Jim Todd vs. Johnny Welch — Career Comparison

Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Welch
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Welch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Todd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Todd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 4.66 and 1.538 for Johnny Welch. By the career numbers, Jim Todd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Todd and Johnny Welch

Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.39
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.57
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.05
46.05
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.63
36.63
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.23
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.66
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
9.53
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.2
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.21
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.64
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.42
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.57
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
39.61
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
40.35
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.03
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.98
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
5.32
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1956
34.45
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
36.47
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Jim Todd and Johnny Welch

Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
27
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.94
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.77
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.66
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.901
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Todd and Johnny Welch

Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
175
415.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
540.71
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
118.58
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
94.86
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.02
40.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
147.04
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
151.78
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.03
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
109.09
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.64
44.21
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.2
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
101.98
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA