Mickey Welch

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Centerfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 160lb (173cm, 72kg)

Born: July 4, 1859 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: July 30, 1941 in Concord, NH

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NY

Last Game: May 17, 1892 (Age 32-318d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1973. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Mickey Welch's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1880 season

Full Name: Michael Francis Welch

Nicknames: Smiling Mickey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

62.3

307

210

ERA

2.71

565

549

4802.0

1850

WHIP

1.226

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1879	19	-3.4	Holyoke	NA	N/A							36							394	145	85
1880	20	-2.7	TRO	NL	Maj	TRO	34	30	.531	2.54	5.03	65	64	1	64	4	0	574.0	575	321	162	7	80		123		0	26	2387	1.141	9.0	0.1	1.3	1.9	1.54
1881	21	-2.6	TRO	NL	Maj	TRO	21	18	.538	2.67	4.55	40	40	0	40	4	0	368.0	371	186	109	7	78		104		0	11	1534	1.220	9.1	0.2	1.9	2.5	1.33
1882	22	-3.0	TRO	NL	Maj	TRO	14	16	.467	3.46	7.08	33	33	0	30	5	0	281.0	334	221	108	7	62		53		0	15	1256	1.409	10.7	0.2	2.0	1.7	0.85
1883	23	-1.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	25	23	.521	2.73	5.73	54	52	2	46	4	0	426.0	431	271	129	11	66		144		0	27	1829	1.167	9.1	0.2	1.4	3.0	2.18
1884	24	0.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	39	21	.650	2.50	4.44	65	65	1	62	4	0	557.1	528	275	155	12	146		345		0	39	2370	1.209	8.5	0.2	2.4	5.6	2.36
1885	25	0.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	44	11	.800	1.66	3.11	56	55	1	55	7	1	492.0	372	170	91	4	131		258		1	39	1963	1.022	6.8	0.1	2.4	4.7	1.97
1886	26	1.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	33	22	.600	2.99	5.02	59	59	0	56	1	0	500.0	514	279	166	13	163		272		0	51	2151	1.354	9.3	0.2	2.9	4.9	1.67
1887	27	1.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	22	15	.595	3.36	4.97	41	40	1	39	2	0	346.0	339	191	129	7	91		115	5	0	16	1437	1.243	8.8	0.2	2.4	3.0	1.26
1888	28	2.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	26	19	.578	1.93	3.30	47	47	0	47	5	0	425.1	328	156	91	12	108		167	14	0	17	1710	1.025	6.9	0.3	2.3	3.5	1.55
1889	29	3.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	27	12	.692	3.02	4.70	45	41	4	39	3	2	375.0	340	196	126	14	149		125	10	0	18	1607	1.304	8.2	0.3	3.6	3.0	0.84
1890	30	5.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	17	14	.548	2.99	4.46	37	37	0	33	2	0	292.1	268	145	97	5	122		97	12	0	6	1270	1.334	8.3	0.2	3.8	3.0	0.80
1891	31	5.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	5	9	.357	4.28	7.65	22	15	6	14	0	1	160.0	177	136	76	7	97		46	11	0	9	764	1.713	10.0	0.4	5.5	2.6	0.47
1892	32	7.0	Troy	EL	N/A		16	14	.533	0.87	4.54	31	30		29	3		267.2	225	135	26		111		120	10		11		1.255	7.6		3.7	4.0	1.08
1892	32	6.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	0		14.40	16.20	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	11	9	8	0	4		1	0	0	0	30	3.000	19.8	0.0	7.2	1.8	0.25
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		307	210	.594	2.71	4.79	565	549	16	525	41	4	4802.0	4588	2556	1447	106	1297		1850	52	1	274	20308	1.226	8.6	0.2	2.4	3.5	1.43
Other (2 seasons)					Other		16	14		3.73		67	30		29	3		267.2	619	280	111		111		120	10		11
All Levels (14 Seasons)							323	224		2.77		632	579	16	554	44	4	5069.2	5207	2836	1558	106	1408		1970	62	1	285	20308