Curt Welch

Full Name: Curtis Benton Welch

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb

Team: Baltimore Orioles

Born: February 10, 1862 in Williamsport, OH

Died: August 29, 1896 in East Liverpool, OH

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BLN @ LOU, box score) • Age 23

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1893 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

🏆 1885 AA Gold Glove Award (CF)
 
1886
Career
WAR
1.2
2.2
AB
307
1034
H
93
291
HR
3
7
BA
.303
.281
R
58
197
RBI
31
132
SB
60
182
OBP
.335
.317
SLG
.407
.365
OPS
.743
.682
OPS+
112
99

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188523BLNAA 162766727 139198 3444 10112246 3128 .272.309.347.656 94252 8 CFGG
188624BLNAA 67328307 5893 1543 316023 136 .303.335.407.743 112125 04040 CF
2 Yrs 22910941034197291 498713218269 4434.281.317.365.682 99377012 040
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188523BLNAA766 -10.48.1-13.1-15.4-1.426.210.70.90.9-1.2 CFGG
188624BLNAA328 2.44.8-4.52.70.211.113.71.21.2-0.4 CF
2 Yrs1094 -8.012.9-17.6-12.7-1.137.324.42.22.2-1.6
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188523BLNAA766 .279.0740.53.74.0 5.521.2 72.6
188624BLNAA328 .298.1040.91.84.0 6.723.7 1.3557.572.3 2.8843.2 .34026.51.8
2 Yrs1094 .285.0830.63.14.0 5.922.01.3557.5 72.50.8643.21.8
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home321551493150 732162611 23.336.348.463.811.329
1886Away351731582743 811153412 113.272.324.354.678.269
1886vs LH Starter175753012 301000 41.226.281.340.620.216
1886vs RH Starter59263254081 1242000 95.319.342.421.763.320
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188523BLNAA162162162162 162
188624BLNAA67676767 67
2 Yrs229229229229 229
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188523 BLN AACF1621621425.0 4964694231 .954.9042.992.73 2.92230
188624 BLN AACF6767594.0 2182002160 .927.8933.062.72 3.01110
CareerCF2292292019.0 7146696391 .9453.01 2.95340
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

Runs Scored

Hits

Total Bases

Doubles

Stolen Bases

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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