Roy Welmaker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Roy Welmaker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Homestead Grays, and the Philadelphia Stars. Across 85 career appearances, he went 40-22 with a 4.03 ERA and 279 strikeouts. He also batted .247 with 0 home runs. Roy Welmaker was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7699.6.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 40–22
ERA 4.03
WHIP 1.38
SO 279
Pitcher PIV 7699.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 200 lb
Born
12/6/1913 in Atlanta, GA, USA
Died
2/3/1998 in Decatur, GA, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Roy Horace Welmaker

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Roy Welmaker — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
257.0 239.0 38.0 63.0 7.0 3.0 3.0 18.0 11.0 7.0 0 .264 .296 .356 .652

Pitching

Roy Welmaker — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
55 30 90 55 27 6 691.2 665 348 111 23 186 282 1.44 1.23

Career Pitching Statistics

Roy Welmaker — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
40 22 85 68 39 3 1 526.2 554 236 21 174 279 4.03 7699.6

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Roy Welmaker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 BCA NSL 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 19.0 31 14 8 12 6.63 4.13 (-61%) 476.8
1936 HG NN2 3 3 9 6 3 0 1 54.0 62 28 25 23 4.67 4.59 (-2%) 135.9
1937 HG NN2 5 0 7 5 3 1 0 39.0 31 10 11 25 2.31 4.34 (+47%) 890.0
1938 HG NN2 1 2 7 6 1 0 0 33.0 30 15 14 4 4.09 4.35 (+6%) -214.9
1939 HG NN2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.2 8 5 0 0 9.64 — 0.0
1939 PS NN2 3 4 10 7 3 0 0 51.0 66 36 25 33 6.35 4.28 (-48%) 353.7
1940 PS NN2 2 2 9 5 1 0 0 31.1 36 19 7 13 5.46 4.21 (-30%) 425.6
1942 HG NN2 9 6 18 16 10 0 0 119.2 130 56 27 61 4.21 3.57 (-18%) 1427.3
1944 HG NN2 5 0 5 5 3 1 0 39.1 36 14 19 28 3.20 3.57 (+10%) 863.8
1945 HG NN2 12 2 15 15 13 1 0 135.2 124 39 38 80 2.59 3.67 (+29%) 3341.5
Career · 10 seasons 40 22 85 68 39 3 1 526.2 554 236 174 279 4.03 — 7,700

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Roy Welmaker — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
100 223 29 55 6 2 0 17 0 11 5 .247 .282 .291 .574 -75

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 8.5% below league average.

Career OBP .282 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.

Career SLG .291 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — 23.5% below league average.

Career OPS .574 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Roy Welmaker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1932 BCA NSL 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1936 HG NN2 9 20 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1937 HG NN2 9 17 4 7 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .412 — — — — 0.0
1938 HG NN2 9 15 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .533 — — — — 0.0
1939 HG NN2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1939 PS NN2 12 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .087 — — — — 0.0
1940 PS NN2 13 16 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .375 — — — — 0.0
1942 HG NN2 21 47 4 8 1 0 0 5 0 2 2 .170 — — — — 0.0
1944 HG NN2 5 19 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .211 — — — — 0.0
1945 HG NN2 16 53 7 14 2 0 0 5 0 4 1 .264 .260 (+1%) .328 (-4%) .354 (-15%) .683 (-10%) -75.2
Career · 10 seasons 100 223 29 55 6 2 0 17 0 11 5 .247 — — — — -75

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Roy Welmaker — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .190

Playoff Batting by Year

Roy Welmaker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1945 NWS HG 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
1944 NWS HG 3 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167
1942 NWS HG 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939 NLP2 PS 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Playoff Career Pitching

Roy Welmaker — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 3 8 6 0 54.2 51 17 12 46 2.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Roy Welmaker — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1945 NWS HG 0 2 2 2 0 17.0 13 6 5 12 3.18
1944 NWS HG 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 19 2 1 13 1.00
1942 NWS HG 0 1 3 1 0 10.2 14 6 3 9 5.06
1939 NLP2 PS 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 5 3 3 12 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Roy Welmaker — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home5287142103.241
Away4071131621.225

Pitching — Home / Away

Roy Welmaker — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home44261.22453370841.14
Away34189.02114248792.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Roy Welmaker — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-03 HOMBLGW 000000000
1945-09-02 HOMNW2W 400000000
1945-08-30 HOMNY6W 000000000
1945-08-26 HOMNW2W 411000100
1945-08-19 HOMNY6W 412000000
1945-08-10 HOMBLGL 301000000
1945-08-05 HOMNY6L 000000000
1945-07-10 HOMNY5W 402000000
1945-07-08 HOMPH5W 000000000
1945-07-01 HOMBLGW 311100000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Roy Welmaker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-09-03 HOMBLG W 12.01020000
1945-09-02 HOMNW2 W 9.0420500
1945-08-30 HOMNY6 SV 1.0000030
1945-08-26 HOMNW2 W 10.0822561
1945-08-19 HOMNY6 W 9.0610430
1945-08-10 HOMBLG L 8.1950541
1945-08-05 HOMNY6 L 7.0030000
1945-07-10 HOMNY5 W 9.0730000
1945-07-08 HOMPH5 SV 0.2000000
1945-07-01 HOMBLG W 6.0850350

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Roy Welmaker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 4 1 6 0 0 0
P 85 69 14 141 5 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roy Welmaker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 BCA OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1932 BCA P 3 3 1 7 1 0
1936 HG P 9 6 1 16 1 1
1937 HG P 7 5 1 8 0 0
1938 HG P 7 6 1 9 0 0
1939 HG P 2 0 0 1 0 0
1939 PS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 PS P 10 7 1 17 1 1
1940 PS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 PS P 9 5 1 9 0 0
1942 HG OF 1 0 3 0 0 0
1942 HG P 18 17 3 22 1 2
1944 HG P 5 5 0 11 0 0
1945 HG P 15 15 5 41 1 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Roy Welmaker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 85
First Base 1
Left Field 3
Right Field 1

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Roy Welmaker: the record in brief

Roy Welmaker's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1932 to 1945. Club by club, the record runs the Atlanta Black Crackers (1932), the Homestead Grays (1936 through 1945), and the Philadelphia Stars (1939 to 1940). At 6'0" and 200 pounds, Welmaker is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Welmaker switch-hit and threw left-handed. Welmaker was born on December 6, 1913, in Atlanta, GA, USA. The bio records the death on February 3, 1998, in Decatur, GA, USA. The bio lists the given name Roy Horace.

The pitching table credits Welmaker with a 40-22 record and a 4.03 ERA in 85 games. Also on Welmaker's record: 279 strikeouts and 39 complete games. Welmaker's 4.03 ERA was close to the 4.08 league figure for those seasons. Welmaker won 12 games in 1945, the most of any season listed. In 1945, one of the busiest seasons, Welmaker posted a 2.59 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.67.

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Welmaker

Was Roy Welmaker a pitcher?
Yes. Roy Welmaker pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 279 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Welmaker hit?
Roy Welmaker hit 0 career home runs with 55 hits.
What was Roy Welmaker's career batting average?
Roy Welmaker batted .247 over his career, with 55 hits in 223 at bats.
How many RBI did Roy Welmaker have?
Roy Welmaker drove in 17 runs in his career.
What was Roy Welmaker's career ERA?
Roy Welmaker finished with a 4.03 career ERA, going 40-22 with 279 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Roy Welmaker have?
Roy Welmaker recorded 279 career strikeouts.