How Chris Welsh's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Chris Welsh posted a career ERA of 4.45, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1981, posting 3.78, near the starting pitcher average of 3.59 that year. The highest point came in 1982 at 4.91, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.96 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.42 in 1983 to 4.13 in 1985 and 4.78 in 1986. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. The ERA profile has been one of the more consistent of his era — 5 seasons of below-average production with little variance, rather than the volatility that sometimes accompanies a struggling hitter.
Chris Welsh Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Chris Welsh
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ERA | Chris Welsh
Component ERA | Chris Welsh
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.45 | 4.54 | 4.68 |
| Season Avg. | 4.45 | 4.54 | 4.68 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.45 | 4.54 | 4.68 |
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Chris Welsh ERA Per Season
Chris Welsh's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Chris Welsh's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Welsh ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Chris Welsh's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Chris Welsh ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Welsh's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Welsh's MLB career with ERA 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.
