Bob Friend
Eligible Seasons: 1951-1966
Best Season: 1956
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 149.2 | 68 | 41 | 71 | 4.27 | 5.11 | 5.01 | .293 | 1.61 | 0.60 | 2.47 | 4.09 | 0.72 | $2.50M |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 185.0 | 84 | 75 | 86 | 4.18 | 4.19 | 4.26 | .258 | 1.46 | 0.89 | 3.65 | 4.09 | 0.73 | $3.67M |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 170.2 | 57 | 66 | 93 | 4.90 | 4.68 | 4.42 | .286 | 1.46 | 1.16 | 3.48 | 3.01 | 0.95 | $3.25M |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 170.1 | 58 | 73 | 96 | 5.07 | 4.94 | 4.74 | .302 | 1.54 | 1.26 | 3.86 | 3.06 | 0.85 | $3.77M |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 200.1 | 52 | 98 | 63 | 2.83 | 2.91 | 2.83 | .242 | 1.15 | 1.88 | 4.40 | 2.34 | 0.81 | $5.58M |
| 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 314.1 | 85 | 166 | 121 | 3.46 | 3.30 | 3.32 | .258 | 1.26 | 1.95 | 4.75 | 2.43 | 0.72 | $7.94M |
| 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 277.0 | 68 | 143 | 104 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.37 | .257 | 1.23 | 2.10 | 4.65 | 2.21 | 0.91 | $6.83M |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 274.0 | 61 | 135 | 112 | 3.68 | 3.88 | 3.79 | .281 | 1.31 | 2.21 | 4.43 | 2.00 | 0.82 | $5.90M |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 234.2 | 52 | 104 | 105 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 3.99 | .283 | 1.36 | 2.00 | 3.99 | 1.99 | 0.73 | $5.02M |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 275.2 | 45 | 183 | 92 | 3.00 | 2.72 | 2.79 | .251 | 1.13 | 4.07 | 5.97 | 1.47 | 0.59 | $7.70M |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 35 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 236.0 | 45 | 108 | 101 | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.78 | .289 | 1.34 | 2.40 | 4.12 | 1.72 | 0.61 | $5.20M |
| 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 261.2 | 53 | 144 | 89 | 3.06 | 3.58 | 3.53 | .273 | 1.27 | 2.72 | 4.95 | 1.82 | 0.79 | $5.75M |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 268.2 | 44 | 144 | 70 | 2.34 | 2.25 | 2.47 | .233 | 1.04 | 3.27 | 4.82 | 1.47 | 0.44 | $7.86M |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 240.1 | 50 | 128 | 89 | 3.33 | 3.22 | 3.43 | .271 | 1.26 | 2.56 | 4.79 | 1.87 | 0.37 | $5.48M |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 222.0 | 47 | 74 | 80 | 3.24 | 3.29 | 3.49 | .260 | 1.21 | 1.57 | 3.00 | 1.91 | 0.69 | $4.67M |
| 1966 New York Mets | 22 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 86.0 | 16 | 30 | 42 | 4.40 | 4.27 | 4.43 | .289 | 1.36 | 1.88 | 3.14 | 1.67 | 1.15 | $1.36M |
| 1966 New York Yankees | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44.2 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 4.84 | 4.99 | 5.33 | .330 | 1.57 | 2.44 | 4.43 | 1.81 | 0.40 | $586K |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 34 | 47 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .7 | .5 | $2.50M |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 61 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .5 | .2 | $3.67M |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 32 | 56 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | .7 | $3.25M |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | $3.77M |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 44 | 70 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | $5.58M |
| 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 49 | 109 | 97 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | $7.94M |
| 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 40 | 100 | 87 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.8 | $6.83M |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 38 | 109 | 94 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 | .7 | $5.90M |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 87 | 73 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.4 | $5.02M |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 38 | 105 | 88 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | .4 | $7.70M |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 41 | 89 | 79 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | .9 | $5.20M |
| 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 99 | 91 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | .6 | $5.75M |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 97 | 86 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | .5 | $7.86M |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 85 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | .9 | .4 | $5.48M |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 34 | 78 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .2 | .1 | $4.67M |
| 1966 New York Mets | P | 22 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .1 | $1.36M |
| 1966 New York Yankees | P | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -.1 | -.3 | $586K |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 34 | 47 | 44 | .091 | 35 | .091 | .130 | 39 | .130 | .136 | 35 | .135 | .267 | 37 | .264 | .000 | $2.50M |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 61 | 52 | .058 | 23 | .059 | .093 | 29 | .094 | .058 | 15 | .059 | .150 | 22 | .152 | .000 | $3.67M |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 32 | 56 | 52 | .135 | 51 | .134 | .151 | 45 | .149 | .154 | 37 | .146 | .305 | 41 | .295 | .000 | $3.25M |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 57 | 51 | .275 | 104 | .273 | .339 | 101 | .336 | .392 | 96 | .380 | .731 | 99 | .716 | .020 | $3.77M |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 44 | 70 | 61 | .164 | 63 | .165 | .203 | 62 | .203 | .180 | 44 | .173 | .383 | 52 | .376 | .000 | $5.58M |
| 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 49 | 109 | 97 | .165 | 64 | .167 | .173 | 54 | .176 | .216 | 54 | .210 | .390 | 54 | .386 | .010 | $7.94M |
| 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 40 | 100 | 87 | .184 | 71 | .185 | .234 | 73 | .237 | .207 | 52 | .201 | .441 | 61 | .438 | .000 | $6.83M |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 38 | 109 | 94 | .106 | 41 | .107 | .141 | 43 | .142 | .128 | 31 | .122 | .269 | 37 | .264 | .000 | $5.90M |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 87 | 73 | .164 | 63 | .165 | .187 | 57 | .188 | .192 | 48 | .186 | .378 | 52 | .374 | .000 | $5.02M |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 38 | 105 | 88 | .068 | 27 | .069 | .128 | 40 | .130 | .080 | 20 | .079 | .207 | 29 | .209 | .000 | $7.70M |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 41 | 89 | 79 | .139 | 53 | .139 | .150 | 46 | .150 | .165 | 41 | .158 | .315 | 43 | .309 | .000 | $5.20M |
| 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 99 | 91 | .121 | 46 | .121 | .121 | 37 | .121 | .143 | 36 | .140 | .264 | 37 | .262 | .000 | $5.75M |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 39 | 97 | 86 | .105 | 43 | .109 | .115 | 38 | .120 | .105 | 29 | .108 | .220 | 33 | .229 | .000 | $7.86M |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 35 | 85 | 71 | .070 | 28 | .072 | .108 | 35 | .112 | .070 | 19 | .072 | .179 | 26 | .184 | .000 | $5.48M |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 34 | 78 | 71 | .042 | 17 | .044 | .056 | 18 | .058 | .042 | 11 | .043 | .098 | 14 | .101 | .000 | $4.67M |
| 1966 New York Mets | P | 22 | 34 | 29 | .034 | 13 | .035 | .034 | 11 | .036 | .034 | 9 | .034 | .069 | 10 | .070 | .000 | $1.36M |
| 1966 New York Yankees | P | 12 | 14 | 11 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $586K |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates | A/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.50M |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates | B/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.67M |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | C/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.25M |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | A/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.77M |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | A-/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.58M |
| 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates | A-/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.94M |
| 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | A/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.83M |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates | A/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.90M |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates | A+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.02M |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates | A+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.70M |
| 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates | B-/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.20M |
| 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates | A+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.75M |
| 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates | A/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.86M |
| 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates | A/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.48M |
| 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates | A+/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.67M |
| 1966 New York Mets | D+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.36M |
| 1966 New York Yankees | D+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $586K |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates | $2.50M | ||||||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates | $3.67M | ||||||
| 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | $3.25M | ||||||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | $3.77M | ||||||
| 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates | $5.58M | ||||||
| 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates | X | $7.94M | |||||
| 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates | $6.83M | ||||||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates | X | $5.90M | |||||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates | $5.02M | ||||||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates | X | $7.70M | |||||
| 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates | $5.20M | ||||||
| 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates | $5.75M | ||||||
| 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates | $7.86M | ||||||
| 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates | $5.48M | ||||||
| 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates | $4.67M | ||||||
| 1966 New York Mets | $1.36M | ||||||
| 1966 New York Yankees | $586K |
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