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John CandelariavsBob Welch

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

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John Candelaria

1975–1993 · 19 seasons

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Bob Welch

1978–1994 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

John Candelaria and Bob Welch: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Candelaria	Stat	Bob Welch
19	Seasons	17
79.8	Career VAL	86.7
10.6 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	11.6 (1987)
1×	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 John Candelaria and Bob Welch have
John Candelaria	Stat	Bob Welch
Career
603	Games	520
Batting
104	Hits	88
1	Home runs	2
48	RBI	30
39	Runs	26
44	Walks	22
.174

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
177	Wins	211
122	Losses	146
29	Saves	8
2525.2	Innings pitched	3092.0
1,673	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,969
3.33	ERA	3.47
1.18	WHIP	1.27
113	ERA+	109

Age	John Candelaria	Bob Welch
21	4.8	5.6
22	5.2	1.3
23	10.6	6.1
24	5	2.7
25	6.9	7.8
26	7.1	8.2
27	0.9	4.1
28	7.7	8.1
29	7.1	10.3
30	7.2	11.6
31	2.9	4.2
32	5.2	6.3
33	2.9	7.1
34	4.4	0.9
35	0	2.4
36	1.1	0
37	0.8	0