Bob Friend career WHIP

• Best season on file: 1.04 in 1963.
• Most recent: 1.43 in 1966.

Average of 16 regular seasons, 1951 through 1966. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Bob Friend career WHIP, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1951	PIT	34	6	10	4.27	149.2	41	68	1.61	0
1952	PIT	35	7	17	4.18	185.0	75	84	1.46	0
1953	PIT	32	8	11	4.90	170.2	66	57	1.46	0
1954	PIT	35	7	12	5.07	170.1	73	58	1.54	2
1955	PIT	44	14	9	2.83	200.1	98	52	1.15	2
1956	PIT	49	17	17	3.46	314.1	166	85	1.26	3
1957	PIT	40	14	18	3.38	277.0	143	68	1.23	0
1958	PIT	38	22	14	3.68	274.0	135	61	1.31	0
1959	PIT	35	8	19	4.03	234.2	104	52	1.36	0
1960	PIT	38	18	12	3.00	275.2	183	45	1.13	1
1961	PIT	41	14	19	3.85	236.0	108	45	1.34	1
1962	PIT	39	18	14	3.06	261.2	144	53	1.27	1
1963	PIT	39	17	16	2.34	268.2	144	44	1.04	0
1964	PIT	35	13	18	3.33	240.1	128	50	1.26	0
1965	PIT	34	8	12	3.24	222.0	74	47	1.21	0
1966	NYY/NYM	34	6	12	4.55	130.2	52	25	1.43	1

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV