Jack Flaherty vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Jack Flaherty 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 3.8 and 1.208 for Jack Flaherty. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flaherty and Mickey Welch

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.73
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.03
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.57
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.58
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.51
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.39
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.08
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
3.8
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4588
8.6
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
3.19
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
3.47
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.32
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20308
38.06
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
4.79
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18959
35.53
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Jack Flaherty and Mickey Welch

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.73
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15318
27
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5106
9
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
0.47
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
1.26
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
1.73
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.48
86.48
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.04
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flaherty and Mickey Welch

Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
792
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
150
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
123
492
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
19
76
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.13
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
15
60
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
97.38
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
24.41
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.2
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.15
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
31.76
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
23.85
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.5
44.49
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
25
100
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
171.39
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
28
112
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
151.44
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
70.34
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
53.02
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
14
56
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
120.21
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
19.19
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178.99
46.98
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.79
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
21.52
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
184
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
86.35
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
3.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100