Bob Friend vs Curt Simmons

Bob Friend Curt Simmons

Bob Friend and Curt Simmons compared on their MLB careers: Bob Friend played 16 seasons, 1951 to 1966, Curt Simmons 20 seasons, 1947 to 1967. Bob Friend has 197 wins to Curt Simmons's 193. Bob Friend won 1 title, Curt Simmons won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Friend and Curt Simmons career totals

602	GP	569
197	W	193
230	L	183
3.6	ERA	3.5
3,611	IP	3348.1
1,734	K	1,697
894	BB	1,063
1.3	WHIP	1.3
11	SV	5

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Friend and Curt Simmons postseason

3	GP	2
0	R	0
13	H	11

Where each stands all time

Bob Friend and Curt Simmons all-time places

144th (1,734)	Strikeouts (pitching)	161st (1,697)
118th (197)	Wins (pitching)	136th (193)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Friend: 1 championship; none on file
Curt Simmons: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Friend and Curt Simmons season by season

1st	1951	6	10	4.27	1947	1	0	1.00
2nd	1952	7	17	4.18	1948	7	13	4.87
3rd	1953	8	11	4.90	1949	4	10	4.59
4th	1954	7	12	5.07	1950	17	8	3.40
5th	1955	14	9	2.83	1952	14	8	2.82
6th	1956	17	17	3.46	1953	16	13	3.21
7th	1957	14	18	3.38	1954	14	15	2.81
8th	1958	22	14	3.68	1955	8	8	4.92
9th	1959	8	19	4.03	1956	15	10	3.36
10th	1960	18	12	3.00	1957	12	11	3.44
11th	1961	14	19	3.85	1958	7	14	4.38
12th	1962	18	14	3.06	1959	0	0	4.50
13th	1963	17	16	2.34	1960	7	4	3.06
14th	1964	13	18	3.33	1961	9	10	3.13
15th	1965	8	12	3.24	1962	10	10	3.51
16th	1966	6	12	4.55	1963	15	9	2.48
17th	—	—	—	—	1964	18	9	3.43
18th	—	—	—	—	1965	9	15	4.08
19th	—	—	—	—	1966	5	8	4.23
20th	—	—	—	—	1967	5	8	4.24

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA