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Bob WelchvsFreddie Fitzsimmons

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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Freddie Fitzsimmons

1925–1943 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Welch and Freddie Fitzsimmons: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Welch	Stat	Freddie Fitzsimmons
17	Seasons	19
86.7	Career VAL	100.1
11.6 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	11.2 (1934)
1×	Cy Young Awards	—
2×	All-Star Selections	—
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Freddie Fitzsimmons have
Bob Welch	Stat	Freddie Fitzsimmons
Career
520	Games	513
Batting
88	Hits	231
2	Home runs	14
30	RBI	103
26	Runs	112
22	Walks	36
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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	217
146	Losses	146
8	Saves	13
3092.0	Innings pitched	3223.2
1,969	Strikeouts (pitching)	870
3.47	ERA	3.51
1.27	WHIP	1.30
109	ERA+	114

Age	Bob Welch	Freddie Fitzsimmons
21	5.6	—
22	1.3	—
23	6.1	3.7
24	2.7	8.2
25	7.8	5.6
26	8.2	7.5
27	4.1	6.3
28	8.1	5.5
29	10.3	9.3
30	11.6	0
31	4.2	7.1
32	6.3	11.2
33	7.1	2.5
34	0.9	5.7
35	2.4	2.5
36	0	10.4
37	0	3.9
38	—	7.3
39	—	3.4
41	—	0