Zach McAllister vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Zach McAllister
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 Zach McAllister as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach McAllister led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 81). Bob Welch held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 88). Role difference aside, Zach McAllister holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zach McAllister and Bob Welch

Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.03
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.61
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.53
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.42
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.1
59.1
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.18
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
4.15
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
9.51
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
8.42
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.07
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.78
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.03
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.01
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.17
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
8.25
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1969
5.73
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.33
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.16
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.23
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2592
39.08
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12956
37.71
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.84
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.82
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.36
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.24
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.61
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
35.47
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11638
33.88
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Zach McAllister and Bob Welch

Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.03
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.71
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.15
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.13
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
1.93
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.99
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
1.85
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach McAllister and Bob Welch

Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
28700
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
467.07
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
600
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
582
522.75
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
79.04
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
70.06
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.98
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.87
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.24
17.28
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
92.51
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
101.5
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.35
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.95
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
48.5
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-28.8
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.96
10.74
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.76
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
153.59
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.99
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.59
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0