Bob Welch

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1978–1994 BORN: DETROIT, USA

Cy Young 1990 All-Star ×2

Career

211 W · 3.47 ERA · 1969 K

3092.0 IP · 1.27 WHIP · 506 G

1994 Season

3-6 · 7.08 ERA

68.2 IP · 44 K · 1.78 WHIP

The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →

Bob Welch was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 506 career appearances, with a 3.47 ERA and 1969 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

← Scroll for more →

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1978	LAD	7	4	2.02	23	13	3	111.1	92	25	26	66	1.06
1979	LAD	5	6	3.98	25	12	5	81.1	82	36	32	64	1.40
1980	LAD	14	9	3.29	32	32	0	213.2	190	78	79	141	1.26
1981	LAD	9	5	3.44	23	23	0	141.1	141	54	41	88	1.29
1982	LAD	16	11	3.36	36	36	0	235.2	199	88	81	176	1.19
1983	LAD	15	12	2.65	31	31	0	204.0	164	60	72	156	1.16
1984	LAD	13	13	3.78	31	29	0	178.2	191	75	58	126	1.39
1985	LAD	14	4	2.31	23	23	0	167.1	141	43	35	96	1.05
1986	LAD	7	13	3.28	33	33	0	235.2	227	86	55	183	1.20
1987	LAD	15	9	3.22	35	35	0	251.2	204	90	86	196	1.15
1988	OAK	17	9	3.64	36	36	0	244.2	237	99	81	158	1.30
1989	OAK	17	8	3.00	33	33	0	209.2	191	70	78	137	1.28
1990	OAK	27	6	2.95	35	35	0	238.0	214	78	77	127	1.22
1991	OAK	12	13	4.58	35	35	0	220.0	220	112	91	101	1.41
1992	OAK	11	7	3.27	20	20	0	123.2	114	45	43	47	1.27
1993	OAK	9	11	5.29	30	28	0	166.2	208	98	56	63	1.58
1994	OAK	3	6	7.08	25	8	0	68.2	79	54	43	44	1.78
Career Totals	—	211	146	3.47	506	462	8	3092.0	2894	1191	1034	1969	1.27

Season-by-Season Batting

← Scroll for more →

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1978	LAD	23	29	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	.172	.172	.207	.379
1979	LAD	25	19	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	6	.158	.200	.158	.358
1980	LAD	34	70	1	17	3	0	0	3	0	1	13	.243	.254	.286	.539
1981	LAD	23	45	3	10	0	1	0	2	0	1	16	.222	.239	.267	.506
1982	LAD	38	85	5	12	1	0	0	3	0	3	32	.141	.167	.153	.320
1983	LAD	31	73	2	7	1	0	1	2	0	1	22	.096	.120	.151	.271
1984	LAD	32	51	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	2	15	.078	.113	.078	.192
1985	LAD	25	50	4	9	1	0	0	4	0	3	13	.180	.226	.200	.426
1986	LAD	35	76	2	8	0	0	1	4	0	4	23	.105	.160	.145	.305
1987	LAD	38	83	5	13	0	0	0	5	0	7	24	.157	.222	.157	.379
1988	OAK	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	OAK	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	OAK	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1991	OAK	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	OAK	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	OAK	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	OAK	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Totals	—	520	582	26	88	7	1	2	30	0	22	171	.151	.186	.177	.363

Awards & Achievements

Cy Young Award (1): 1990
Player of the Week (2): 1980, 1989
TSN All-Star (1): 1990
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1990

All-Star Selections

1980, 1990

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$643,750
1986	$743,750
1987	$837,500
1988	$937,500
1989	$1,208,333
1990	$1,133,334
1991	$3,450,000
1992	$3,450,000
1993	$3,450,000
1994	$3,450,000

Career Total: $19,304,167 (10 seasons)

Average: $1,930,417

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

The Game Network

Where History Is Kept. This page is part of a living baseball archive.

About This Archive →

Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.