Joe DeBerry vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Joe DeBerry built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Welch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Mickey Welch

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.69
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.03
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.58
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.08
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4588
8.6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.03
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1850
3.47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.655
0.655
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20308
38.06
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.81
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
4.79
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18959
35.53
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Mickey Welch

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
1.1
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15318
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5106
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
1.26
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
1.73
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.48
86.48
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.04
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Mickey Welch

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.13
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
97.38
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
24.41
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.15
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
31.76
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
21.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.5
44.49
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
171.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
151.44
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
70.34
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
53.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
120.21
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
14.06
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178.99
46.98
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.79
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
21.52
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
86.35
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100