Bob Friend vs Preacher Roe

Bob FriendPreacher Roe

Bob Friend and Preacher Roe compared on their MLB careers: Bob Friend played 16 seasons, 1951 to 1966, Preacher Roe 12 seasons, 1938 to 1954. Bob Friend has 197 wins to Preacher Roe's 127. Bob Friend won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Friend and Preacher Roe career totals
602GP333
197W127
230L84
3.6ERA3.4
3,611IP1914.1
1,734K956
894BB504
1.3WHIP1.3
11SV10

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Friend and Preacher Roe postseason
3GP5
0R0
13H20

Where each stands all time

Bob Friend and Preacher Roe all-time places
144th (1,734)Strikeouts (pitching)—
118th (197)Wins (pitching)—

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
  • Preacher Roe: 0 championships; 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 Preacher Roe season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st19516104.2719380013.50
2nd19527174.18194413113.11
3rd19538114.90194514132.87
4th19547125.071946385.14
5th19551492.8319474155.25
6th195617173.4619481282.63
7th195714183.3819491562.79
8th195822143.68195019113.30
9th19598194.0319512233.04
10th196018123.0019521123.12
11th196114193.8519531134.36
12th196218143.061954345.00
13th196317162.34————
14th196413183.33————
15th19658123.24————
16th19666124.55————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA