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Chris Welsh

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Age: 70

Bats/Throws: L/L

6'2" / 185

DOB: 4/14/1955

(70 years, 4 months)

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Season	Total
Team	- - -
Level	MLB
G	122
GS	75
IP	537.2
K%	8.2%
BB%	8.1%
GB%
ERA	4.45
FIP	4.38
WAR	1.2

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Draft:	1977, Rd: 21, Pick: 22, Ovr: 536
Draft Team:	New York Yankees
School:	South Florida

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Stats

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1981	SDP	MLB	26	6	7	0	22	19	123.2		3.71	2.98	0.65	.276	72.0%						3.78		3.74		0.9
1982	SDP	MLB	27	8	8	0	28	20	139.1		3.10	4.07	1.03	.266	65.4%						4.91		4.94		-0.7
1983	2 Tms	MLB	28	0	2	0	23	6	59.0		3.36	3.05	1.07	.259	65.6%						4.42		4.77		-0.3
1983	SDP	MLB	28	0	1	0	7	1	14.1		3.14	1.26	1.26	.220	82.0%						2.51		4.29		0.0
1983	MON	MLB	28	0	1	0	16	5	44.2		3.43	3.63	1.01	.272	62.3%						5.04		4.93		-0.3
1985	TEX	MLB	30	2	5	0	25	6	76.1		3.66	2.95	1.30	.321	78.5%						4.13		4.89		-0.2
1986	CIN	MLB	31	6	9	0	24	24	139.1		2.58	2.58	0.58	.304	65.7%						4.78		3.96		1.6
Total	- - -	MLB		22	31	0	122	75	537.2		3.21	3.16	0.87	.286	69.0%						4.45		4.38		1.2

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1981	SDP	MLB	26	6	7	0	22	19	123.2		3.71	2.98	0.65	.276	72.0%						3.78		3.74		0.9
1982	SDP	MLB	27	8	8	0	28	20	139.1		3.10	4.07	1.03	.266	65.4%						4.91		4.94		-0.7
1983	2 Tms	MLB	28	0	2	0	23	6	59.0		3.36	3.05	1.07	.259	65.6%						4.42		4.77		-0.3
1983	SDP	MLB	28	0	1	0	7	1	14.1		3.14	1.26	1.26	.220	82.0%						2.51		4.29		0.0
1983	MON	MLB	28	0	1	0	16	5	44.2		3.43	3.63	1.01	.272	62.3%						5.04		4.93		-0.3
1985	TEX	MLB	30	2	5	0	25	6	76.1		3.66	2.95	1.30	.321	78.5%						4.13		4.89		-0.2
1986	CIN	MLB	31	6	9	0	24	24	139.1		2.58	2.58	0.58	.304	65.7%						4.78		3.96		1.6
Total	- - -	MLB		22	31	0	122	75	537.2		3.21	3.16	0.87	.286	69.0%						4.45		4.38		1.2

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1981	SDP	MLB	6	7	3.78	22	19		4	2	0			123.2	512	122	55	52	9	41	4	1	1	2	51
1982	SDP	MLB	8	8	4.91	28	20		3	1	0			139.1	618	146	88	76	16	63	2	3	2	0	48
1983	2 Tms	MLB	0	2	4.42	23	6		0	0	0			59.0	254	59	35	29	7	20	1	4	5	0	22
1983	SDP	MLB	0	1	2.51	7	1		0	0	0			14.1	59	13	5	4	2	2	0	0	3	0	5
1983	MON	MLB	0	1	5.04	16	5		0	0	0			44.2	195	46	30	25	5	18	1	4	2	0	17
1985	TEX	MLB	2	5	4.13	25	6		0	0	0			76.1	351	101	40	35	11	25	3	4	5	0	31
1986	CIN	MLB	6	9	4.78	24	24		1	0	0			139.1	598	163	79	74	9	40	4	3	5	0	40
Total	- - -	MLB	22	31	4.45	122	75		8	3	0			537.2	2333	591	297	266	52	189	14	15	18	2	192

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1981	SDP	MLB	6	7	3.78	22	19		4	2	0			123.2	512	122	55	52	9	41	4	1	1	2	51
1982	SDP	MLB	8	8	4.91	28	20		3	1	0			139.1	618	146	88	76	16	63	2	3	2	0	48
1983	2 Tms	MLB	0	2	4.42	23	6		0	0	0			59.0	254	59	35	29	7	20	1	4	5	0	22
1983	SDP	MLB	0	1	2.51	7	1		0	0	0			14.1	59	13	5	4	2	2	0	0	3	0	5
1983	MON	MLB	0	1	5.04	16	5		0	0	0			44.2	195	46	30	25	5	18	1	4	2	0	17
1985	TEX	MLB	2	5	4.13	25	6		0	0	0			76.1	351	101	40	35	11	25	3	4	5	0	31
1986	CIN	MLB	6	9	4.78	24	24		1	0	0			139.1	598	163	79	74	9	40	4	3	5	0	40
Total	- - -	MLB	22	31	4.45	122	75		8	3	0			537.2	2333	591	297	266	52	189	14	15	18	2	192

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular SeasonAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1981	SDP	MLB	3.71	2.98	1.24	0.65		10.0%	8.0%	2.0%		.260	1.32	.276	72.0%		113	111		3.74
1981			4.75	3.18	1.49	0.64		12.5%	8.4%	4.1%		.250	1.32	.274	72.1%					4.18
1982	SDP	MLB	3.10	4.07	0.76	1.03		7.8%	10.2%	-2.4%		.264	1.50	.266	65.4%		142	140		4.94
1982			5.04	3.16	1.60	0.80		13.2%	8.3%	4.9%		.256	1.35	.280	71.5%					4.35
1983	2 Tms	MLB	3.36	3.05	1.10	1.07		8.7%	7.9%	0.8%		.257	1.34	.259	65.6%		125	129		4.77
1983	SDP	MLB	3.14	1.26	2.50	1.26		8.5%	3.4%	5.1%		.228	1.05	.220	82.0%		71	116		4.29
1983	MON	MLB	3.43	3.63	0.94	1.01		8.7%	9.2%	-0.5%		.266	1.43	.272	62.3%		142	133		4.93
1983			5.18	3.22	1.61	0.79		13.5%	8.4%	5.1%		.256	1.35	.281	71.2%					4.32
1985	TEX	MLB	3.66	2.95	1.24	1.30		8.8%	7.1%	1.7%		.314	1.65	.321	78.5%		98	120		4.89
1985			5.37	3.31	1.62	0.86		14.0%	8.6%	5.4%		.252	1.34	.277	71.5%					4.41
1986	CIN	MLB	2.58	2.58	1.00	0.58		6.7%	6.7%	0.0%		.294	1.46	.304	65.7%		123	102		3.96
1986			5.90	3.40	1.74	0.91		15.4%	8.8%	6.5%		.253	1.36	.282	71.6%					4.40
Total	- - -	MLB	3.21	3.16	1.02	0.87		8.2%	8.1%	0.1%		.278	1.45	.286	69.0%		122	119		4.38

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1981	SDP	MLB	3.71	2.98	1.24	0.65		10.0%	8.0%	2.0%		.260	1.32	.276	72.0%		113	111		3.74
1981			4.75	3.18	1.49	0.64		12.5%	8.4%	4.1%		.250	1.32	.274	72.1%					4.18
1982	SDP	MLB	3.10	4.07	0.76	1.03		7.8%	10.2%	-2.4%		.264	1.50	.266	65.4%		142	140		4.94
1982			5.04	3.16	1.60	0.80		13.2%	8.3%	4.9%		.256	1.35	.280	71.5%					4.35
1983	2 Tms	MLB	3.36	3.05	1.10	1.07		8.7%	7.9%	0.8%		.257	1.34	.259	65.6%		125	129		4.77
1983	SDP	MLB	3.14	1.26	2.50	1.26		8.5%	3.4%	5.1%		.228	1.05	.220	82.0%		71	116		4.29
1983	MON	MLB	3.43	3.63	0.94	1.01		8.7%	9.2%	-0.5%		.266	1.43	.272	62.3%		142	133		4.93
1983			5.18	3.22	1.61	0.79		13.5%	8.4%	5.1%		.256	1.35	.281	71.2%					4.32
1985	TEX	MLB	3.66	2.95	1.24	1.30		8.8%	7.1%	1.7%		.314	1.65	.321	78.5%		98	120		4.89
1985			5.37	3.31	1.62	0.86		14.0%	8.6%	5.4%		.252	1.34	.277	71.5%					4.41
1986	CIN	MLB	2.58	2.58	1.00	0.58		6.7%	6.7%	0.0%		.294	1.46	.304	65.7%		123	102		3.96
1986			5.90	3.40	1.74	0.91		15.4%	8.8%	6.5%		.253	1.36	.282	71.6%					4.40
Total	- - -	MLB	3.21	3.16	1.02	0.87		8.2%	8.1%	0.1%		.278	1.45	.286	69.0%		122	119		4.38

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	WPA WPA - Win Probability Added	-WPA -WPA - Loss Advancement	+WPA +WPA - Win Advancement	RE24 RE24 - Run Above Average based on the 24 Base/Out States	REW REW - Wins Above Average based on the 24 Base/Out States	pLI pLI - Average Leverage Index	inLI inLI - Average Leverage Index at the start of the inning	gmLI gmLI - Average Leverage Index when entering the game	exLI exLI - Average Leverage Index when exiting the game	Pulls Pulls - Number of times pulled from the game	WPA/LI WPA/LI - Situational Wins	Clutch Clutch - How much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment	SD SD - Shutdowns	MD MD - Meltdowns
1981	SDP	MLB	-1.29	-9.98	8.70	-2.96	-0.35	0.98	0.90	0.84	1.17	16	-1.44	0.13	0	1
1982	SDP	MLB	-2.96	-12.59	9.63	-22.91	-2.63	0.96	0.89	0.96	1.72	18	-2.43	-0.67	1	3
1983	2 Tms	MLB	-0.41	-4.15	3.74	-5.85	-0.67	0.84	0.86	0.80	0.94	17	-1.12	0.63	1	3
1983	SDP	MLB	-0.06	-1.04	0.98	-0.90	-0.10	0.90	1.03	0.88	1.02	4	-0.03	-0.04	1	1
1983	MON	MLB	-0.35	-3.11	2.76	-4.95	-0.57	0.83	0.80	0.77	0.92	13	-1.09	0.66	0	2
1985	TEX	MLB	-0.62	-3.94	3.32	-8.62	-0.86	0.55	0.56	0.73	0.47	21	-1.04	-0.10	1	4
1986	CIN	MLB	-0.41	-11.32	10.91	-7.29	-0.83	1.02	0.91	0.87	1.13	23	-0.70	0.30	0	0
Total	- - -	MLB	-5.70	-41.99	36.30	-47.64	-5.34	0.90	0.84	0.84	1.07	95	-6.73	0.43	3	11

Season	Team	Level	WPA WPA - Win Probability Added	-WPA -WPA - Loss Advancement	+WPA +WPA - Win Advancement	RE24 RE24 - Run Above Average based on the 24 Base/Out States	REW REW - Wins Above Average based on the 24 Base/Out States	pLI pLI - Average Leverage Index	inLI inLI - Average Leverage Index at the start of the inning	gmLI gmLI - Average Leverage Index when entering the game	exLI exLI - Average Leverage Index when exiting the game	Pulls Pulls - Number of times pulled from the game	WPA/LI WPA/LI - Situational Wins	Clutch Clutch - How much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment	SD SD - Shutdowns	MD MD - Meltdowns
1981	SDP	MLB	-1.29	-9.98	8.70	-2.96	-0.35	0.98	0.90	0.84	1.17	16	-1.44	0.13	0	1
1982	SDP	MLB	-2.96	-12.59	9.63	-22.91	-2.63	0.96	0.89	0.96	1.72	18	-2.43	-0.67	1	3
1983	2 Tms	MLB	-0.41	-4.15	3.74	-5.85	-0.67	0.84	0.86	0.80	0.94	17	-1.12	0.63	1	3
1983	SDP	MLB	-0.06	-1.04	0.98	-0.90	-0.10	0.90	1.03	0.88	1.02	4	-0.03	-0.04	1	1
1983	MON	MLB	-0.35	-3.11	2.76	-4.95	-0.57	0.83	0.80	0.77	0.92	13	-1.09	0.66	0	2
1985	TEX	MLB	-0.62	-3.94	3.32	-8.62	-0.86	0.55	0.56	0.73	0.47	21	-1.04	-0.10	1	4
1986	CIN	MLB	-0.41	-11.32	10.91	-7.29	-0.83	1.02	0.91	0.87	1.13	23	-0.70	0.30	0	0
Total	- - -	MLB	-5.70	-41.99	36.30	-47.64	-5.34	0.90	0.84	0.84	1.07	95	-6.73	0.43	3	11

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Pos Pos - Position	G G - Games Played	GS GS - Games Started	Inn Inn - Innings Played	PO PO - Putouts	A A - Assists	divider	E E - Errors	FE FE - Fielding Errors	TE TE - Throwing Errors	divider	DP DP - Double Plays	DPS DPS - Double Plays Started	DPT DPT - Double Plays Turned	DPF DPF - Double Plays Finished	divider	Scp Scp - First Baseman Scoops	divider	SB SB - Catcher/Pitcher Stolen Bases	CS CS - Catcher/Pitcher Caught Stealing	PB PB - Catcher/Pitcher Passed Balls	WP WP - Catcher/Pitcher Wild Pitches	divider	FP FP - Fielding Percentage (PO+A)/(PO+A+E)	divider	TZ TZ - Total Zone in runs above average
1981	SDP	MLB	P	22	19	123.2	3	30		0				0												1.000
1982	SDP	MLB	P	28	20	139.1	7	29		2				4												.947
1983	2 Tms	MLB	P	23	6	59.0	3	15		2				2												.900
1983	SDP	MLB	P	7	1	14.1	1	2		2				0												.600
1983	MON	MLB	P	16	5	44.2	2	13		0				2												1.000
1985	TEX	MLB	P	25	6	76.1	1	10		0				1												1.000
1986	CIN	MLB	P	24	24	139.1	7	23		0				1												1.000
Total	- - -	- - -	P	122	75	537.2	21	107		4				8												.970

Season	Team	Level	Pos Pos - Position	G G - Games Played	GS GS - Games Started	Inn Inn - Innings Played	PO PO - Putouts	A A - Assists	divider	E E - Errors	FE FE - Fielding Errors	TE TE - Throwing Errors	divider	DP DP - Double Plays	DPS DPS - Double Plays Started	DPT DPT - Double Plays Turned	DPF DPF - Double Plays Finished	divider	Scp Scp - First Baseman Scoops	divider	SB SB - Catcher/Pitcher Stolen Bases	CS CS - Catcher/Pitcher Caught Stealing	PB PB - Catcher/Pitcher Passed Balls	WP WP - Catcher/Pitcher Wild Pitches	divider	FP FP - Fielding Percentage (PO+A)/(PO+A+E)	divider	TZ TZ - Total Zone in runs above average
1981	SDP	MLB	P	22	19	123.2	3	30		0				0												1.000
1982	SDP	MLB	P	28	20	139.1	7	29		2				4												.947
1983	2 Tms	MLB	P	23	6	59.0	3	15		2				2												.900
1983	SDP	MLB	P	7	1	14.1	1	2		2				0												.600
1983	MON	MLB	P	16	5	44.2	2	13		0				2												1.000
1985	TEX	MLB	P	25	6	76.1	1	10		0				1												1.000
1986	CIN	MLB	P	24	24	139.1	7	23		0				1												1.000
Total	- - -	- - -	P	122	75	537.2	21	107		4				8												.970

Partial SeasonsMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	RA9-WAR RA9-WAR - Wins Above Replacement calculated using Runs Allowed	BIP-Wins BIP-Wins - BABIP wins above average	LOB-Wins LOB-Wins - Sequencing in wins above average (calculated as the difference between RA9-WAR and WAR minus BIP-Wins)	FDP-Wins FDP-Wins - BABIP and Sequencing wins above average, also the difference between RA9-WAR and WAR	divider	RAR RAR - Runs Above Replacement	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement	divider	Dollars Dollars - WAR converted to a dollar scale based on what a player would make in free agency	Salary Salary - The player's actual salary
1981	SDP	MLB	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0		7.7	0.9
1982	SDP	MLB	-1.5	0.6	-1.4	-0.8		-6.9	-0.7
1983	2 Tms	MLB	-0.5	0.3	-0.5	-0.2		-2.8	-0.3
1983	SDP	MLB	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2		-0.3	0.0
1983	MON	MLB	-0.7	0.1	-0.5	-0.4		-2.5	-0.3
1985	TEX	MLB	0.3	-0.9	1.5	0.5		-2.4	-0.2
1986	CIN	MLB	0.4	-1.0	-0.2	-1.2		14.8	1.6
Total	- - -	MLB	-0.4	-0.9	-0.7	-1.6		10.4	1.2		$0.0

Season	Team	Level	RA9-WAR RA9-WAR - Wins Above Replacement calculated using Runs Allowed	BIP-Wins BIP-Wins - BABIP wins above average	LOB-Wins LOB-Wins - Sequencing in wins above average (calculated as the difference between RA9-WAR and WAR minus BIP-Wins)	FDP-Wins FDP-Wins - BABIP and Sequencing wins above average, also the difference between RA9-WAR and WAR	divider	RAR RAR - Runs Above Replacement	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement	divider	Dollars Dollars - WAR converted to a dollar scale based on what a player would make in free agency	Salary Salary - The player's actual salary
1981	SDP	MLB	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0		7.7	0.9
1982	SDP	MLB	-1.5	0.6	-1.4	-0.8		-6.9	-0.7
1983	2 Tms	MLB	-0.5	0.3	-0.5	-0.2		-2.8	-0.3
1983	SDP	MLB	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2		-0.3	0.0
1983	MON	MLB	-0.7	0.1	-0.5	-0.4		-2.5	-0.3
1985	TEX	MLB	0.3	-0.9	1.5	0.5		-2.4	-0.2
1986	CIN	MLB	0.4	-1.0	-0.2	-1.2		14.8	1.6
Total	- - -	MLB	-0.4	-0.9	-0.7	-1.6		10.4	1.2		$0.0