Matt Belisle vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Matt Belisle
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bob Welch built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Belisle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Belisle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 90). Bob Welch held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 94). Role difference aside, Matt Belisle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Matt Belisle and Bob Welch

Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.5
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.61
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.42
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.1
59.1
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.18
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
4.32
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1024
9.92
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
8.42
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.94
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.78
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.31
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
3.01
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.17
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
6.89
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1969
5.73
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.16
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.23
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3988
38.65
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12956
37.71
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
4.77
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.38
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.36
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.24
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.88
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.61
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3644
35.32
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11638
33.88
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Matt Belisle and Bob Welch

Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.7
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.71
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.06
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.15
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.83
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
1.93
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.75
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
1.85
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
95.77
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Belisle and Bob Welch

Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
3751.35
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
520
467.07
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
600
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
89
481.08
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
522.75
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.84
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
79.04
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
70.06
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.29
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.98
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
6.46
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.24
17.28
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
92.51
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
101.5
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.35
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.95
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
48.5
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.97
-16.04
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.96
10.74
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.69
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.76
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
264.86
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
153.59
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
52.99
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.59
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0