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Bob Friend

Starting Pitcher
1951—1966
BORN
November 24, 1930, in Lafayette, IN
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 28, 1951
PITCH ARSENAL
Sinking Fastball
Hard Curve
Slow Curve
Change
PRIMARY TEAM
Pittsburgh Pirates
197
WINS
59.6
QUALITY START PCT
41.0
WAR
3.58
ERA
107
35.5
WAR7
1734
STRIKEOUTS
1.94
K / BB RATIO
2.3
WAR PER SEASON
Bob Friend
Won 197 games, all but six of them in a Pittsburgh uniform. He still holds the Pirates franchise records for career strikeouts and innings pitched.
— 1960 WS CHAMP —

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Bob Friend Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Friend
41.0
35.5
23.5
17.7
38.3
2.3
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Bob Friend Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Vern Law
Harvey Haddix
Murry Dickson
Tom Seaver
Whitey Ford

FAVORITE CATCHER

Smoky Burgess

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