Bob Friend

Bob Friend

1951–1966 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 190 lb · b. 1930 Lafayette, IN

Career 197–230 · 3.58 ERA · 1,734 SO · 3611.0 IP · 602 G · 138 H · 2 HR · 60 RBI · .121 AVG

Seasons leading his league

5

4 best in baseball 1 league only

24 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1955 Best season

Spanning 1955–1962, peaking at 1 titles in 1955.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

400th League titles 5
215th Best in baseball 4
409th Top-5 finishes 24

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

61st Innings Pitched 3611.0
63rd Shutouts 36
125th Wins 197
144th Strikeouts 1,734
193rd Complete Games 163

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Innings Pitched	2	1st	2 yrs (1956–1957)	1956 314.1 1957 277.0 1958 #3 1960 #2
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1962 5 1960 #3
Wins	1	1st	—	1958 22
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1955 NL 2.83 1963 #3
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1956 #3 1957 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#3	—	1955 #3 1960 #3
Strikeouts	—	#3	—	1956 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1962	1	SHO 5
1958	1	W 22
1957	1	IP 277.0
1956	1	IP 314.1
1955	1	ERA 2.83

Pitching

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1951	PIT	NL	6	10	4.27	34	22	0	149.2	173	71	12	68	41	1.61
1952	PIT	NL	7	17	4.18	35	23	0	185.0	186	86	15	84	75	1.46
1953	PIT	NL	8	11	4.90	32	24	0	170.2	193	93	18	57	66	1.47
1954	PIT	NL	7	12	5.07	35	20	2	170.1	204	96	16	58	73	1.54
1955	PIT	NL	14	9	2.83	44	20	2	200.1	178	63	18	52	98	1.15
1956	PIT	NL	17	17	3.46	49	42	3	314.1	310	121	25	85	166	1.26
1957	PIT	NL	14	18	3.38	40	38	0	277.0	273	104	28	68	143	1.23
1958	PIT	NL	22	14	3.68	38	38	0	274.0	299	112	25	61	135	1.31
1959	PIT	NL	8	19	4.03	35	35	0	234.2	267	105	19	52	104	1.36
1960	PIT	NL	18	12	3.00	38	37	1	275.2	266	92	18	45	183	1.13
1961	PIT	NL	14	19	3.85	41	35	1	236.0	271	101	16	45	108	1.34
1962	PIT	NL	18	14	3.06	39	36	1	261.2	280	89	23	53	144	1.27
1963	PIT	NL	17	16	2.34	39	38	0	268.2	236	70	13	44	144	1.04
1964	PIT	NL	13	18	3.33	35	35	0	240.1	253	89	10	50	128	1.26
1965	PIT	NL	8	12	3.24	34	34	0	222.0	221	80	17	47	74	1.21
1966	NYN +1	NL	6	12	4.55	34	20	1	130.2	162	66	13	25	52	1.43
Career	—	—	197	230	3.58	602	497	11	3611.0	3,772	1,438	286	894	1,734	1.29

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1951	PIT	NL	34	44	1	4	2	0	0	2	2	19	0	.091	.130	.136	.267
1952	PIT	NL	35	52	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	20	0	.058	.093	.058	.150
1953	PIT	NL	32	52	4	7	1	0	0	1	1	16	0	.135	.151	.154	.305
1954	PIT	NL	35	51	6	14	1	1	1	7	5	8	0	.275	.339	.392	.732
1955	PIT	NL	44	61	3	10	1	0	0	4	3	15	0	.164	.203	.180	.383
1956	PIT	NL	49	97	7	16	2	0	1	8	1	19	0	.165	.174	.217	.390
1957	PIT	NL	40	87	5	16	2	0	0	4	6	22	0	.184	.234	.207	.441
1958	PIT	NL	38	94	3	10	2	0	0	6	4	28	0	.106	.141	.128	.269
1959	PIT	NL	35	73	4	12	2	0	0	7	2	25	0	.164	.187	.192	.379
1960	PIT	NL	38	88	5	6	1	0	0	3	6	31	0	.068	.128	.080	.207
1961	PIT	NL	41	79	6	11	0	1	0	7	1	36	0	.139	.150	.165	.315
1962	PIT	NL	39	91	3	11	2	0	0	5	0	31	0	.121	.121	.143	.264
1963	PIT	NL	39	86	2	9	0	0	0	2	1	31	0	.105	.115	.105	.220
1964	PIT	NL	35	71	2	5	0	0	0	2	3	26	0	.070	.108	.070	.179
1965	PIT	NL	34	71	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	26	0	.042	.056	.042	.098
1966	NYN +1	NL	34	40	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	0	.025	.025	.025	.050
Career	—	—	602	1,137	56	138	16	2	2	60	38	375	0	.121	.150	.144	.294

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	602	228	630	27	40	.969