P John Welke #18
Lisbon C Whitehawks (LIS) TCC
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1959
 OA: 30 POT: 40
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P JOHN WELKE #18 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
3 3 2-1 0 3.91 23.0 27 2 3 14 1.30 0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 25 20 25 30
Movement 45 40 45 60
HRA 45 45 50 70
PBABIP 40 35 40 40
Control 45 40 45 75
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 30 35
Slider 35 40
Sinker 30 40
Splitter 25 35
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 35
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 80
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Welke leaves it all on the field.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
Birthday:11/03/1935
Born in:St. Anthony, MN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 7th Pick in Round 5
TOBA CLASS C 1959 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 3 2 1 0 3.91 23.0 27 10 10 2 3 14 1 33.3 0 2 66.7
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 12.52 10.57 5.48 1.17 4.26 1.30 84 0.5 .338        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 43 13 1 0 2 4 2 6 0 1 1 .302 .348 .465 .813      
vs. RHB 47 14 4 0 0 6 1 8 0 4 1 .298 .327 .383 .710      
TOBA CLASS C 1959 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Year 11 11 5 4 0 5.62 73.2 113 57 46 3 23 24  
Career 14 14 7 5 0 5.21 96.2 140 67 56 5 26 38  
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+
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 Greater Capital Secondary - HS 16 1 1 1 0 0 2.00 9.0 11 4 2 0 1 7 1 0 1.33 .355 2.30 0.5 298
1952 Onomichi - GIL 16 11 10 5 2 0 1.33 54.1 31 8 8 2 18 23 0 0 0.90 .179 1.92 2.5 319
1953 Greater Capital Secondary - HS 17 1 1 1 0 0 1.17 7.2 7 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 1.17 .304 3.02 0.4 536
1954 Greater Capital Secondary - HS 18 1 1 1 0 0 6.43 7.0 12 5 5 0 4 7 0 0 2.29 .462 3.44 0.3 97
1954 Lisbon R - R 18 17 17 5 4 0 4.66 94.2 130 55 49 11 33 35 1 0 1.72 .331 6.12 1.6 139
1955 Lisbon R - R 19 9 9 2 3 0 5.91 45.2 72 33 30 4 9 30 2 0 1.77 .380 4.26 1.5 104
1956 Lisbon R - R 20 9 9 3 3 0 5.79 56.0 74 43 36 6 7 26 1 1 1.45 .345 4.71 1.4 100
1957 Lisbon - D 21 9 9 3 3 0 5.37 58.2 80 43 35 4 17 41 1 0 1.65 .365 3.47 1.2 76
1958 Lisbon - D 22 3 3 2 1 0 2.08 26.0 29 6 6 1 4 16 1 0 1.27 .337 2.76 0.8 197
1958 Lisbon C - C 22 11 11 5 4 0 5.62 73.2 113 57 46 3 23 24 1 0 1.85 .375 4.93 1.3 94
1958 Lisbon - B 22 1 1 0 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1.57 .296 4.61 0.1 100
1959 Lisbon C - C 23 3 3 2 1 0 3.91 23.0 27 10 10 2 3 14 1 0 1.30 .338 4.26 0.5 129
Total TCB 1 1 0 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1.57 .296 4.61 100.5
Total TCC 14 14 7 5 0 5.21 96.2 140 67 56 5 26 38 2 0 1.72 .368 4.77 100.6
Total TCR 35 35 10 10 0 5.27 196.1 276 131 115 21 49 91 4 1 1.66 .347 5.28 116.8
Total TCD 12 12 5 4 0 4.36 84.2 109 49 41 5 21 57 2 0 1.54 .357 3.25 93.2
Total THS 3 3 3 0 0 3.04 23.2 30 10 8 0 7 21 1 0 1.56 .375 2.87 203.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Onomichi - GIL P 11 10 7 9 0 16 0 1.000 54.1 2.65 +0.3 1.126
1952 Greater Capital Secondary - HS P 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.007
1953 Greater Capital Secondary - HS P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Lisbon R - R P 17 17 11 19 0 33 3 .909 94.2 2.85 -0.0 .971
1954 Greater Capital Secondary - HS P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1955 Lisbon R - R P 9 9 2 6 0 9 1 .889 45.2 1.58 -1.2 .833
1956 Lisbon R - R P 9 9 2 13 0 15 0 1.000 56.0 2.41 +0.5 .912
1957 Lisbon - D P 9 9 6 9 0 15 0 1.000 58.2 2.30 -2.1 .892
1958 Lisbon - B P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1958 Lisbon C - C P 11 11 3 14 0 18 1 .944 73.2 2.08 -1.8 .937
1958 Lisbon - D P 3 3 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 +0.1 1.010
1959 Lisbon C - C P 3 3 3 7 0 11 1 .909 23.0 3.91 +0.1 .831
TOTAL P 76 75 36 86 0 128 6 .953 462.2 2.37 -3.8 .945
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Joined the Team Bats.
05/05/1952 Named to the 1952 Geiyo Islands League for the Onomichi Fishers.
05/15/1952 Injured (torn fingernail),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/01/1952 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/26/1952 Wins the 1952 GIL Best Pitcher.
06/26/1952 Wins the 1952 GIL Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (30); Movement: 35 (65); Control: 40 (80).
03/01/1953 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Greater Capital Secondary Bats development complex.
04/16/1953 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/18/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Greater Capital Secondary Bats!
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (25); Movement: 35 (60); Control: 40 (80).
03/01/1954 Outstandingly completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Greater Capital Secondary Bats development complex.
04/18/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Greater Capital Secondary Bats!
07/01/1954 Released by the Greater Capital Secondary Bats.
07/01/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft by the Lisbon Seafarers. (Round 5, Pick 7, 39th overall pick).
08/23/1954 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/26/1954 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
09/04/1954 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 35 (55); Control: 40 (80).
07/06/1955 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/09/1955 Injured on 08/07/1955, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, will miss 5 weeks.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (25); Movement: 40 (60); Control: 40 (80).
07/14/1956 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/24/1956 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York R Bucks with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (25); Movement: 40 (60); Control: 40 (80).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (30); Movement: 40 (60); Control: 40 (75).
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (30); Movement: 45 (60); Control: 40 (75).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 10 1
Year W Rank
1952 5 2
Year Win. % Rank
1952 .714 4
Year IP Rank
1952 54.1 3
Year BF Rank
1952 214 3
Year K Rank
1952 23 1
Year ERA Rank
1952 1.33 2
Year BABIP Rank
1952 .179 1
Year WHIP Rank
1952 0.90 1
Year K/BB Rank
1952 1.28 1
Year RA/9 Rank
1952 8.12 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1952 0.33 1
Year H/9 Rank
1952 5.13 1
Year BB/9 Rank
1952 2.98 3
Year K/9 Rank
1952 3.81 3
Year QS Rank
1952 4 1
Year QSP Rank
1952 .400 1
Year GB% Rank
1952 0.49 6
Year WAR Rank
1952 2.5 1
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