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Bob Welch 2026 Season · ATH

Career: 211-146, 3.47 ERA, 1969 K in 3092.0 IP.

Awards: AL Cy Young (1990).

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Bob Welch

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+6.8Career NUT

+1.2 to Great

Career

3.47ERA1.27WHIP211W1969K3092.0IP8SV

R/R · 6' 3", 190 lb · b. Nov 3, 1956 · Detroit, MI · Draft 1974 (14th Rd, #318)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1978	21	LAD	+1.2	7	4	2.02	23	13	4	3	6	3	3	439	111.1	92	25	26	1	66	1.06
1979	22	LAD	+0.4	5	6	3.98	25	12	1	0	10	5	5	349	81.1	82	36	32	3	64	1.40
1980	23	LAD	+0.9	14	9	3.29	32	32	3	2	0	0	0	889	213.2	190	78	79	3	141	1.26
1981	24	LAD	+0.5	9	5	3.44	23	23	2	1	0	0	0	601	141.1	141	54	41	3	88	1.29
1982	25	LAD	+1.4	16	11	3.36	36	36	9	3	0	0	0	965	235.2	199	88	81	5	176	1.19
1983	26	LAD	+1.7	15	12	2.65	31	31	4	3	0	0	0	828	204.0	164	60	72	3	156	1.16
1984	27	LAD	+1.4	13	13	3.78	31	29	3	1	0	0	0	771	178.2	191	75	58	2	126	1.39
1985	28	LAD	+0.7	14	4	2.31	23	23	8	3	0	0	0	675	167.1	141	43	35	6	96	1.05
1986	29	LAD	+3.2	7	13	3.28	33	33	7	3	0	0	0	981	235.2	227	86	55	7	183	1.20
1987	30	LAD	+2.3	15	9	3.22	35	35	6	4	0	0	0	1027	251.2	204	90	86	4	196	1.15
1988	31	OAK	-0.1	17	9	3.64	36	36	4	2	0	0	0	1034	244.2	237	99	81	10	158	1.30
1989	32	OAK	+0.6	17	8	3.00	33	33	1	0	0	0	0	884	209.2	191	70	78	6	137	1.28
1990	33	OAK	-0.9	27	6	2.95	35	35	2	2	0	0	0	979	238.0	214	78	77	5	127	1.22
1991	34	OAK	-2.3	12	13	4.58	35	35	7	1	0	0	0	950	220.0	220	112	91	11	101	1.41
1992	35	OAK	-1.1	11	7	3.27	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	513	123.2	114	45	43	2	47	1.27
1993	36	OAK	-2.1	9	11	5.29	30	28	0	0	0	0	0	746	166.2	208	98	56	7	63	1.58
1994	37	OAK	-0.8	3	6	7.08	25	8	0	0	4	0	0	325	68.2	79	54	43	1	44	1.78
Career	—	17 yrs	+6.8	211	146	3.47	506	462	61	28	20	8	8	12956	3092.0	2894	1191	1034	79	1969	1.27

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Welch's career NUT of +6.8

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

3.2

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NUT by Season

+1.2

+0.4

+0.9

+0.5

+1.4

+1.7

+1.4

+0.7

+3.2

+2.3

-0.1

+0.6

-0.9

-2.3

-1.1

-2.1

-0.8

Awards

1980NL Player of the Week · NL All-Star

1981World Series Championship

1989AL Player of the Week · World Series Championship

1990AL Cy Young · AL All-Star

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