#87 Bob Friend, Starting Pitcher, 21 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Tuesday, 10/3/1952 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bob Friend
11/24/1930 21 USA,IN,LAFAYETTE 6"0 190
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1952 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 9 | 16 | 17 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 9 | 15 | 16 | |
Versus RHB | 10 | 16 | 17 | |
Talent | 12 | 16 | 19 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 16 52 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 5 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 10 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 3
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 39 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 4.27 | 303.1 | 336 | 157 | 144 | 96 | 101 | 15 | 38.5 | 3 | 21 | 53.8 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 4.27 | 319.0 | 353 | 165 | 151 | 101 | 106 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.93 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 498 | 151 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 78 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .363 | .424 | .787 |
vs. RHB | 691 | 185 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 73 | 79 | 44 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .305 | .360 | .666 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3.97 | 170.0 | 183 | 82 | 75 | 58 | 51 |
Road | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4.66 | 133.1 | 153 | 75 | 69 | 38 | 50 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.37 | 45.1 | 60 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 9 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.02 | 43.1 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 17 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.55 | 57.1 | 62 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 17 |
July | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.17 | 47.0 | 60 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 20 |
August | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.06 | 67.2 | 65 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 26 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.95 | 42.2 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1951 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4.37 | 296.1 | 338 | 162 | 144 | 18 | 88 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 1.44 | .300 | SLA |
1952 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 4.27 | 303.1 | 336 | 157 | 144 | 15 | 96 | 101 | 15 | 3 | 1.42 | .299 | SLA |
Total | 77 | 77 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 4.32 | 599.2 | 674 | 319 | 288 | 33 | 184 | 190 | 27 | 5 | 1.43 | .300 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 38 | 100 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .115 | .120 | .235 | SLA |
1952 | 39 | 109 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .152 | .183 | .335 | SLA |
Total | 77 | 209 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .134 | .153 | .287 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 39 | 39 | 17 | 54 | 2 | 72 | 1 | .986 | 303.1 | 2.14 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1951... Milestones Had first career hit on 4/7/1951, off Ted Gray (DET)... Earned first career win on 4/7/1951... Hit first career homerun on 6/11/1952, off Mike Garcia (CLE)...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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WHIP 1951 - 1.44 - 9th
| Losses 1951 - 18 - 4th
| IP 1951 - 296.1 - 5th
| SHO 1951 - 2 - 10th
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