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Bob WelchvsBob Feller

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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Bob Feller

1936–1956 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Bob Feller have
Bob Welch	Stat	Bob Feller
Career
520	Games	570
Batting
88	Hits	193
2	Home runs	8
30	RBI	99
26	Runs	99
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	266
146	Losses	162
8	Saves	21
3092.0	Innings pitched	3827.0
1,969	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,581
3.47	ERA	3.25
1.27	WHIP	1.32
109	ERA+	111

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