How Bob Welch's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Bob Welch totaled 3,092 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1987, posting 251, well above the starting pitcher average of 121.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 81, well below the starting pitcher average of 128.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 220 in 1991 to 123 in 1992 and 166 in 1993, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 81 to 251 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bob Welch Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Bob Welch Innings Pitched Per Season

Bob Welch's Innings 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Bob Welch Innings Pitched by Team

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

Bob Welch Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Welch's career Innings 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Welch Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Welch's seasonal Innings 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Welch Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Welch's MLB career with Innings 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 Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table