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Mel Harder

1928–1947 · 20 seasons

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Bob Welch

1978–1994 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Mel Harder and Bob Welch: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mel Harder	Stat	Bob Welch
20	Seasons	17
70.0	Career VAL	86.7
12.7 (1935)	Peak-season VAL	11.6 (1987)
4×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Cy Young Awards	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	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 Mel Harder and Bob Welch have
Mel Harder	Stat	Bob Welch
Career
584	Games	520
Batting
199	Hits	88
4	Home runs	2
93	RBI	30
89	Runs	26
2	Stolen bases	0
39

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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.165	Batting avg	.151

.194	On-base %	.186

.215	Slugging %	.177

10	OPS+	3

Pitching
223	Wins	211
186	Losses	146
23	Saves	8
3426.1	Innings pitched	3092.0
1,161	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,969
3.80	ERA	3.47
1.41	WHIP	1.27
107	ERA+	109

Pitching

223

Wins

211

186

Losses

146

Saves

3426.1

Innings pitched

3092.0

1,161

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,969

3.80

ERA

3.47

1.41

WHIP

1.27

107

ERA+

109

Age	Mel Harder	Bob Welch
18	0	—
20	3.7	—
21	1.7	5.6
22	3.4	1.3
23	7.4	6.1
24	10.6	2.7
25	12.7	7.8
26	1.2	8.2
27	3.3	4.1
28	7.2	8.1
29	4.4	10.3
30	3	11.6
31	0	4.2
32	3.4	6.3
33	1.7	7.1
34	2.2	0.9
35	1.1	2.4
36	2	0
37	1	0