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Bob WelchvsLivan Hernandez

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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Livan Hernandez

1996–2012 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Welch and Livan Hernandez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Welch	Stat	Livan Hernandez
17	Seasons	17
86.7	Career VAL	71.7
11.6 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	10.8 (2000)
1×	Cy Young Awards	—
2×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
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 Livan Hernandez have
Bob Welch	Stat	Livan Hernandez
Career
520	Games	537
Batting
88	Hits	215
2	Home runs	10
30	RBI	85
26	Runs	64
22	Walks	10
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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	178
146	Losses	177
8	Saves	1
3092.0	Innings pitched	3189.0
1,969	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,976
3.47	ERA	4.44
1.27	WHIP	1.44
109	ERA+	97

Age	Bob Welch	Livan Hernandez
21	5.6	—
22	1.3	4.2
23	6.1	1
24	2.7	4.7
25	7.8	10.8
26	8.2	3.1
27	4.1	5.4
28	8.1	9.5
29	10.3	10.1
30	11.6	5.8
31	4.2	3.2
32	6.3	0.9
33	7.1	0.1
34	0.9	2.1
35	2.4	7.1
36	0	3.7
37	0	0