Bob Friend stats

Pitcher

Age 95

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Bob Friend played 16 MLB seasons, 1951 to 1966.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
602
W
197
L
230
ERA
3.58
IP
3,611.0
K
1,734
BB
894
WHIP
1.29

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1951PIT346104.27149.241681.61
1952PIT357174.18185.075841.46
1953PIT328114.90170.266571.46
1954PIT357125.07170.173581.54
1955PIT441492.83200.198521.15
1956PIT4917173.46314.1166851.26
1957PIT4014183.38277.0143681.23
1958PIT3822143.68274.0135611.31
1959PIT358194.03234.2104521.36
1960PIT3818123.00275.2183451.13
1961PIT4114193.85236.0108451.34
1962PIT3918143.06261.2144531.27
1963PIT3917162.34268.2144441.04
1964PIT3513183.33240.1128501.26
1965PIT348123.24222.074471.21
1966NYY/NYM346124.55130.252251.43

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

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
0
L
2
ERA
13.50
IP
6.0
K
7
BB
3
WHIP
2.67

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
163
SHO
36
K/9
4.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1951PIT0312.50000
1952PIT0613.60000
1953PIT0803.50000
1954PIT0423.90000
1955PIT0924.40000
1956PIT01944.80000
1957PIT01734.60000
1958PIT01614.40000
1959PIT0724.00000
1960PIT01646.00000
1961PIT01014.10000
1962PIT01355.00000
1963PIT01244.80000
1964PIT01334.80000
1965PIT0823.00000
1966NYY/NYM0213.60000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
95 yearsNov 24, 1930
Debut
1951

What were Bob Friend's career stats?

Bob Friend played 16 seasons for the Pirates. He had 197 wins and 1,734 strikeouts with a 3.58 ERA over 3,611.0 innings. His best season was 1958: 22 wins, a 3.68 ERA and 135 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1951 to 1966

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 144th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,734)
  • 118th in wins (pitching) (197)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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