Don Lee vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Don Lee
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Don Lee a clear advantage over Bob Welch across the core pitching metrics. Don Lee led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 90). Don Lee was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Lee and Bob Welch

Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.61
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.42
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.1
59.1
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.18
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
3.61
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
8.99
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
8.42
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.88
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.78
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.01
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.17
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
5.07
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1969
5.73
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.16
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.34
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.23
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3553
38.6
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12956
37.71
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.63
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
4.2
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.36
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.24
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.61
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3241
35.21
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11638
33.88
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Don Lee and Bob Welch

Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.65
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2485
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
828.1
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.71
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.52
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.15
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.05
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
1.93
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.99
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
1.85
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Lee and Bob Welch

Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
592.71
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
467.07
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
247
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
600
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
548.99
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
522.75
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.88
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
79.04
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
72.87
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
70.06
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.57
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.29
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.98
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
20.75
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.24
17.28
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
111.74
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
92.51
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
104.45
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
101.5
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.15
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
23.35
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.58
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
26.95
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
58.3
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
48.5
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
12.88
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.96
10.74
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.57
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.76
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
194.33
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
153.59
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
14
34.01
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.99
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Don Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.59
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Don Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0