Mickey Welch

Full Name: Michael Francis Welch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 160lb

Team: Louisville Colonels

Born: July 4, 1859 in Brooklyn, NY

Died: July 30, 1941 in Concord, NH

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BLN @ LOU, box score) • Age 25

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1892 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)
 
1886
Career
WAR
1.4
13.6
W
7
34
L
8
24
ERA
4.07
2.61
G
21
74
GS
21
74
SV
0
0
IP
139.3
554.7
SO
49
171
WHIP
1.450
1.157

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 LOU AA 27 16 2.12 5353233 0 415.3 29918398 141 122 1.06 12.2
1886 LOU AA 7 8 4.07 212140 0 139.3 1569463 46 49 1.45 1.4
Career— 34242.61 747427 30 554.7455277 161187171 1.16 13.6
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188525LOUAA 56154146 2330 601 1702 727 .205.247.267.514 5239 1 PAS,CH-5
188626LOUAA 215648 69 100 200 39 .188.235.208.444 2810 10500 P
2 Yrs 772101942939 7011902 1036.201.244.253.496 464911 500
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
188525LOUAA154 -9.5-1.48.9-2.0-0.25.33.20.30.30.8 PAS,CH-5
188626LOUAA56 -4.70.12.8-1.9-0.21.7-0.1-0.0-0.00.2 P
2 Yrs210 -14.2-1.311.7-3.9-0.37.03.10.30.31.0
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
188525LOUAA154 .246.0620.617.54.5 4.523.3 0.0
188626LOUAA56 .231.0210.016.15.4 1.811.1 3.3877.1 3.162.6 .214-1.7-0.2
2 Yrs210 .242.0520.517.14.8 3.820.53.3877.1 0.00.842.6-0.2
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
1886Home10252125 000000 12.238.273.238.511.263
1886Away11312744 100200 27.148.207.185.392.200
1886vs LH Starter12201 000000 00.500.500.5001.000.500
1886vs RH Starter20494608 100000 39.174.224.196.420.216
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188525LOUAA56535653 53
188626LOUAA21212121 21
2 Yrs77747774 74
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
188525 LOU AAP530415.3 43172240 .907.9200.851.05 0.7403 17388 0
188626 LOU AAP210139.3 158700 1.000.8920.970.98 0.7101 4133 0
CareerP740554.6 58252940 .9310.88 0.7304 214121 0
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

WAR for Pitchers

  • 1885 AA  12.2 (3rd)

Earned Run Average

  • 1885 AA  2.12 (1st) ★

Wins

WHIP

  • 1885 AA  1.059 (2nd)

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 AA  415.1 (9th)

Strikeouts

Complete Games

Shutouts

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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