Player
Mickey Welch HOF 1973
Player Info
- Full Name
- Michael Francis
- Born
-
July 4, 1859
Brooklyn, NY, USA - Died
- July 30, 1941
- Size
- 5'8" / 160 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 1, 1880
- Final Game
- May 17, 1892
- Career
- 13 years
Teams
- Troy Trojans 1880-1882
- New York Giants 1883-1892
Career Batting
607
G
.224
AVG
492
H
12
HR
202
RBI
.548
OPS
71
OPS vs Lg
48% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
307-210
W-L
2.71
ERA
565
G
1,850
SO
4
SV
1.23
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 14.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | 5 | 9 | 4.28 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 160.0 | 46 | 97 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | 17 | 14 | 2.99 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 292.0 | 97 | 122 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | 27 | 12 | 3.02 | 45 | 41 | 2 | 375.0 | 125 | 149 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 26 | 19 | 1.93 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 425.0 | 167 | 108 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | 22 | 15 | 3.36 | 41 | 40 | 0 | 346.0 | 115 | 91 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | 33 | 22 | 2.99 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 500.0 | 272 | 163 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | 44 | 11 | 1.66 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 492.0 | 258 | 131 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | 39 | 21 | 2.50 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 557.1 | 345 | 146 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | 25 | 23 | 2.73 | 54 | 52 | 0 | 426.0 | 144 | 66 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | 14 | 16 | 3.46 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 281.0 | 53 | 62 |
| 1881 | Troy Trojans | 21 | 18 | 2.67 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 368.0 | 104 | 78 |
| 1880 | Troy Trojans | 34 | 30 | 2.54 | 65 | 64 | 0 | 574.0 | 123 | 80 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | NL | 5.0 | 1.80 | 7.20 | 3.000 | |
| 1891 | NL | 160.0 | 2.59 | 5.46 | 1.713 | ✓ |
| 1890 | NL | 292.3 | 2.99 | 3.76 | 1.334 | ✓ |
| 1889 | NL | 375.0 | 3.00 | 3.58 | 1.304 | ✓ |
| 1888 | NL | 425.3 | 3.53 | 2.29 | 1.025 | ✓ |
| 1887 | NL | 346.0 | 2.99 | 2.37 | 1.243 | ✓ |
| 1886 | NL | 500.0 | 4.90 | 2.93 | 1.354 | ✓ |
| 1885 | NL | 492.0 | 4.72 | 2.40 | 1.022 | ✓ |
| 1884 | NL | 557.3 | 5.57 | 2.36 | 1.209 | ✓ |
| 1883 | NL | 426.0 | 3.04 | 1.39 | 1.167 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 281.0 | 1.70 | 1.99 | 1.409 | ✓ |
| 1881 | NL | 368.0 | 2.54 | 1.91 | 1.220 | ✓ |
| 1880 | NL | 574.0 | 1.93 | 1.25 | 1.141 | ✓ |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | 22 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .141 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | 37 | 123 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .179 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | 45 | 156 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .192 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 47 | 169 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .189 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | 41 | 148 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .243 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | 59 | 213 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .216 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | 56 | 199 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .206 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | 71 | 249 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 47 | .241 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | 84 | 320 | 75 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 42 | .234 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | 38 | 151 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .245 |
| 1881 | Troy Trojans | 40 | 148 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .203 |
| 1880 | Troy Trojans | 66 | 251 | 72 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 25 | .287 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | NL | 3 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 107 | 0.0 | |
| 1891 | NL | 74 | .000 | .172 | 4.1 | 17.6 | -5 | 0.0 | |
| 1890 | NL | 133 | .033 | .225 | 6.8 | 18.8 | 35 | 0.0 | |
| 1889 | NL | 161 | .045 | .233 | 3.1 | 16.8 | 30 | 0.0 | |
| 1888 | NL | 171 | .065 | .224 | 0.6 | 19.3 | 48 | 2.4 | |
| 1887 | NL | 155 | .095 | .235 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 74 | 2.5 | |
| 1886 | NL | 220 | .038 | .277 | 3.2 | 21.4 | 54 | 0.0 | |
| 1885 | NL | 213 | .070 | .247 | 6.6 | 18.3 | 75 | 2.9 | |
| 1884 | NL | 265 | .117 | .289 | 6.0 | 18.5 | 102 | 4.2 | |
| 1883 | NL | 330 | .091 | .261 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 78 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 156 | .060 | .269 | 3.2 | 10.3 | 85 | 1.9 | |
| 1881 | NL | 149 | .068 | .227 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 52 | 0.0 | |
| 1880 | NL | 256 | .104 | .317 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 135 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 565 | 217 | 705 | 133 | 23 | .874 |
| OF | 59 | 48 | 9 | 20 | 2 | .740 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | New York Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | P | 22 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 0 | .875 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | P | 37 | 10 | 43 | 4 | 1 | .930 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | P | 45 | 13 | 59 | 4 | 2 | .947 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | P | 47 | 16 | 75 | 17 | 1 | .843 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | P | 41 | 17 | 51 | 12 | 0 | .850 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | OF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | P | 59 | 19 | 82 | 5 | 0 | .953 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | P | 56 | 16 | 70 | 14 | 0 | .860 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | OF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | P | 65 | 25 | 78 | 14 | 6 | .880 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | OF | 38 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 2 | .750 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | P | 54 | 29 | 54 | 21 | 2 | .798 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | OF | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | P | 33 | 10 | 46 | 10 | 4 | .848 |
| 1881 | Troy Trojans | P | 40 | 20 | 39 | 7 | 3 | .894 |
| 1880 | Troy Trojans | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1880 | Troy Trojans | P | 65 | 35 | 86 | 21 | 4 | .852 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 1-2 | 0 | 22.0 | 3 | 4.09 | ||
| 1889 | World Series | New York Giants | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1888 | World Series | New York Giants | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 17.0 | 2 | 2.65 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .300 | ||
| 1889 | World Series | New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1888 | World Series | New York Giants | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .286 |