#87 Bob Friend, Starting Pitcher, 37 yrs, No Team
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| Bob Friend
11/24/1930
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USA,IN,LAFAYETTE
6"0
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17 Year(s), 0 Days (2924 total Days)
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17 Year(s), 0 Days (2924 total Days)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 3 | 5 | 6 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Versus RHB | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Talent | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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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 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
| 1953 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3.35 | 304.0 | 317 | 119 | 113 | 11 | 99 | 123 | 15 | 2 | 1.37 | .296 | SLA,AL |
| 1954 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3.95 | 253.0 | 247 | 119 | 111 | 16 | 98 | 120 | 16 | 3 | 1.36 | .282 | SLA |
| 1955 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3.25 | 299.0 | 286 | 116 | 108 | 17 | 120 | 137 | 20 | 3 | 1.36 | .278 | BAL,AL |
| 1956 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 4.32 | 314.2 | 318 | 165 | 151 | 24 | 99 | 147 | 25 | 2 | 1.33 | .287 | BAL |
| 1957 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3.48 | 339.0 | 314 | 142 | 131 | 28 | 127 | 165 | 19 | 3 | 1.30 | .264 | BRO,NL |
| 1958 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3.49 | 353.1 | 340 | 152 | 137 | 26 | 124 | 201 | 24 | 2 | 1.31 | .281 | BRO,NL |
| 1959 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3.44 | 287.2 | 263 | 117 | 110 | 17 | 89 | 155 | 23 | 2 | 1.22 | .267 | LA,NL |
| 1960 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 4.45 | 351.2 | 357 | 197 | 174 | 31 | 130 | 211 | 21 | 2 | 1.38 | .290 | LA |
| 1961 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3.72 | 377.1 | 358 | 167 | 156 | 38 | 135 | 226 | 24 | 0 | 1.31 | .278 | LA,NL |
| 1962 | 46 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 4.36 | 365.1 | 358 | 190 | 177 | 50 | 134 | 233 | 18 | 2 | 1.35 | .275 | LAN,NL |
| 1963 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 4.04 | 374.0 | 385 | 185 | 168 | 49 | 123 | 232 | 21 | 3 | 1.36 | .289 | LAN,NL |
| 1964 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4.25 | 248.0 | 240 | 125 | 117 | 28 | 87 | 139 | 15 | 0 | 1.32 | .277 | LAN |
| 1965 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3.56 | 194.2 | 194 | 89 | 77 | 24 | 60 | 90 | 12 | 3 | 1.30 | .271 | LAN |
| 1966 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4.67 | 181.0 | 195 | 100 | 94 | 25 | 66 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 1.44 | .278 | SF |
| 1967 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5.67 | 133.1 | 143 | 89 | 84 | 24 | 53 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1.47 | .270 | SF |
| Total | 622 | 615 | 320 | 195 | 0 | 3.97 | 4975.2 | 4989 | 2391 | 2196 | 441 | 1728 | 2485 | 297 | 34 | 1.35 | .282 | |
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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 |
| 1958 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 26.0 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 18.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.10 | 25.2 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.97 | 69.2 | 61 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 50 | 6 | 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 |
| 1953 | 38 | 116 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .110 | .103 | .214 | SLA,AL |
| 1954 | 32 | 89 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .165 | .157 | .322 | SLA |
| 1955 | 35 | 99 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .101 | .118 | .152 | .269 | BAL,AL |
| 1956 | 39 | 116 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .094 | .103 | .197 | BAL |
| 1957 | 41 | 122 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .090 | .111 | .115 | .226 | BRO,NL |
| 1958 | 42 | 134 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .142 | .164 | .157 | .321 | BRO,NL |
| 1959 | 35 | 109 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .119 | .134 | .147 | .281 | LA,NL |
| 1960 | 43 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .113 | .083 | .196 | LA |
| 1961 | 46 | 130 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .123 | .142 | .154 | .296 | LA,NL |
| 1962 | 46 | 125 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .142 | .152 | .294 | LAN,NL |
| 1963 | 46 | 119 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .130 | .126 | .256 | LAN,NL |
| 1964 | 31 | 86 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .114 | .151 | .265 | LAN |
| 1965 | 24 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .082 | .138 | .098 | .237 | LAN |
| 1966 | 29 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .143 | .131 | .274 | SF |
| 1967 | 18 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .130 | .217 | SF |
| Total | 622 | 1742 | 192 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 101 | 101 | 34 | 609 | 2 | 0 | .110 | .129 | .134 | .263 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1963, going 6-2, 3.62...
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1963, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1963, winning 2 games with a 2.55 ERA...
Won World Series with Los Angeles (N) in 1963...
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/5/1966 to a 3-year deal worth $8,500,000 per year...
Injured on 9/8/1967 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8-9 weeks...
Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1968.
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1952 - 4.27 - 8th
1953 - 3.35 - 3rd
1954 - 3.95 - 6th
1955 - 3.25 - 2nd
1957 - 3.48 - 3rd
1958 - 3.49 - 3rd
1959 - 3.44 - 3rd
1961 - 3.72 - 4th
1963 - 4.04 - 9th
1965 - 3.56 - 4th
| WHIP
1951 - 1.44 - 9th
1952 - 1.42 - 9th
1953 - 1.37 - 8th
1954 - 1.36 - 6th
1955 - 1.36 - 10th
1957 - 1.30 - 3rd
1958 - 1.31 - 6th
1959 - 1.22 - 3rd
1960 - 1.38 - 10th
1961 - 1.31 - 6th
| Wins
1953 - 27 - 1st
1955 - 20 - 3rd
1956 - 18 - 8th
1957 - 23 - 4th
1958 - 28 - 1st
1959 - 20 - 7th
1960 - 18 - 5th
1961 - 23 - 3rd
1962 - 27 - 2nd
1963 - 26 - 1st
| Losses
1951 - 18 - 4th
1952 - 15 - 10th
| IP
1951 - 296.1 - 5th
1952 - 303.1 - 6th
1953 - 304.0 - 6th
1955 - 299.0 - 8th
1956 - 314.2 - 7th
1957 - 339.0 - 1st
1958 - 353.1 - 1st
1959 - 287.2 - 9th
1960 - 351.2 - 1st
1961 - 377.1 - 2nd
1962 - 365.1 - 3rd
1963 - 374.0 - 1st
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K's
1957 - 165 - 9th
1958 - 201 - 6th
1960 - 211 - 4th
1961 - 226 - 4th
1962 - 233 - 4th
1963 - 232 - 5th
| BB
1955 - 120 - 8th
1957 - 127 - 5th
1958 - 124 - 8th
1960 - 130 - 4th
1961 - 135 - 4th
1962 - 134 - 7th
1963 - 123 - 8th
| CG
1952 - 15 - 6th
1953 - 15 - 9th
1955 - 20 - 3rd
1956 - 25 - 4th
1957 - 19 - 7th
1958 - 24 - 1st
1959 - 23 - 3rd
1960 - 21 - 2nd
1961 - 24 - 2nd
1963 - 21 - 4th
| SHO
1951 - 2 - 10th
1952 - 3 - 5th
1953 - 2 - 9th
1954 - 3 - 8th
1955 - 3 - 3rd
1956 - 2 - 5th
1957 - 3 - 2nd
1958 - 2 - 1st
1959 - 2 - 3rd
1960 - 2 - 9th
1963 - 3 - 3rd
1965 - 3 - 8th
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