NAME : Bob Friend
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : LAFAYETTE,IN,USA
BIRTHDAY : 11/24/1930
AGE : 29
HEIGHT : 6"0
WEIGHT : 190
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $9,695,000 through 1962
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : D (Fielding Pct. : .985)
PITCHING RATINGS :
Duration as Starter : B
Duration as Reliever : C
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 68
Avoiding Runs : 8
Avoiding Hits : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
Avoiding Doubles : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
Avoiding BB's : 8 (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
Getting Strikeouts : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Fair)
Throwing Velocity : 5
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 3.16 0 2 0 4 4 31.1 35 13 11 3 23
At Home 2.13 0 1 0 2 2 12.2 11 3 3 2 9
Away 3.86 0 1 0 2 2 18.2 24 10 8 1 14
Last Week 4.38 0 1 0 2 2 12.1 14 6 6 2 5
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 3.16 0 2 0 4 4 31.1 35 13 11 3 23
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1951 4.29 6 10 0 34 3 1 149.0 71 68 41 PIT
1952 4.18 7 17 0 35 6 1 185.0 86 84 75 PIT
1953 4.92 8 11 0 32 8 0 170.0 93 57 66 PIT
1954 5.08 7 12 2 35 4 2 170.0 96 58 73 PIT
1955 2.84 14 9 2 44 9 2 200.0 63 52 98 PIT
1956 3.47 17 17 3 49 19 4 314.0 121 85 166 PIT
1957 3.38 14 18 0 40 17 3 277.0 104 68 143 PIT
1958 3.68 22 14 0 38 16 1 274.0 112 61 135 PIT
1959 4.04 8 19 0 35 7 2 234.0 105 52 104 PIT
Total ERA : 3.87
Total Wins : 103
Total Losses: 129
Total Saves : 7
Total SHO : 16
Total CG : 91
Total K's : 924
Total BB's : 588
PLAYER HISTORY Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 9 on 4/1/1960 ... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 17 on 4/5/1960 ... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 23 on 4/13/1960 ... |