#14 Curt Welch, Centerfield, 34 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, 10/24/1896 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Curt Welch
2/11/1862 34 EAST LIVERPOO OH US
5"10 180
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,300,000 1897 11 Year(s), 160 Days (2052 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 0 Days (2064 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 9 5 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 4 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) 1B : 3 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 3 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 2 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 9 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 9 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @CIN | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
9/24 | @CIN | L 6-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
9/25 | @BRO | L 4-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/26 | @BRO | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | SLN | W 6-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/29 | SLN | W 5-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/30 | PHI | L 2-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | PHI | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/3 | @CHN | W 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | PHI | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 530 | 151 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 40 | .285 | .348 | .411 | .759 | .709 | .126 |
Projected | 151 | 530 | 151 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 40 | .285 | .348 | .411 | .759 | .709 | .126 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 146 | 587 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 218 | 50 | 21 | 14 | 60.0 | 79.7 | 5.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 63 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .324 | .286 | .610 |
vs. RHP | 467 | 138 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 72 | 57 | 38 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .296 | .352 | .428 | .780 |
Close/Late | 57 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .354 | .404 | .757 |
Scoring Position | 143 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .480 | .524 | 1.004 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 257 | 85 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 20 | .331 | .371 | .475 | .846 |
Road | 77 | 273 | 66 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 20 | .242 | .327 | .352 | .679 |
March/April | 26 | 92 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | .217 | .280 | .326 | .606 |
May | 22 | 70 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 9 | .343 | .434 | .529 | .962 |
June | 25 | 89 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | .315 | .378 | .393 | .771 |
July | 25 | 85 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 10 | .224 | .280 | .388 | .668 |
August | 25 | 93 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | .280 | .333 | .376 | .710 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 101 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | .337 | .387 | .475 | .863 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1885 | 156 | 672 | 180 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 61 | 89 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 54 | 24 | .268 | .308 | .381 | .689 | BAL,AL |
1886 | 155 | 575 | 158 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 101 | 95 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 52 | 21 | .275 | .343 | .397 | .739 | BAL |
1887 | 122 | 511 | 136 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 69 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 48 | 16 | .266 | .315 | .386 | .700 | BAL |
1888 | 154 | 655 | 179 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 47 | 103 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 60 | 29 | .273 | .316 | .377 | .693 | BAL |
1889 | 120 | 416 | 100 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 65 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 11 | .240 | .283 | .346 | .629 | BAL |
1890 | 155 | 640 | 165 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 93 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 50 | 18 | .258 | .307 | .345 | .652 | BAL |
1891 | 146 | 566 | 168 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 55 | 81 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 36 | 16 | .297 | .348 | .410 | .758 | BAL |
1892 | 125 | 473 | 121 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 61 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 12 | .256 | .312 | .372 | .684 | BAL |
1893 | 155 | 607 | 147 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 97 | 65 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 11 | .242 | .283 | .344 | .627 | BAL |
1894 | 111 | 400 | 107 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 45 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 11 | .268 | .313 | .385 | .698 | PIT |
1895 | 156 | 577 | 150 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 65 | 56 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 25 | 15 | .260 | .293 | .374 | .668 | PIT |
1896 | 151 | 530 | 151 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 14 | .285 | .348 | .411 | .759 | PIT |
Total | 1706 | 6622 | 1762 | 366 | 146 | 26 | 764 | 887 | 467 | 21 | 47 | 415 | 421 | 198 | .266 | .314 | .377 | .692 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1884, AAA | 136 | 490 | 142 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 65 | 86 | 78 | 37 | 32 | 9 | .290 | .383 | .441 | .824 |
1894, AAA | 27 | 99 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 2 | .263 | .387 | .364 | .750 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1885 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .240 | .296 | .280 | .576 |
1886 | 11 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .381 | .409 | .500 | .909 |
1887 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .038 | .107 | .038 | .146 |
1892 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
Total | 27 | 108 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .269 | .325 | .361 | .686 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 10.80 | | | | |
Third Base | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 60.1 | 2.24 | | | | |
Leftfield | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 86.1 | 1.36 | | | | |
Centerfield | 129 | 129 | 318 | 4 | 0 | 345 | 23 | .933 | 1136.2 | 2.73 | | | | |
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Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 8/9/1886... Injured on 4/27/1887 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... 1/31/1888: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1888, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 5 RBI... 1/31/1889: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1890: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration... 10/22/1890: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1891... Injured on 8/21/1892 with a Broken Ulna, out for 5 weeks... Hit for the cycle against Columbus on 9/26/1892... Drove in 10 runs against Columbus on 9/26/1892... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1892, hitting .400 with 2 HR, 14 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/9/1894 to a 4-year deal worth $4,300,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1886 - .343 - 8th
| Hits 1885 - 180 - 5th 1888 - 179 - 8th
| Triples 1885 - 16 - 2nd 1886 - 13 - 3rd 1888 - 13 - 2nd 1889 - 12 - 4th 1890 - 11 - 8th 1891 - 12 - 10th 1892 - 11 - 9th 1895 - 14 - 7th
| RBI 1886 - 101 - 2nd 1893 - 97 - 6th
| Runs 1886 - 95 - 6th 1888 - 103 - 6th
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BB 1886 - 55 - 5th
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