How Bob Welch's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players

Bob Welch totaled 1,969 career Strikeouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 438.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 1987, posting 196, well above the starting pitcher average of 79.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 47, well below the starting pitcher average of 72.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 101 in 1991 to 47 in 1992 and 63 in 1993, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 47 to 196 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bob Welch Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats

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Bob Welch Strikeouts Per Season

Bob Welch's Strikeouts 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 Strikeouts per season line chart

Bob Welch Strikeouts by Team

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

Bob Welch Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Welch's career Strikeouts, 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 Strikeouts year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Welch Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Bob Welch Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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