 18 68 98 4.13 .270 .328 .413 .741
May 12 14 .462 69 20 2 1 2 237.3 246 114 21 94 115 4.32 .271 .339 .398 .737
June 10 9 .526 65 18 4 1 3 213.6 241 118 13 83 97 4.97 .285 .349 .392 .741
July 12 15 .444 66 20 1 0 4 216.6 226 96 16 84 87 3.99 .267 .333 .398 .732
August 8 14 .364 83 16 5 1 2 212.3 222 108 13 87 83 4.58 .268 .338 .404 .742
Sep/Oct 12 7 .632 87 9 1 0 3 213.6 247 121 20 88 101 5.10 .292 .359 .439 .798
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1979 22 BOS AL P 8 8 61.3 6 11 3 1 .850 2.49    
1980 23 BOS AL P 32 4 69.7 2 20 0 2 1.000 2.84    
1981 24 BOS AL P 29 21 171.0 11 34 3 4 .938 2.37    
1982 25 BOS AL P 30 30 214.3 18 36 1 4 .982 2.27    
1983 26 BOS AL P 33 0 64.7 5 13 0 3 1.000 2.51    
1984 27 BOS AL P 52 0 77.0 7 25 1 2 .970 3.74    
1985 28 BOS AL P 69 0 98.7 11 18 2 1 .935 2.65    
1986 29 CLE AL P 62 0 132.7 13 30 1 1 .977 2.92    
1987 30 CLE AL P 33 33 203.0 17 45 0 3 1.000 2.75    
1988 31 NYA AL P 84 0 180.7 14 43 1 4 .983 2.84    
1990 33 NYA AL P 11 0 25.3 3 4 0 0 1.000 2.49    
Career Totals   443 96 1298.3 107 279 12 25 .970 2.68    
Career Highs   84 33 214.3 18 45 3 4 1.000 3.74    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1982-1-19
 Games Pitched
1985-5-69
1988-2-84
 Shutouts
1981-6-2
1987-5-1
 Hits Allowed
1987-7-233
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Lee Stine (976)
  2. Ed Whitson (961)
  3. Joe Landrum (960)
  4. Stan Williams (953)
  5. Orel Hershiser (952)
  6. Charlie Hough (951)
  7. Andy McGaffigan (950)
  8. Bob Harris (949)
  9. Mike Parrott (948)
  10. Hal Manders (945)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1978
Earned first career win on 4/15/1979
Injured on 8/28/1979 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 4/5/1980 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,908,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,908,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/5/1986 to a 2-year deal worth $1,290,000 per year
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1987
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/7/1988 to a 3-year deal worth $1,000,001 per year
 
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