How Bob Welch's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Bob Welch totaled 506 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1982, posting 36, well above the starting pitcher average of 27.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 20, below the starting pitcher average of 25.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 35 in 1991 to 20 in 1992 and 30 in 1993, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 16 seasons.

Bob Welch Lifetime Games Pitched

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Bob Welch
Games Pitched
Career506
Season Avg.29.76
162 Game Avg.162
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Bob Welch Games Pitched Per Season

Bob Welch's Games Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Welch Games Pitched per season line chart

Bob Welch Games Pitched by Team

Bob Welch's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Welch career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Bob Welch Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Welch's career Games Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bob Welch Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Welch Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Welch's seasonal Games Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bob Welch Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Welch Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Welch's MLB career with Games Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bob Welch Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table