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Bob Friend

Robert Bartmess Friend (Warrior)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 24, 1930 in Lafayette, IN
High School: West Lafayette HS (West Lafayette, IN)
School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1951 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Mets/Yankees 1951-1966

Final Game: September 24, 1966 (Age 35)
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All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #93. Doc White… #94. Joe McGinnity… #95. Tommy Bridges… #96. BOB FRIEND… #97. Andy Pettitte… #98. Noodles Hahn… #99. Dizzy Dean… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1951 20 PIT NL 6 10 .375 4.27 34 22 5 3 1 0 149.2 173 94 71 12 68 41 0 0 1 666 98 1.610 10.4 0.7 4.1 2.5 0.60
1952 21 PIT NL 7 17 .292 4.18 35 23 4 6 1 0 185.0 186 96 86 15 84 75 3 1 7 820 95 1.459 9.0 0.7 4.1 3.6 0.89
1953 22 PIT NL 8 11 .421 4.90 32 24 2 8 0 0 170.2 193 103 93 18 57 66 3 1 2 747 91 1.465 10.2 0.9 3.0 3.5 1.16
1954 23 PIT NL 7 12 .368 5.07 35 20 8 4 2 2 170.1 204 106 96 16 58 73 1 2 1 758 82 1.538 10.8 0.8 3.1 3.9 1.26
1955 24 PIT NL 14 9 .609 2.83 44 20 11 9 2 2 200.1 178 80 63 18 52 4 98 2 0 0 813 144 1.148 8.0 0.8 2.3 4.4 1.88 MVP-16
1956 25 PIT NL 17 17 .500 3.46 49 42 7 19 4 3 314.1 310 137 121 25 85 18 166 2 0 5 1315 108 1.257 8.9 0.7 2.4 4.8 1.95 AS,MVP-12
1957 26 PIT NL 14 18 .438 3.38 40 38 1 17 3 0 277.0 273 121 104 28 68 8 143 1 1 3 1148 113 1.231 8.9 0.9 2.2 4.6 2.10
1958 27 PIT NL 22 14 .611 3.68 38 38 0 16 1 0 274.0 299 120 112 25 61 11 135 4 1 4 1146 105 1.314 9.8 0.8 2.0 4.4 2.21 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959 28 PIT NL 8 19 .296 4.03 35 35 0 7 2 0 234.2 267 129 105 19 52 9 104 7 0 5 1015 95 1.359 10.2 0.7 2.0 4.0 2.00
1960 29 PIT NL 18 12 .600 3.00 38 37 1 16 4 1 275.2 266 97 92 18 45 10 183 0 0 5 1118 125 1.128 8.7 0.6 1.5 6.0 4.07 AS
1961 30 PIT NL 14 19 .424 3.85 41 35 3 10 1 1 236.0 271 119 101 16 45 10 108 3 0 4 1001 103 1.339 10.3 0.6 1.7 4.1 2.40
1962 31 PIT NL 18 14 .563 3.06 39 36 3 13 5 1 261.2 280 99 89 23 53 10 144 2 0 4 1096 129 1.273 9.6 0.8 1.8 5.0 2.72
1963 32 PIT NL 17 16 .515 2.34 39 38 1 12 4 0 268.2 236 87 70 13 44 9 144 5 6 6 1080 140 1.042 7.9 0.4 1.5 4.8 3.27
1964 33 PIT NL 13 18 .419 3.33 35 35 0 13 3 0 240.1 253 98 89 10 50 12 128 4 0 2 1004 105 1.261 9.5 0.4 1.9 4.8 2.56
1965 34 PIT NL 8 12 .400 3.24 34 34 0 8 2 0 222.0 221 89 80 17 47 7 74 8 0 1 917 108 1.207 9.0 0.7 1.9 3.0 1.57
1966 35 TOT MLB 6 12 .333 4.55 34 20 10 2 1 1 130.2 162 77 66 13 25 7 52 1 1 0 570 78 1.431 11.2 0.9 1.7 3.6 2.08
1966 35 NYY AL 1 4 .200 4.84 12 8 2 0 0 0 44.2 61 25 24 2 9 1 22 0 0 0 197 69 1.567 12.3 0.4 1.8 4.4 2.44
1966 35 NYM NL 5 8 .385 4.40 22 12 8 2 1 1 86.0 101 52 42 11 16 6 30 1 1 0 373 83 1.360 10.6 1.2 1.7 3.1 1.88
16 Yrs 197 230 .461 3.58 602 497 56 163 36 11 3611.0 3772 1652 1438 286 894 115 1734 46 13 50 15214 107 1.292 9.4 0.7 2.2 4.3 1.94
162 Game Avg. 12 14 .461 3.58 37 31 3 10 2 1 223 233 102 89 18 55 107 3 1 3 941 107 1.292 9.4 0.7 2.2 4.3 1.94
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
PIT (15 yrs) 191 218 .467 3.55 568 477 46 161 35 10 3480.1 3610 1575 1372 273 869 108 1682 45 12 50 14644 108 1.287 9.3 0.7 2.2 4.3 1.94
NYM (1 yr) 5 8 .385 4.40 22 12 8 2 1 1 86.0 101 52 42 11 16 6 30 1 1 0 373 83 1.360 10.6 1.2 1.7 3.1 1.88
NYY (1 yr) 1 4 .200 4.84 12 8 2 0 0 0 44.2 61 25 24 2 9 1 22 0 0 0 197 69 1.567 12.3 0.4 1.8 4.4 2.44
NL (16 yrs) 196 226 .464 3.57 590 489 54 163 36 11 3566.1 3711 1627 1414 284 885 114 1712 46 13 50 15017 107 1.289 9.4 0.7 2.2 4.3 1.93
AL (1 yr) 1 4 .200 4.84 12 8 2 0 0 0 44.2 61 25 24 2 9 1 22 0 0 0 197 69 1.567 12.3 0.4 1.8 4.4 2.44

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1951 20 PIT NL 149.2 34 22 94 5.65 4.62 -0.15 0.00 105.7 5.04 -10 -1.0 .8 -0.1 0.2 6 .470 .494
1952 21 PIT NL 185.0 35 23 96 4.67 4.21 -0.17 0.00 105.5 4.62 -1 -0.1 1.5 -0.2 1.4 18 .498 .499
1953 22 PIT NL 170.2 32 24 103 5.43 5.01 -0.01 0.00 102.7 5.16 -4 -0.4 .7 -0.1 1.1 15 .488 .498
1954 23 PIT NL 170.0 35 20 106 5.61 4.63 -0.24 0.00 102.7 5.00 -11 -1.1 .9 -0.1 0.3 8 .469 .493
1955 24 PIT NL 200.1 44 20 80 3.59 4.73 -0.24 0.00 101.3 5.04 36 3.9 1.2 -0.0 5.8 55 .590 .524 MVP-16
1956 25 PIT NL 314.1 49 42 137 3.92 4.38 -0.02 0.00 99.5 4.38 22 2.5 1.2 -0.1 5.2 49 .551 .516 AS,MVP-12
1957 26 PIT NL 277.0 40 38 121 3.93 4.40 0.33 0.00 97.9 3.98 4 0.4 4.2 -0.1 2.8 31 .511 .503
1958 27 PIT NL 274.0 38 38 120 3.94 4.43 0.39 0.00 97.7 3.94 -0 -0.0 -0.1 2.3 30 .500 .500 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959 28 PIT NL 234.2 35 35 129 4.95 4.47 0.03 0.00 97.8 4.34 -17 -1.7 -0.1 0.2 10 .450 .489
1960 29 PIT NL 275.2 38 37 97 3.17 4.18 0.24 0.07 100.8 4.04 26 3.0 2.4 -0.1 5.3 55 .579 .519 AS
1961 30 PIT NL 236.0 41 35 119 4.54 4.60 -0.05 0.06 98.9 4.66 3 0.3 1.1 -0.1 2.3 30 .507 .502
1962 31 PIT NL 261.2 39 36 99 3.41 4.50 0.07 0.07 99.7 4.50 30 3.3 1.3 -0.1 5.5 62 .584 .520
1963 32 PIT NL 268.2 39 38 87 2.91 3.84 0.01 0.06 99.5 3.87 26 3.3 2.2 -0.1 5.5 55 .584 .520
1964 33 PIT NL 240.1 35 35 98 3.67 3.98 -0.14 0.06 99.0 4.15 10 1.2 -0.1 3.2 38 .534 .507
1965 34 PIT NL 222.0 34 34 89 3.61 4.01 0.36 0.07 99.4 3.69 2 0.2 -0.1 2.0 25 .506 .501 $37,500
1966 35 NYY AL 44.2 12 8 25 5.04 3.77 0.04 0.03 94.8 3.57 -7 -0.7 .5 0.0 -0.4 -4 .440 .496
1966 35 NYM NL 86.0 22 12 52 5.44 4.12 -0.24 0.02 99.2 4.34 -12 -1.2 1.8 -0.2 -0.6 -1 .444 .492 $47,000
16 Seasons 3610.2 602 497 1652 4.12 4.36 0.04 0.03 100.1 4.35 99 11.9 1.2 -1.9 42.1 480 .520 .504 $84,500
Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
PIT (15 yrs) 3480.0 568 477 1575 4.07 4.37 0.05 0.03 100.2 4.36 117 13.8 1.2 -1.7 43.1 485 .524 .506 $37,500
NYM (1 yr) 86.0 22 12 52 5.44 4.12 -0.24 0.02 99.2 4.34 -12 -1.2 1.8 -0.2 -0.6 -1 .444 .492 $47,000
NYY (1 yr) 44.2 12 8 25 5.04 3.77 0.04 0.03 94.8 3.57 -7 -0.7 .5 0.0 -0.4 -4 .440 .496

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1960 29 PIT NL WS W NYY 0 2 .000 13.50 3 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 10 9 0 3 0 7 2 0 0 35 2.667 19.5 0.0 4.5 10.5 2.33
1 WS 0 2 .000 13.50 3 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 10 9 0 3 0 7 2 0 0 35 2.667 19.5 0.0 4.5 10.5 2.33

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 20 PIT NL 34 47 44 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .091 .130 .136 .267 -29 6 1 0 1 1
1952 21 PIT NL 35 62 52 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 .058 .093 .058 .150 -58 3 1 0 7 1
1953 22 PIT NL 32 57 52 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .135 .151 .154 .305 -20 8 1 0 3 1
1954 23 PIT NL 35 57 51 6 14 1 1 1 7 0 0 5 8 .275 .339 .392 .731 92 20 2 0 1 0 1
1955 24 PIT NL 44 70 61 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 15 .164 .203 .180 .383 4 11 0 0 6 0 0 1 MVP-16
1956 25 PIT NL 49 109 97 7 16 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 19 .165 .173 .216 .390 6 21 1 0 11 0 0 1 AS,MVP-12
1957 26 PIT NL 40 100 87 5 16 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 22 .184 .234 .207 .441 22 18 0 0 6 1 0 1
1958 27 PIT NL 38 109 94 3 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 28 .106 .141 .128 .269 -27 12 1 0 10 1 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959 28 PIT NL 35 87 73 4 12 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 25 .164 .187 .192 .378 2 14 0 0 12 0 0 1
1960 29 PIT NL 38 105 88 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 31 .068 .128 .080 .207 -42 7 3 0 11 0 0 1 AS
1961 30 PIT NL 41 89 79 6 11 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 36 .139 .150 .165 .315 -16 13 0 0 9 0 0 1
1962 31 PIT NL 39 99 91 3 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 31 .121 .121 .143 .264 -30 13 1 0 8 0 0 1
1963 32 PIT NL 39 97 86 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 31 .105 .115 .105 .220 -36 9 0 0 10 0 0 1
1964 33 PIT NL 35 85 71 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 26 .070 .108 .070 .179 -48 5 1 0 11 0 0 1
1965 34 PIT NL 34 78 71 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 26 .042 .056 .042 .098 -72 3 1 0 6 0 0 1
1966 35 TOT MLB 34 48 40 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 .025 .025 .025 .050 -86 1 1 0 8 0 0 1
1966 35 NYY AL 12 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 3 0 0 1
1966 35 NYM NL 22 34 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .034 .034 .034 .069 -80 1 0 0 5 0 0 1
16 Yrs 602 1299 1137 56 138 16 2 2 60 0 0 38 375 .121 .150 .144 .294 -19 164 14 0 120 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 350 306 15 37 4 1 1 16 0 0 10 101 .121 .150 .144 .294 -19 44 4 0 32
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PIT (15 yrs) 568 1251 1097 55 137 16 2 2 59 0 0 38 353 .125 .154 .149 .303 -17 163 13 0 112 2 0
NYM (1 yr) 22 34 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .034 .034 .034 .069 -80 1 0 0 5 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 12 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 3 0 0
NL (16 yrs) 590 1285 1126 56 138 16 2 2 60 0 0 38 370 .123 .151 .146 .297 -19 164 13 0 117 2 0
AL (1 yr) 12 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1951 20 PIT NL 34 47 -8 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .488 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -2 1
1952 21 PIT NL 35 62 -12 0 -0 0 7 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.6 .482 .496 -0.6 0.0 -4 1
1953 22 PIT NL 32 57 -10 0 -0 0 6 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .487 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -2 1
1954 23 PIT NL 35 57 0 -1 -0 0 6 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .516 .504 0.6 -0.0 8 1
1955 24 PIT NL 44 70 -8 -0 0 0 7 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.1 2 1 MVP-16
1956 25 PIT NL 49 109 -14 -1 0 0 12 -3 -0.3 4 1 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 -0.1 1 1 AS,MVP-12
1957 26 PIT NL 40 100 -10 -1 1 0 11 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 4 1
1958 27 PIT NL 38 109 -19 -0 0 0 12 -7 -0.8 4 -4 -0.8 .479 .495 -0.8 -0.0 -4 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959 28 PIT NL 35 87 -12 -0 0 0 10 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 1
1960 29 PIT NL 38 105 -18 -0 0 0 12 -6 -0.7 4 -2 -0.7 .483 .496 -0.7 0.0 -2 1 AS
1961 30 PIT NL 41 89 -13 -0 0 0 10 -3 -0.3 3 0 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.3 0.0 0 1
1962 31 PIT NL 39 99 -16 0 -0 0 12 -4 -0.4 3 -1 -0.4 .489 .497 -0.4 0.0 -1 1
1963 32 PIT NL 39 97 -15 0 0 0 11 -4 -0.5 3 -1 -0.5 .487 .497 -0.5 0.0 -1 1
1964 33 PIT NL 35 85 -15 0 -0 0 10 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .484 .497 -0.6 0.0 -2 1
1965 34 PIT NL 34 78 -15 -0 0 0 9 -6 -0.7 3 -4 -0.7 .479 .496 -0.7 0.0 -4 $37,500 1
1966 35 NYY AL 12 14 -3 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .481 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 1
1966 35 NYM NL 22 34 -8 -0 0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .481 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 $47,000 1
16 Seasons 602 1299 -195 -4 3 0 144 -52 -6.0 44 -9 -5.8 .490 .498 -5.9 -0.1 -9 $84,500
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
PIT (15 yrs) 568 1251 -184 -4 2 0 139 -47 -5.3 42 -5 -5.2 .491 .498 -5.3 -0.1 -5 $37,500
NYM (1 yr) 22 34 -8 -0 0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .481 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 $47,000
NYY (1 yr) 12 14 -3 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .481 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 29 PIT NL WS NYY W 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1951 PIT NL 20 P 34 22 3 149.2 40 10 29 1 1 .975 2.35 1.15 .962 2.14 2.14 4 4 50% 43% 1
1952 PIT NL 21 P 35 23 6 185.0 49 10 37 2 3 .959 2.29 1.34 .953 2.18 2.16 7 5 42% 44% 0
1953 PIT NL 22 P 32 24 8 170.2 46 7 36 3 2 .935 2.27 1.34 .956 2.06 2.02 6 1 14% 1
1954 PIT NL 23 P 35 20 4 170.1 35 7 27 1 1 .971 1.80 0.97 .960 2.07 2.06 18 7 28% 45% 0
1955 PIT NL 24 P 44 20 9 200.1 59 7 50 2 6 .966 2.56 1.30 .950 2.04 2.02 9 2 18% 44% 1 MVP-16
1956 PIT NL 25 P 49 42 19 314.1 65 14 49 2 1 .969 1.80 1.29 .966 2.05 2.03 2 3 60% 41% 0 AS,MVP-12
1957 PIT NL 26 P 40 38 17 277.0 57 18 38 1 3 .982 1.82 1.40 .962 2.06 2.08 3 3 50% 39% 0
1958 PIT NL 27 P 38 38 16 274.0 55 7 47 1 4 .982 1.77 1.42 .955 1.97 1.96 9 3 25% 39% 0 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959 PIT NL 28 P 35 35 7 234.2 62 24 37 1 2 .984 2.34 1.74 .954 1.99 1.97 10 5 33% 38% 2
1960 PIT NL 29 P 38 37 16 275.2 68 24 43 1 1 .985 2.19 1.76 .962 2.09 2.08 6 2 25% 40% 0 AS
1961 PIT NL 30 P 41 35 10 236.0 59 19 37 3 3 .949 2.14 1.37 .959 2.18 2.15 8 2 20% 38% 0
1962 PIT NL 31 P 39 36 13 261.2 62 18 43 1 3 .984 2.10 1.56 .948 2.07 2.05 12 6 33% 34% 1
1963 PIT NL 32 P 39 38 12 268.2 66 23 41 2 2 .970 2.14 1.64 .951 2.06 2.06 13 5 28% 42% 0
1964 PIT NL 33 P 35 35 13 240.1 69 12 55 2 3 .971 2.51 1.91 .953 2.14 2.13 10 6 38% 40% 0
1965 PIT NL 34 P 34 34 8 222.0 61 21 39 1 5 .984 2.43 1.76 .956 2.08 2.08 12 7 37% 36% 1
1966 TOT MLB 35 P 34 20 2 130.2 32 7 22 3 0 .906 2.00 0.85 .949 1.97 1.97 13 9 41% 39% 0
1966 NYY AL 35 P 12 8 0 44.2 16 3 13 0 0 1.000 3.22 1.33 .952 1.99 1.98 4 5 56% 38% 0
1966 NYM NL 35 P 22 12 2 86.0 16 4 9 3 0 .813 1.36 0.59 .947 1.96 1.96 9 4 31% 40% 0
16 Seasons P 602 497 163 3611.0 885 228 630 27 40 .969 2.14 1.43 .956 2.07 2.06 142 70 33% 39% 7
16 Seasons TOT 602 497 163 3611.0 885 228 630 27 40 .969 2.14 1.43 .956 2.07 2.06 142 70 33% 39% 7
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1956 (P)
1958 *
1960-1 (P)
1960-2

Awards (yr lg award)
1955 NL pitching_title

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1955 NL (16, 3%)
1956 NL (12, 11%)
1958 NL (6, 28%)
0.43 Career Shares (493rd)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1958 ML (3, 19%)
0.19 Career Shares (160th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1955 NL  5.7 (9th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1955 NL  5.8 (1st)
1956 NL  5.2 (2nd)
1960 NL  5.3 (4th)
1962 NL  5.5 (4th)
1963 NL  5.5 (4th)
Career  42.1 (122nd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1955 NL  2.83 (1st)
1957 NL  3.38 (7th)
1960 NL  3.00 (5th)
1962 NL  3.06 (9th)
1963 NL  2.34 (3rd)

Wins s c a p y
1955 NL  14 (5th)
1956 NL  17 (8th)
1958 NL  22 (1st)
1960 NL  18 (5th)
1961 NL  14 (10th)
1962 NL  18 (7th)
1963 NL  17 (9th)
Career  197 (115th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1955 NL  .609 (6th)
1958 NL  .611 (5th)
1960 NL  .600 (9th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1955 NL  1.148 (3rd)
1957 NL  1.231 (9th)
1958 NL  1.314 (9th)
1960 NL  1.128 (3rd)
1963 NL  1.042 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1955 NL  7.997 (6th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1955 NL  2.336 (4th)
1957 NL  2.209 (10th)
1958 NL  2.004 (6th)
1959 NL  1.994 (7th)
1960 NL  1.469 (4th)
1961 NL  1.716 (2nd)
1962 NL  1.823 (2nd)
1963 NL  1.474 (1st)
1964 NL  1.872 (9th)
1965 NL  1.905 (7th)
Career  2.228 (170th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1956 NL  4.753 (9th)
1960 NL  5.975 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1956 NL  49 (7th)
Career  602 (191st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1956 NL  314.3 (1st)
1957 NL  277.0 (1st)
1958 NL  274.0 (3rd)
1959 NL  234.7 (10th)
1960 NL  275.7 (2nd)
1961 NL  236.0 (10th)
1962 NL  261.7 (9th)
1963 NL  268.7 (7th)
1964 NL  240.3 (10th)
Career  3,611.0 (61st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1956 NL  166 (3rd)
1957 NL  143 (6th)
1958 NL  135 (5th)
1960 NL  183 (5th)
Career  1,734 (109th)

Games Started s c a p y
1956 NL  42 (1st)
1957 NL  38 (1st)
1958 NL  38 (1st)
1959 NL  35 (7th)
1960 NL  37 (2nd)
1961 NL  35 (4th)
1962 NL  36 (8th)
1963 NL  38 (5th)
1964 NL  35 (7th)
Career  497 (46th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1956 NL  19 (3rd)
1957 NL  17 (2nd)
1958 NL  16 (5th)
1960 NL  16 (4th)
1962 NL  13 (9th)
1964 NL  13 (9th)
Career  163 (193rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1955 NL  2 (7th)
1956 NL  4 (4th)
1957 NL  3 (5th)
1960 NL  4 (3rd)
1962 NL  5 (1st)
1963 NL  4 (10th)
1964 NL  3 (10th)
Career  36 (63rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1956 NL  25 (10th)
1957 NL  28 (3rd)
1958 NL  25 (7th)
Career  286 (65th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1952 NL  84 (9th)
1956 NL  85 (6th)
1957 NL  68 (10th)
Career  894 (161st)

Hits s c a p y
1956 NL  310 (2nd)
1957 NL  273 (1st)
1958 NL  299 (1st)
1959 NL  267 (4th)
1960 NL  266 (3rd)
1961 NL  271 (2nd)
1962 NL  280 (2nd)
1963 NL  236 (8th)
1964 NL  253 (4th)
Career  3,772 (48th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1955 NL  1.885 (6th)
1956 NL  1.953 (9th)
1957 NL  2.103 (7th)
1958 NL  2.213 (6th)
1960 NL  4.067 (1st)
1961 NL  2.400 (7th)
1962 NL  2.717 (7th)
1963 NL  3.273 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1955 NL  0.809 (3rd)
1956 NL  0.716 (3rd)
1959 NL  0.729 (7th)
1960 NL  0.588 (4th)
1961 NL  0.610 (3rd)
1963 NL  0.436 (5th)
1964 NL  0.375 (4th)
1965 NL  0.689 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1952 NL  17 (3rd)
1956 NL  17 (3rd)
1957 NL  18 (2nd)
1958 NL  14 (3rd)
1959 NL  19 (1st)
1961 NL  19 (1st)
1962 NL  14 (10th)
1963 NL  16 (8th)
1964 NL  18 (3rd)
Career  230 (20th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1954 NL  96 (9th)
1956 NL  121 (2nd)
1957 NL  104 (3rd)
1958 NL  112 (1st)
1959 NL  105 (4th)
1961 NL  101 (6th)
Career  1,438 (49th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1952 NL  7 (2nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1959 NL  7 (7th)
1965 NL  8 (8th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1956 NL  1,315 (1st)
1957 NL  1,148 (1st)
1958 NL  1,146 (2nd)
1959 NL  1,015 (9th)
1960 NL  1,118 (2nd)
1962 NL  1,096 (8th)
1963 NL  1,080 (8th)
1964 NL  1,004 (9th)
Career  15,214 (60th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1955 NL  144 (1st)
1960 NL  125 (7th)
1962 NL  129 (6th)
1963 NL  140 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1955 NL  24 (1st)
1960 NL  26 (3rd)
1962 NL  27 (4th)
1963 NL  26 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1955 NL  2.4 (1st)
1960 NL  2.8 (3rd)
1962 NL  2.8 (4th)
1963 NL  2.9 (4th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1956 NL  19.55 (5th)
1960 NL  34.10 (3rd)
1962 NL  30.62 (7th)
1963 NL  27.39 (5th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1956 NL  2.1 (6th)
1960 NL  2.9 (7th)
1962 NL  2.5 (10th)
1963 NL  2.3 (10th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1956 NL  1.3 (9th)
1960 NL  3.7 (1st)
1963 NL  2.7 (5th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1956 NL  2.1 (5th)
1960 NL  3.7 (3rd)
1962 NL  3.2 (7th)
1963 NL  3.1 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1956 NL  11 (8th)
1958 NL  10 (4th)
1959 NL  12 (2nd)
1960 NL  11 (4th)
1961 NL  9 (10th)
1963 NL  10 (9th)
1964 NL  11 (6th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1957 NL  18 (5th)
1959 NL  24 (2nd)
1960 NL  24 (5th)
1961 NL  19 (5th)
1963 NL  23 (3rd)
Career  228 (64th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1955 NL  50 (1st)
1956 NL  49 (4th)
1958 NL  47 (4th)
1964 NL  55 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1961 NL  3 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
1959 NL  1.74 (3rd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
Career  .969 (85th)

Youngest s c a p y
1951 NL  born 1930-11-24 (9th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 20 (96), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 151 (94), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 52 (254), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 23 (238), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (183rd), 36.3 career WAR/30.9 7yr-peak WAR/33.6 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 68.1 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.9 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Claude Osteen (908)
  2. Larry Jackson (899)
  3. Curt Simmons (894)
  4. Paul Derringer (892)
  5. Rick Reuschel (887)
  6. Rick Wise (887)
  7. Doyle Alexander (884)
  8. Joe Niekro (873)
  9. Jerry Reuss (869)
  10. Adonis Terry (868)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Denny McLain (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Doc McJames (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Billy Serad (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Chick Fraser (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jack Fisher (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Art Houtteman (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Art Houtteman (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Willis Hudlin (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Pedro Ramos (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Dick Ellsworth (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Red Ruffing (930) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Red Ruffing (927) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Rick Wise (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Larry French (909)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Claude Osteen (898)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Claude Osteen (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters 
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  1. Jerry Koosman (985)
  2. Randy Johnson (972)
  3. Burt Hooton (969)
  4. Bill Doak (968)
  5. Billy O'Dell (968)
  6. Chris Short (966)
  7. Gerry Staley (966)
  8. Ed Whitson (965)
  9. Si Johnson (965)
  10. Tully Sparks (965)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Sam McDowell (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ed Reulbach (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Larry Dierker (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Larry Dierker (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Red Ames (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Red Ames (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Gaylord Perry (980) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Billy O'Dell (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jerry Koosman (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
196534Pittsburgh Pirates$37,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database
196635New York Mets$47,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$84,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
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Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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