Frank Welch
1919–1927 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics
738G
.274AVG
.346OBP
.398SLG
634H
41HR
305RBI
18SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 738 | 2,678 | 2,311 | 312 | 634 | 100 | 31 | 41 | 305 | 251 | 228 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 36 | 919 | .274 | .346 | .398 | .744 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1921-05-30 to 1921-06-10
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1920-05-11 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1923-09-26 | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1921-06-03 | 1 in 419 player-games |
Rare feats (5)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1920-05-11 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1920-06-13 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1921-04-14 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1921-07-14 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1923-04-20 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 388 | 1419 | 343 | 28 | 177 | 140 | 128 | .282 | .340 | .418 |
| Away | 350 | 1259 | 291 | 13 | 128 | 111 | 100 | .266 | .319 | .375 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 64 | 236 | 60 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 18 | .290 | .322 | .420 |
| May | 139 | 496 | 111 | 4 | 39 | 48 | 50 | .260 | .321 | .379 |
| June | 141 | 569 | 144 | 12 | 80 | 47 | 46 | .289 | .336 | .427 |
| July | 164 | 586 | 133 | 7 | 66 | 57 | 47 | .263 | .324 | .356 |
| August | 121 | 437 | 116 | 7 | 50 | 41 | 39 | .309 | .359 | .451 |
| September | 98 | 305 | 60 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 25 | .232 | .308 | .359 |
| October | 11 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | .263 | .367 | .395 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 126 | 492 | 108 | 3 | 56 | 57 | 32 | .265 | .335 | .348 |
| detroit-tigers | 115 | 431 | 109 | 7 | 54 | 33 | 54 | .289 | .329 | .416 |
| st-louis-browns | 106 | 346 | 72 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 33 | .238 | .298 | .374 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 104 | 359 | 74 | 4 | 36 | 38 | 31 | .240 | .312 | .351 |
| new-york-yankees | 101 | 373 | 92 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 25 | .281 | .335 | .422 |
| chicago-white-sox | 92 | 329 | 87 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 20 | .309 | .356 | .443 |
| boston-red-sox | 92 | 346 | 92 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 32 | .301 | .347 | .444 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 7 | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1920 | Philadelphia Athletics | 100 | 361 | 93 | 4 | 41 | 2 | .258 | – | – |
| 1921 | Philadelphia Athletics | 115 | 402 | 115 | 7 | 46 | 6 | .286 | – | – |
| 1922 | Philadelphia Athletics | 114 | 376 | 97 | 11 | 52 | 3 | .258 | – | – |
| 1923 | Philadelphia Athletics | 125 | 421 | 125 | 4 | 54 | 1 | .297 | – | – |
| 1924 | Philadelphia Athletics | 94 | 293 | 85 | 5 | 36 | 2 | .290 | – | – |
| 1925 | Philadelphia Athletics | 85 | 202 | 56 | 4 | 43 | 2 | .277 | – | – |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 174 | 49 | 4 | 22 | 2 | .282 | – | – |
| 1927 |  Boston Red Sox | 15 | 28 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .179 | – | – |