Bob Welch
1978–1994 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, Athletics
520G
.151AVG
.186OBP
.177SLG
More career statistics
88H
2HR
30RBI
0SB
211–146W–L
3,092.0IP
1,969K
3.47ERA
462GS
8SV
9Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520 | 668 | 582 | 26 | 88 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 103 | .151 | .186 | .177 | .363 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,092.0 | 506 | 462 | 61 | 211 | 146 | 8 | 2,894 | 1,310 | 1,191 | 267 | 1,034 | 1,969 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 1.270 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1978-08-05 to 1978-08-16
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Three Balks | 1988-04-10 | 1 in 4,657 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Faced the Minimum | 1980-05-29 | 1 in 2,759 games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1985-08-14 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 258 | 327 | 40 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 77 | .139 | .159 | .167 |
| Away | 262 | 341 | 48 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 94 | .163 | .170 | .186 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 70 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | .087 | .086 | .087 |
| May | 92 | 96 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | .159 | .156 | .227 |
| June | 90 | 114 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 28 | .183 | .202 | .226 |
| July | 88 | 97 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21 | .161 | .186 | .195 |
| August | 86 | 127 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 26 | .174 | .189 | .193 |
| September | 85 | 129 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 34 | .140 | .163 | .140 |
| October | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .091 | .083 | .091 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 38 | 89 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | .200 | .247 | .213 |
| san-francisco-giants | 35 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | .177 | .163 | .190 |
| cincinnati-reds | 34 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | .125 | .151 | .203 |
| san-diego-padres | 31 | 75 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 29 | .197 | .213 | .230 |
| houston-astros | 29 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .078 | .067 | .078 |
| chicago-cubs | 28 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | .200 | .203 | .260 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 25 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .061 | .094 | .082 |
| new-york-mets | 25 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .191 | .179 | .191 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | 29 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .172 | 111 | 66 |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 19 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .158 | 81 | 64 |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 70 | 17 | – | 3 | – | .243 | 213 | 141 |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 23 | 45 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .222 | 141 | 88 |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 85 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .141 | 235 | 176 |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | .096 | 204 | 156 |
| 1984 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 | 51 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .078 | 178 | 126 |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 50 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .180 | 167 | 96 |
| 1986 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 4 | – | .105 | 235 | 183 |
| 1987 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 83 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .157 | 251 | 196 |
| 1988 |  Athletics | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 244 | 158 |
| 1989 | Athletics | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 209 | 137 |
| 1990 | Athletics | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 238 | 127 |
| 1991 | Athletics | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 220 | 101 |
| 1992 | Athletics | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 123 | 47 |
| 1993 | Athletics | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 166 | 63 |
| 1994 | Athletics | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 68 | 44 |