Gio Gonzalez vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Gio Gonzalez
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Gio Gonzalez a clear advantage over Bob Welch across the core pitching metrics. Gio Gonzalez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 90). Bob Welch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 81). Gio Gonzalez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Bob Welch

Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.6
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.34
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.61
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.61
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.42
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.47
56.47
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.1
59.1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.18
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
3.7
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5799
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
8.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2894
8.42
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.8
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.78
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
3.79
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.01
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.17
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
8.66
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1969
5.73
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.16
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.23
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8242
38.37
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12956
37.71
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
3.99
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.28
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.36
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.21
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.24
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.7
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.61
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7271
33.85
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11638
33.88
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Bob Welch

Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.6
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.34
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5799
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1933
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.37
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.71
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.16
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.15
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
1.58
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
1.93
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
1.53
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
1.85
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.12
91.12
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gio Gonzalez and Bob Welch

Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
344
434.53
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
467.07
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
475
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
600
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
410
517.89
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
522.75
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.74
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
79.04
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
34.11
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
70.06
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.84
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.29
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.79
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.63
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.98
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
8.1
10.23
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.24
17.28
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
53
66.95
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
92.51
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
50
63.16
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
101.5
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.21
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.35
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.47
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.95
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
30
37.89
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
48.5
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.03
-12.67
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.96
10.74
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.69
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.37
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.76
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
240
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
153.59
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.16
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
52.99
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.79
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.59
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0