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Bob WelchvsBilly Pierce

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Bob Welch

1978–1994 · 17 seasons

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Billy Pierce

1945–1964 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Welch and Billy Pierce: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Welch	Stat	Billy Pierce
17	Seasons	18
86.7	Career VAL	88.9
11.6 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	10.6 (1955)
1×	Cy Young Awards	—
2×	All-Star Selections	7×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	11

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 Welch and Billy Pierce have
Bob Welch	Stat	Billy Pierce
Career
520	Games	616
Batting
88	Hits	203
2	Home runs	0
30	RBI	69
26	Runs	94
0	Stolen bases	1
22

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
211	Wins	211
146	Losses	169
8	Saves	32
3092.0	Innings pitched	3306.2
1,969	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,999
3.47	ERA	3.27
1.27	WHIP	1.26
109	ERA+	120

Age	Bob Welch	Billy Pierce
21	5.6	0
22	1.3	1.4
23	6.1	1.9
24	2.7	7.3
25	7.8	10
26	8.2	9.9
27	4.1	2.4
28	8.1	10.6
29	10.3	6.8
30	11.6	8
31	4.2	8.2
32	6.3	4.7
33	7.1	4
34	0.9	3.9
35	2.4	5.4
36	0	2.1
37	0	2.3