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 ...