How Chris Welsh's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Chris Welsh totaled 2,333 career Batters Faced, well below the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batters Faced season came in 1982, posting 618, near the starting pitcher average of 571.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1983 at 254, well below the starting pitcher average of 537.8 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 254 in 1983 to 351 in 1985 and 598 in 1986, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 254 to 618 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Chris Welsh Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Chris Welsh Batters Faced Per Season

Chris Welsh's Batters Faced 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.
Chris Welsh Batters Faced per season line chart

Chris Welsh Batters Faced by Team

Chris Welsh's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Welsh career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Chris Welsh Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Chris Welsh's career Batters Faced, 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.
Chris Welsh Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Welsh Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Welsh's seasonal Batters Faced 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.
Chris Welsh Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Welsh Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Welsh's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
Chris Welsh Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table