Bob Friend
Robert Bartmess Friend (Warrior)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 24, 1930 in Lafayette, IN
High School: West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN)
School: Purdue University
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1951
Final Game: September 24, 1966
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1951 PIT NL 20 P 34 40 10 29 1 1 .975 1.15 .962 0.96
1952 PIT NL 21 P 35 49 10 37 2 3 .959 1.34 .953 0.98
1953 PIT NL 22 P 32 46 7 36 3 2 .935 1.34 .957 0.87
1954 PIT NL 23 P 35 20 170.0 35 7 27 1 1 .971 1.80 0.97 .960 2.07 0.87
1955 PIT NL 24 P 44 20 200.0 59 7 50 2 6 .966 2.56 1.30 .949 2.04 0.83 MVP-16
1956 PIT NL 25 P 49 42 314.1 65 14 49 2 1 .969 1.80 1.29 .966 2.05 0.83 AS,MVP-12
1957 PIT NL 26 P 40 38 277.0 57 18 38 1 3 .982 1.82 1.40 .961 2.06 0.82
1958 PIT NL 27 P 38 38 274.0 55 7 47 1 4 .982 1.77 1.42 .955 1.97 0.77 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959 PIT NL 28 P 35 35 234.2 62 24 37 1 2 .984 2.34 1.74 .953 1.99 0.82
1960 PIT NL 29 P 38 37 275.2 68 24 43 1 1 .985 2.19 1.76 .962 2.09 0.87 AS
1961 PIT NL 30 P 41 35 236.0 59 19 37 3 3 .949 2.14 1.37 .959 2.18 0.88
1962 PIT NL 31 P 39 36 261.2 62 18 43 1 3 .984 2.10 1.56 .947 2.07 0.82
1963 PIT NL 32 P 39 38 268.2 66 23 41 2 2 .970 2.14 1.64 .950 2.06 0.84
1964 PIT NL 33 P 35 35 240.1 69 12 55 2 3 .971 2.51 1.91 .952 2.14 0.84
1965 PIT NL 34 P 34 34 222.0 61 21 39 1 5 .984 2.43 1.76 .954 2.08 0.81
1966 TOT MLB 35 P 34 20 130.2 32 7 22 3 0 .906 2.00 0.85 .953 1.97 0.74
1966 NYY AL 35 P 12 8 44.2 16 3 13 0 0 1.000 3.22 1.33 .950 1.99 0.75
1966 NYM NL 35 P 22 12 86.0 16 4 9 3 0 .813 1.36 0.59 .956 1.96 0.74
16 Seasons P 602 428 3105.0 885 228 630 27 40 .969 2.49 1.43 .956 2.06 0.85
16 Seasons TOT 602 428 3105.0 885 228 630 27 40 .969 2.49 1.43 .925 2.06 0.85
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1951 PIT NL 20 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 PIT NL 21 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 PIT NL 22 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 PIT NL 23 35 20 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 PIT NL 24 44 20 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 PIT NL 25 49 42 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 PIT NL 26 40 38 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 PIT NL 27 38 38 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 PIT NL 28 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PIT NL 29 38 37 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 PIT NL 30 41 35 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 PIT NL 31 39 36 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 PIT NL 32 39 38 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 PIT NL 33 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 PIT NL 34 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 NYM NL 35 22 12 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 NYY AL 35 12 8 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Seasons 602 428 602 602 602 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 PIT NL 23 515 82% 26% 16 88% 0 4 0 3 14 13 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 60%
1955 PIT NL 24 618 81% 36% 42 90% 0 5 1 4 38 28 8 1 0 1 0 1 6 6 6 0 6 100%
1956 PIT NL 25 793 80% 32% 33 88% 0 10 0 4 29 25 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 75%
1957 PIT NL 26 892 83% 33% 35 94% 0 13 1 10 31 29 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 5 100%
1958 PIT NL 27 1045 83% 31% 43 86% 1 8 0 7 37 30 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 4 100%
1959 PIT NL 28 1002 84% 33% 33 94% 2 21 0 19 33 22 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 9 100%
1960 PIT NL 29 1119 80% 34% 51 90% 0 21 0 19 45 40 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 50%
1961 PIT NL 30 1010 85% 36% 44 89% 1 19 0 17 39 31 3 3 0 0 3 1 3 2 2 1 6 83%
1962 PIT NL 31 1098 82% 34% 52 88% 0 17 0 15 46 41 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 7 86%
1963 PIT NL 32 1113 83% 35% 47 91% 1 24 1 19 40 34 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 4 100%
1964 PIT NL 33 968 83% 38% 65 91% 1 14 3 9 55 46 6 2 0 2 0 2 3 2 2 1 11 82%
1965 PIT NL 34 886 86% 34% 43 98% 0 20 1 17 40 29 8 1 0 1 0 1 5 4 5 0 3 67%
1966 NYM NL 35 387 88% 39% 13 69% 0 5 0 5 10 7 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1966 NYY AL 35 208 85% 27% 14 93% 0 3 1 2 13 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 11654 83% 34% 531 90% 6 184 8 150 470 384 48 19 1 15 3 13 32 25 29 3 70 86%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 82%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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