Phil Regan vs. Johnny Welch — Career Comparison

Phil Regan
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Welch
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Welch built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Regan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Regan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.66 and 1.538 for Johnny Welch. By the career numbers, Phil Regan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Regan and Johnny Welch

Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.61
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.39
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.69
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.63
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.53
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.57
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.05
46.05
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.06
19.06
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.63
36.63
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.6
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
3.84
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.66
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4118
27
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372.2
9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1392
9.13
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.2
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.98
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.93
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
3.64
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
4.87
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
3.57
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.17
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5863
38.44
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
40.35
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.89
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.03
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
4.26
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
5.32
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
35.19
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
36.47
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Phil Regan and Johnny Welch

Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.61
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.69
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4118
27
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1372.2
9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.59
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.31
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.95
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.526
0.526
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.901
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.06
19.06
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Regan and Johnny Welch

Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
894.34
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
175
415.02
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
600
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
519.14
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
540.71
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
49
79.25
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
118.58
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
66.31
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
94.86
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.32
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.62
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.94
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
11.9
19.24
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.02
40.37
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
59
95.42
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
147.04
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
118.06
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
151.78
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
37.2
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.03
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
24.26
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
37
59.84
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
109.09
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
8.1
13.1
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.64
44.21
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.23
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.58
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
33.2
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
108
174.66
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
101.98
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
40.43
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Phil Regan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.94
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Regan
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA