Bob Friend Stats

Bob Friend was born on Monday, November 24, 1930, in Lafayette, Indiana. Friend was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 28, 1951, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Friend baseball stats page.
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Bob Friend

Bob Friend Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#298)

Bob Friend Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#298)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Robert Bartmess Friend
Nickname:   Bob or Warrior
Born On:   11-24-1930
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lafayette, Indiana
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Purdue University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-28-1951 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-24-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Friend

Bob Friend Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1951 Pirates 34 22 5 6 10 .375 4.27 3 1 0 149.2 666 173 71 94 12 68 - 41 1 0 0 -
1952 Pirates 35 23 4 7 17 .292 4.18 6 1 0 185.0 820 186 86 96 15 84 - 75 7 3 1 -
1953 Pirates 32 24 2 8 11 .421 4.90 8 0 0 170.2 747 193 93 103 18 57 - 66 2 3 1 -
1954 Pirates 35 20 8 7 12 .368 5.07 4 2 2 170.1 758 204 96 106 16 58 0 73 1 1 2 -
1955 Pirates 44 20 11 14 9 .609 2.83 9 2 2 200.1 813 178 63 80 18 52 4 98 0 2 0 -
1956 Pirates 49 42 7 17 17 .500 3.46 19 4 3 314.1 1,315 310 121 137 25 85 18 166 5 2 0 -
1957 Pirates 40 38 1 14 18 .438 3.38 17 3 0 277.0 1,148 273 104 121 28 68 8 143 3 1 1 -
1958 Pirates 38 38 0 22 14 .611 3.68 16 1 0 274.0 1,146 299 112 120 25 61 11 135 4 4 1 -
1959 Pirates 35 35 0 8 19 .296 4.03 7 2 0 234.2 1,015 267 105 129 19 52 9 104 5 7 0 -
1960 Pirates 38 37 1 18 12 .600 3.00 16 4 1 275.2 1,118 266 92 97 18 45 10 183 5 0 0 -
1961 Pirates 41 35 3 14 19 .424 3.85 10 1 1 236.0 1,001 271 101 119 16 45 10 108 4 3 0 -
1962 Pirates 39 36 3 18 14 .563 3.06 13 5 1 261.2 1,096 280 89 99 23 53 10 144 4 2 0 -
1963 Pirates 39 38 1 17 16 .515 2.34 12 4 0 268.2 1,080 236 70 87 13 44 9 144 6 5 6 -
1964 Pirates 35 35 0 13 18 .419 3.33 13 3 0 240.1 1,004 253 89 98 10 50 12 128 2 4 0 -
1965 Pirates 34 34 0 8 12 .400 3.24 8 2 0 222.0 917 221 80 89 17 47 7 74 1 8 0 -
1966 Yankees 12 8 2 1 4 .200 4.84 0 0 0 44.2 197 61 24 25 2 9 1 22 0 0 0 -
1966 Mets 22 12 8 5 8 .385 4.40 2 1 1 86.0 373 101 42 52 11 16 6 30 0 1 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
16 Years 602 497 56 197 230 .461 3.58 163 36 11 3,611.0 15,214 3,772 1,438 1,652 286 894 115 1,734 50 46 13 -
Bob Friend

Bob Friend Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Pirates 34 44 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 - 19 1 - 0 1 .091 .130 .136
1952 Pirates 35 52 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 20 7 - 0 1 .058 .093 .058
1953 Pirates 32 52 4 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 16 3 - 0 1 .135 .151 .154
1954 Pirates 35 51 6 14 1 1 1 0 7 5 - 8 1 0 0 2 .275 .339 .392
1955 Pirates 44 61 3 10 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 15 6 0 0 0 .164 .203 .180
1956 Pirates 49 97 7 16 2 0 1 0 8 1 0 19 11 0 0 1 .165 .173 .216
1957 Pirates 40 87 5 16 2 0 0 0 4 6 0 22 6 1 0 0 .184 .234 .207
1958 Pirates 38 94 3 10 2 0 0 0 6 4 0 28 10 1 0 1 .106 .141 .128
1959 Pirates 35 73 4 12 2 0 0 0 7 2 0 25 12 0 0 0 .164 .187 .192
1960 Pirates 38 88 5 6 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 31 11 0 0 3 .068 .128 .080
1961 Pirates 41 79 6 11 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 36 9 0 0 0 .139 .150 .165
1962 Pirates 39 91 3 11 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 31 8 0 0 1 .121 .121 .143
1963 Pirates 39 86 2 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 31 10 0 0 0 .105 .115 .105
1964 Pirates 35 71 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 26 11 0 0 1 .070 .108 .070
1965 Pirates 34 71 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 6 0 0 1 .042 .056 .042
1966 Yankees 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1966 Mets 22 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 5 0 0 0 .034 .034 .034
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 602 1,137 56 138 16 2 2 0 60 38 0 375 120 2 0 14 .121 .150 .144
Bob Friend

Bob Friend Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1951 Pirates P 34 22 449 40 1.2 39 10 29 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.35 -
1952 Pirates P 35 23 555 49 1.4 47 10 37 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .959 2.29 -
1953 Pirates P 32 24 512 46 1.4 43 7 36 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .935 2.27 -
1954 Pirates P 35 20 511 35 1.0 34 7 27 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.80 -
1955 Pirates P 44 20 601 59 1.3 57 7 50 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.56 -
1956 Pirates P 49 42 943 65 1.3 63 14 49 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.80 -
1957 Pirates P 40 38 831 57 1.4 56 18 38 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .982 1.82 -
1958 Pirates P 38 38 822 55 1.4 54 7 47 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .982 1.77 -
1959 Pirates P 35 35 704 62 1.8 61 24 37 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.34 -
1960 Pirates P 38 37 827 68 1.8 67 24 43 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.19 -
1961 Pirates P 41 35 708 59 1.4 56 19 37 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .949 2.14 -
1962 Pirates P 39 36 785 62 1.6 61 18 43 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.10 -
1963 Pirates P 39 38 806 66 1.7 64 23 41 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.14 -
1964 Pirates P 35 35 721 69 2.0 67 12 55 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.51 -
1965 Pirates P 34 34 666 61 1.8 60 21 39 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.43 -
1966 Yankees P 12 8 134 16 1.3 16 3 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.22 -
1966 Mets P 22 12 258 16 0.7 13 4 9 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .813 1.36 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 602 497 10,833 885 1.5 858 228 630 27 40 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.14 --
16 Years 602 497 10,833 885 1.5 858 228 630 27 40 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.14 --
Bob Friend

Bob Friend Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 22.0 0.60 2.47 4.09
1952 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.89 3.65 4.09
1953 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 52.0 1.16 3.48 3.01
1954 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 51.0 6.4 7.3 1.26 3.86 3.06
1955 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 15.3 1.88 4.40 2.34
1956 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 97.0 5.1 12.1 1.95 4.75 2.43
1957 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 21.8 2.10 4.65 2.21
1958 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 15.7 2.21 4.43 2.00
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 10.4 2.00 3.99 1.99
1960 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 29.3 4.07 5.97 1.47
1961 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 11.3 2.40 4.12 1.72
1962 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 18.2 2.72 4.95 1.82
1963 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 43.0 3.27 4.82 1.47
1964 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 35.5 2.56 4.79 1.87
1965 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 71.0 1.57 3.00 1.91
1966 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.44 4.43 1.81
1966 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.7 29.0 1.88 3.14 1.67
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 568.5 3.0 19.0 1.94 4.32 2.23
Bob Friend

Bob Friend Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 25 Undetermined - -
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 25 Undetermined - -
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined Stats -
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined Stats -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined Stats Stats
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 $37,500.00 - -
1966 New York Yankees 19 Undetermined - -
1966 New York Mets 20 $47,000.00 - -




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