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Bob Feller

1936–1956 · 18 seasons

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Bob Welch

1978–1994 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Feller and Bob Welch: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Feller	Stat	Bob Welch
18	Seasons	17
74.6	Career VAL	86.7
12.1 (1940)	Peak-season VAL	11.6 (1987)
Inducted 1962	Hall of Fame	—
8×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Cy Young Awards	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Bob Feller and Bob Welch have
Bob Feller	Stat	Bob Welch
Career
570	Games	520
Batting
193	Hits	88
8	Home runs	2
99	RBI	30
99	Runs	26
1	Stolen bases	0
100

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
266	Wins	211
162	Losses	146
21	Saves	8
3827.0	Innings pitched	3092.0
2,581	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,969
3.25	ERA	3.47
1.32	WHIP	1.27
111	ERA+	109

Age	Bob Feller	Bob Welch
17	0	—
18	0.4	—
19	0	—
20	6	—
21	12.1	5.6
22	2.3	1.3
23	—	6.1
24	—	2.7
25	—	7.8
26	1.9	8.2
27	9.2	4.1
28	9.6	8.1
29	5.2	10.3
30	4.5	11.6
31	5.6	4.2
32	4.2	6.3
33	0	7.1
34	4.5	0.9
35	4.4	2.4
36	3.6	0
37	1.1	0