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Frank
Welch		  
Nickname: Bugger
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 175
 
Born: August 10, 1897 in Usa, AL, BIRMINGHAM
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1923   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1919 21 CHN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 4 5 8 6 7 6 4 5 9 7 8
1920 22 CHN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 4 5 9 7 7 6 4 5 10 7 8
1921 23 CHN NL $ 300,000   7 7 8 7 5 5 9 7 7 7 4 5 10 8 8
1922 24 CHN NL $ 300,000   7 7 8 7 5 6 9 7 7 8 6 6 10 8 8
1923 25 CHN NL $ 1,931,429   7 7 8 7 5 6 9 7 7 8 6 7 10 7 8
1924 26 CHN NL $ 2,928,571   7 7 7 7 5 6 8 6 7 8 6 7 10 8 9
1925 27 CHN NL $ 2,928,571   6 6 7 6 4 4 8 6 6 8 5 6 10 8 8
1926 28 CHN NL $ 2,000,000   6 6 7 6 4 5 7 5 5 7 5 6 9 7 8
1927 29 CHN NL $ 2,000,000   6 6 7 6 4 5 7 5 6 7 5 6 10 7 8
1928 30 BOS AL $ 2,000,000   6 6 7 6 4 4 7 4 5 7 5 6 9 7 8
1929 31 BOS AL $ 1,800,000   6 6 6 6 4 4 7 4 5 7 5 6 9 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 4 4 7 4 5 6 4 5 9 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,928,571   7 7 8 7 5 6 9 7 7 8 6 7 10 8 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1919 21 CHN NL 33 101 9 24 2 1 2 14 0 1 5 9 .238 .271 .337 .608 7.7 0.4
    AAA   23 86 20 42 7 0 4 21 2 0 10 10 .488 .542 .709 1.251 25.8  
1920 22 CHN NL 65 173 27 46 14 2 3 26 1 3 24 18 .266 .351 .422 .773 26.2 5.2
1921 23 CHN NL 95 209 40 69 13 2 7 46 2 1 27 9 .330 .400 .512 .912 41.5 8.2
1922 24 CHN NL 109 303 48 88 11 2 6 48 1 4 28 21 .290 .351 .399 .751 41.5 5.1
1923 25 CHN NL 146 506 87 157 23 3 15 91 7 8 64 37 .310 .388 .457 .844 86.7 14.3
1924 26 CHN NL 143 509 72 145 19 3 2 59 5 3 57 27 .285 .358 .346 .704 61.3 8.2
1925 27 CHN NL 143 517 80 152 22 6 10 84 6 6 58 21 .294 .363 .418 .781 75.2 12.1
1926 28 CHN NL 141 482 84 168 27 3 7 90 3 3 62 26 .349 .422 .461 .882 87.2 20.2
1927 29 CHN NL 139 491 70 150 16 5 6 56 6 3 41 29 .305 .359 .395 .755 68.0 10.5
1928 30 BOS AL 47 61 12 22 4 0 1 11 3 2 5 2 .361 .403 .475 .878 10.8 2.1
    AAA   17 65 7 14 3 0 0 4 2 4 13 7 .215 .346 .262 .608 6.3  
1929 31 AAA   121 382 68 103 12 1 12 69 6 11 73 28 .270 .387 .401 .787 61.6  
10 Years Sim 1061 3352 529 1021 151 27 59 525 34 34 371 199 .305 .373 .419 .791 506.0 86.5
3 Years AAA 161 533 95 159 22 1 16 94 10 15 96 45 .298 .405 .433 .839 93.7  
162 Game Average 511 80 155 23 4 9 80 5 5 56 30 .305 .373 .419 .791 77.3  
Career Highs 146 517 87 168 27 6 15 91 7 8 64 37 .361 .422 .512 .912 87.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2029 302 598 82 18 27 305 18 18 179 160 .295 .351 .393 .744 273.1
vs LH   1323 227 423 69 9 32 220 16 16 192 39 .320 .404 .458 .862 238.3
Home 525 1650 264 510 73 16 30 256 15 18 182 87 .309 .378 .427 .806 257.3
Away 536 1702 265 511 78 11 29 269 19 16 189 112 .300 .367 .410 .778 254.1
RISP   1000 0 309 39 12 16 444 0 0 127 64 .309 .377 .420 .797 161.4
Pinch Hitting   160 22 46 7 1 3 25 2 2 14 10 .288 .343 .400 .743 21.4
Close/Late   349 43 110 10 6 3 56 0 0 49 27 .315 .401 .404 .805 57.0
Mar/Apr 108 345 53 101 15 2 5 55 1 1 40 23 .293 .365 .391 .756 49.6
May 179 559 83 174 25 6 8 99 4 8 52 34 .311 .369 .420 .789 82.1
June 201 621 99 188 28 2 13 83 7 3 74 31 .303 .376 .417 .793 97.4
July 196 622 93 180 28 6 10 101 8 4 65 39 .289 .356 .402 .758 88.6
August 197 628 102 205 30 2 11 101 5 10 77 42 .326 .398 .433 .831 103.8
Sep/Oct 180 577 99 173 25 9 12 86 9 8 63 30 .300 .368 .437 .805 89.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1919 21 CHN NL RF 21 20 181.0 44 2 3 0 .939 2.29 0 0 .000 0 0.8
    LF 4 2 22.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.45 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 1 1 9.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0  
1920 22 CHN NL LF 31 29 263.3 54 1 2 1 .965 1.88 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    RF 9 7 74.3 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.45 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 7 4 42.7 8 1 0 0 1.000 1.90 0 0 .000 0  
1921 23 CHN NL LF 49 41 362.0 74 1 1 0 .987 1.86 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    RF 9 2 29.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.24 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 11.0 16 1 0 1 1.000 13.91 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 2 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0  
1922 24 CHN NL LF 57 46 421.3 118 4 2 0 .984 2.61 0 0 .000 0 2.8
    RF 14 10 92.7 21 0 1 0 .955 2.04 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 12 9 85.0 25 0 2 0 .926 2.65 0 0 .000 0  
1923 25 CHN NL LF 126 124 1025.0 241 6 3 3 .988 2.17 0 0 .000 0 3.8
    RF 13 13 110.0 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.13 0 0 .000 0  
    C 2 2 18.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 2 0 .000 1 0.0
    CF 5 0 11.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.45 0 0 .000 0  
1924 26 CHN NL LF 58 54 464.3 113 4 1 1 .992 2.27 0 0 .000 0 3.6
    RF 48 47 413.0 106 5 7 0 .941 2.42 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 34 33 284.3 74 3 8 1 .906 2.44 0 0 .000 0  
1925 27 CHN NL LF 140 139 1184.7 242 10 4 4 .984 1.91 0 0 .000 0 5.0
    CF 10 0 15.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0  
1926 28 CHN NL LF 138 137 1179.7 249 7 7 2 .973 1.95 0 0 .000 0 3.4
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1927 29 CHN NL LF 136 130 1121.0 235 7 1 1 .996 1.94 0 0 .000 0 4.5
    CF 3 1 13.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 4.15 0 0 .000 0  
1928 30 BOS AL LF 9 6 61.0 20 2 0 1 1.000 3.25 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    CF 6 0 6.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 748 708 6104.3 1352 42 21 13 .985 2.06 0 0 .000 0 25.3
  RF 118 99 907.0 215 7 12 0 .949 2.20 0 0 .000 0 0.8
  CF 81 49 475.3 127 5 10 1 .930 2.50 0 0 .000 0  
  C 2 2 18.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 2 0 .000 1 0.0
  1B 1 0 11.0 16 1 0 1 1.000 13.91 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   950 858 7515.6 1713 56 43 15 .976 2.12 2 0 .000 1 26.1
Career Highs   151 139 1203.7 293 12 16 4 1.000 2.94 2 0 .000 1  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1926-3-.349
CAR-43-.305
 On-Base Pct
1926-1-.422
CAR-49-.373
 Slugging Pct
1926-9-.461
 OPS
1926-5-.882
 Hits
1926-8-168
 Singles
1926-5-131
1927-10-123
RBIs
1926-9-90
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 34    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  5. Jigger Statz (928)
  6. Kiki Cuyler (927)
  7. Bobby Veach (926)
  8. Cliff Heathcote (924)
  9. Frank Brower (924)
  10. Heinie Manush (923)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1919
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/27/1919, off Dick Redding (BRO)
2/11/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,931,429 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1923
2/16/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 6/17/1925
10/11/1925: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 5/17/1926, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 12 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/2/1927, hitting .478 with 1 HR, 7 RBI
Traded from Chicago (N) to Boston (A) on 4/10/1928 (Going to CHN: 3B Joe Mellana. Going to BOS: LF Frank Welch)
10/3/1928: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $1,800,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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