Bob Friend

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 24, 1930 in Lafayette, IN us

High School: West Lafayette HS (West Lafayette, IN)

School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Debut: April 28, 1951 (Age 20-155d, 8,387th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 24, 1966 (Age 35-304d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Robert Bartmess Friend

Nicknames: Warrior

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.0

W

197

L

230

ERA

3.58

G

602

GS

497

SV

IP

3611.0

SO

1734

WHIP

1.292

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1950	19	PIT-min	B,AAA	14	13	.519	3.62	40	9		0	0		246.0	248	136	99		107		34	3	0	1				1.443	9.1		3.9	1.2	0.32	WAC,INA BSTL,AA
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	99	4.34	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	4.05	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	4.25	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	3.80	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	1	200.1	178	80	63	18	52	4	98	2	0	0	813	144	3.37	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	3.18	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	3.49	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	3.39	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	3.46	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	*2.54*	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	3.15	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	3.29	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	2.58	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	2.75	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	3.59	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	3.65	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	2.76	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	4.11	1.360	10.6	1.2	1.7	3.1	1.88
16 Yrs				197	230	.461	3.58	602	497	56	163	36	10	3611.0	3772	1652	1438	286	894	115	1734	46	13	50	15214	107	3.35	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	7	107	3	1	3	941	107	3.35	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PIT (15 yrs)				191	218	.467	3.55	568	477	46	161	35	9	3480.1	3610	1575	1372	273	869	108	1682	45	12	50	14644	108	3.33	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	4.11	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	2.76	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	10	3566.1	3711	1627	1414	284	885	114	1712	46	13	50	15017	107	3.35	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	2.76	1.567	12.3	0.4	1.8	4.4	2.44

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

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