Bob Friend

Pitcher

1951—1966

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PITCHER LeveL
Star
Pitcher rank
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

November 24, 1930, in Lafayette, IN
BORN
February 3, 2019, in O'Hara Township, PA
DIED

1951—1966

Playing Career
Played from 20-35
PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

POWER/FINESSE

PITCHING STYLE

Pirates

Primary Team
1960 Pirates
World Series Titles
Warrior
Nickname
6-0
HEIGHT
190
WEIGHT

April 28, 1951

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

September 24, 1966

FINAL GAME

WHO IS 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.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
197
230
3611.0
1734
894
3.58
4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Bob Friend PITCHES

1. Sinking Fastball
2. Hard Curve
3. Slow Curve
4. Change

1955 Pirates

24 Years Old

14
WINS
9
LOSSES
2.83
ERA
144
ERA+
200.1
IP
178
HITS
98
SO
52
BB
20
STARTS
2
SHO
1
SAVES
6.0
WAR

Greatest Game

September 7, 1955
Pitching for the Pirates
VS THE Cubs
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
93
W 2-0
SHO W
9
1
8

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
24

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
107
1.94

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
38.3
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

Bob Friend Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
159
188
UNK
NR
NR
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bob Friend Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
41.0
35.5
23.5
17.7
2.27
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Bob Friend
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
215.5
135.9
UNK
63.4
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Bob Friend
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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