P Rick Welle #45
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
03/25/1968
P RICK WELLE #45 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 20 20 20 20
Control 65 60 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 55 55
Changeup 45 45
Forkball 35 35
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 25
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
His hustle is admired by the younger players on the team.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Greed
Birthday:11/11/1933
Born in:Sioux Falls, SD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 12th Pick in Round 3
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 9 1 1 1 1 7 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.25 10.12 7.88 1.12 2.82 1.25 68 0.3 .320        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Career 9 2 1 1 3 3.22 22.1 24 11 8 3 8 19  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1954 Toronto - MLB 20 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .000 7.70 -0.0 999
1955 Kansas City - MLB 21 45 17 8 9 3 6.19 145.1 155 105 100 27 112 49 0 0 1.84 .260 6.54 -2.3 69
1956 Kansas City - MLB 22 21 0 3 4 0 6.49 52.2 62 39 38 9 25 32 0 0 1.65 .312 5.00 -0.4 63
1957 Kansas City - MLB 23 32 0 3 0 1 5.29 68.0 74 41 40 13 31 36 0 0 1.54 .269 5.27 -0.9 75
1958 Kansas City - MLB 24 38 1 4 5 1 4.92 89.2 92 53 49 15 24 40 0 0 1.29 .260 4.67 -0.3 82
1959 Kansas City - MLB 25 22 0 1 5 0 6.30 40.0 49 32 28 15 11 28 0 0 1.50 .276 7.09 -1.3 65
1960 Kansas City - MLB 26 42 0 5 3 3 2.43 59.1 52 16 16 4 17 44 0 0 1.16 .270 2.71 1.2 159
1961 Kansas City - MLB 27 19 0 2 2 1 5.34 30.1 35 23 18 8 8 22 0 0 1.42 .290 5.40 -0.4 77
1962 Kansas City - MLB 28 20 1 0 1 0 7.65 37.2 57 34 32 14 6 30 0 0 1.67 .339 6.45 -1.1 49
1963 St. Louis - MLB 29 3 1 0 2 0 11.57 7.0 14 9 9 2 1 6 0 0 2.14 .444 5.10 -0.1 30
Total MLB 243 20 26 31 9 5.60 530.2 590 352 330 107 236 287 0 0 1.56 .278 5.43 -5.7 73
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1952 Total - 18 14 8 4 1 0 1.59 68.0 51 16 12 3 13 77 0 0 0.94 .258 2.13 2.6 100
1960 Denver - AAA 26 8 1 0 1 3 4.40 14.1 15 10 7 2 7 12 0 0 1.53 .302 3.76 0.0 80
1962 Denver - AAA 28 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 9 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 1.25 .320 2.82 0.3 367
Total WBL 9 2 1 1 3 3.22 22.1 24 11 8 3 8 19 0 0 1.43 .309 3.42 111.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Toronto - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Kansas City - MLB P 44 17 10 15 0 26 1 .962 145.1 1.55 -0.6 1.012
1956 Kansas City - MLB P 21 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 52.2 1.20 +0.4 1.447
1957 Kansas City - MLB P 32 0 3 13 0 17 1 .941 68.0 2.12 -0.2 .945
1958 Kansas City - MLB P 38 1 8 5 1 13 0 1.000 89.2 1.30 +0.3 1.115
1959 Kansas City - MLB P 21 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 40.0 1.57 +0.3 .964
1960 Kansas City - MLB P 42 0 2 1 0 4 1 .750 59.1 0.46 -0.7 .000
1961 Kansas City - MLB P 19 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 30.1 1.19 +0.4 .960
1962 Kansas City - MLB P 20 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 37.2 0.72 -0.0 .987
1963 St. Louis - MLB P 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 241 20 36 42 1 82 4 .951 530.2 1.32 -0.2 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
11/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 52nd overall pick) by the Toronto Hurons, out of high school (Garretson; Garretson, SD).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 25 (60).
04/14/1953 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1953 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
10/25/1953 Named the #26 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 25 (60).
04/13/1954 Named the #74 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1954 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
11/04/1954 Drafted in the 1954 expansion draft from the Toronto Hurons by the Kansas City Bulls (Round 12, Pick 2, 24th overall pick).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 30 (60).
04/19/1955 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 35 (60).
08/19/1956 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 40 (60).
09/02/1957 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 50 (60).
09/05/1958 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 55 (60).
05/24/1959 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/29/1959 Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 35 (35); Control: 65 (65).
05/29/1961 Injured (torn elbow tendon),out for 10 months.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 25 (25); Control: 60 (60).
09/03/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Denver Bears!
09/10/1962 Released by the Kansas City organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (50); Movement: 20 (25); Control: 60 (60).
07/10/1963 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $37,200 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 20 (20); Control: 60 (60).
10/08/1964 Injured (flu),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 20 (20); Control: 65 (65).
03/29/1965 Released by the St. Louis Explorers.
10/21/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1960 4 3
Year BB Rank
1955 112 8
Year WP Rank
1955 7 6
Wednesday, April 24th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 24.7 Build 72