Bob Friend vs. Chris Welsh — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Welsh
Baby BoomersDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Friend and Chris Welsh are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 84 for Bob Friend and 82 for Chris Welsh, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 87 respectively. If forced to pick, Bob Friend gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Chris Welsh

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.24
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.49
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.14
46.14
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.45
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3772
9.4
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
9.89
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.71
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.16
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
4.32
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.21
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2333
39.05
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
4.97
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2095
35.07
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Chris Welsh

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.79
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.21
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.14
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Chris Welsh

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
449.08
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
163
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
525.98
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
526.38
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.77
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
29.47
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
125.15
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
25.91
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.76
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
52.74
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
103.07
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.96
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
17.58
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
173.48
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
187.73
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
12
44.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.48
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.36
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50