Johnny Welch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 184lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: December 2, 1906 in Washington, DC us

Died: September 2, 1940 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

Last Game: August 26, 1936 (Age 29-268d)
vs. BRO 3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1932 season

Full Name: John Vernon Welch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.1

ERA

4.66

172

648.1

257

WHIP

1.538

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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
1924	17		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		3	4				18						62.0	89	58			37
1924	17	-9.2	Buffalo	IL	AA							2
1924	17	-8.6	Utica/Oneonta	NYPL	B		3	4	.429		8.42	16						62.0	89	58			37							2.032	12.9		5.4
1925	18	-7.8	Ottumwa	MSVL	D		17	12	.586		5.02	40						269.0	269	150			89							1.331	9.0		3.0
1926	19	-10.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		2.08	4.15	3	0	3	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	16	1.385	10.4	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.00
1927	20	-10.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		9.00	9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	1	1	0	3		1	0	0	0	7	3.000	0.0	0.0	27.0	9.0	0.33
1928	21	-6.8	Reading	IL	AA	CHC	14	10	.583	4.30	4.95	32						182.0	207	100	87		61							1.473	10.2		3.0
1928	21	-9.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		15.75	15.75	3	0	3	0	0	0	4.0	13	7	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	23	3.250	29.3	0.0	0.0	4.5
1929	22	-6.0	Reading	IL	AA	CHC	6	15	.286	4.22	5.44	34						177.0	199	107	83		76							1.554	10.1		3.9
1930	23	-4.1	Reading	IL	AA	CHC	10	13	.435	4.82	5.79	33						168.0	191	108	90		69							1.548	10.2		3.7
1931	24	-4.0	Reading	IL	AA		15	11	.577	3.79	4.28	31						202.0	214	96	85		66							1.386	9.5		2.9
1931	24	-6.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	1	.667	3.74	4.28	8	3	3	1	0	0	33.2	39	16	14	2	10	0	7	1	0	0	148	1.455	10.4	0.5	2.7	1.9	0.70
1932	25	-3.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	6	.400	5.23	5.72	20	8	10	3	1	0	72.1	93	46	42	3	38	2	26	3	0	2	343	1.811	11.6	0.4	4.7	3.2	0.68
1933	26	-2.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	9	.308	4.60	5.65	47	7	30	1	0	3	129.0	142	81	66	6	67	5	68	2	0	1	586	1.620	9.9	0.4	4.7	4.7	1.01
1934	27	-1.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	13	15	.464	4.49	4.89	41	22	14	8	1	0	206.1	223	112	103	14	76	5	91	8	1	5	913	1.449	9.7	0.6	3.3	4.0	1.20
1935	28	-0.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	10	9	.526	4.47	5.16	31	19	5	10	1	2	143.0	155	82	71	4	53	7	48	4	0	3	628	1.455	9.8	0.3	3.3	3.0	0.91
1936	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	2	1	.667	5.10	5.93	18	4	5	1	0	1	54.2	65	36	31	7	14	2	14	0	0	2	243	1.445	10.7	1.2	2.3	2.3	1.00
1936	29	0.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	2	1	.667	5.51	6.61	9	3	1	1	0	0	32.2	43	24	20	4	8	1	9	0	0	0	151	1.561	11.8	1.1	2.2	2.5	1.13
1936	29	0.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		4.50	4.91	9	1	4	0	0	1	22.0	22	12	11	3	6	1	5	0	0	2	92	1.273	9.0	1.2	2.5	2.0	0.83
1937	30	2.0	St. Paul	AA	AA	CHW	12	19	.387	4.95	6.01	38	31		16			220.0	287	147	121		76		64	4	1	11		1.650	11.7		3.1	2.6	0.84
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 (9 seasons)					Majors		35	41	.461	4.66	5.32	172	63	74	24	3	6	648.1	735	383	336	36	262	21	257	18	1	13	2907	1.538	10.2	0.5	3.6	3.6	0.98
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		77	84				226	31		16			1280.0	1456	766	466		474		64	4	1	11
All Levels (14 Seasons)							112	125				398	94	74	40	3	6	1928.1	2191	1149	802	36	736	21	321	22	2	24	2907

AA (6 seasons)					Minors		57	68				170	31		16			949.0	1098	558	466		348		64	4	1	11
B (1 season)					Minors		3	4	.429		8.42	16						62.0	89	58			37							2.032	12.9		5.4
D (1 season)					Minors		17	12	.586		5.02	40						269.0	269	150			89							1.331	9.0		3.0