Bob Friend

Q: When was Bob Friend born?

Bob Friend was born on November 24, 1930.

Q: Where was Bob Friend born?

Bob Friend was born in Lafayette, IN .

Q: How tall was Bob Friend?

Bob Friend was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Bob Friend weigh when playing?

Bob Friend weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Bob Friend in the Hall of Fame?

Bob Friend has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Bob Friend have?

Bob Friend had 1,734 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Bob Friend played for?

Bob Friend played for 3 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and New York Yankees.

Q: When did Bob Friend retire?

Bob Friend last played in 1966.

Q: What are Bob Friend's nicknames?

Warrior is a nickname for Bob Friend.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: November 24, 1930 in Lafayette, IN us

Died: February 3, 2019 in O'Hara Township, PA

High School: West Lafayette HS (West Lafayette, IN)

School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Debut: April 28, 1951 (Age 20-155d, 10,800th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 24, 1966 (Age 35-304d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Robert Bartmess Friend

Nicknames: Warrior

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.8

197

230

ERA

3.58

602

497

3611.0

1734

WHIP

1.292

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1950	19	PIT-min	B,AAA	14	13	.519	3.62	40	9		12	2		246.0	248	136	99		107		141	5	6	4				1.443	9.1		3.9	5.2	1.32	WAC,INA BSTL,AA
1951	20	PIT	NL	6	10	.375	4.27	34	22	5	3	1	0	149.2	173	94	71	12	68	2	41	0	0	1	666	99	4.34	1.610	10.4	0.7	4.1	2.5	0.60
1952	21	PIT	NL	7	17	.292	4.18	35	23	4	6	1	0	185.0	186	96	86	15	84	4	75	3	1	7	820	95	4.05	1.459	9.0	0.7	4.1	3.6	0.89
1953	22	PIT	NL	8	11	.421	4.90	32	24	2	8	0	0	170.2	193	103	93	18	57	1	66	3	1	2	747	91	4.25	1.465	10.2	0.9	3.0	3.5	1.16
1954	23	PIT	NL	7	12	.368	5.07	35	20	8	4	2	2	170.1	204	106	96	16	58	6	73	1	2	1	758	82	3.80	1.538	10.8	0.8	3.1	3.9	1.26
1955	24	PIT	NL	14	9	.609	2.83	44	20	11	9	2	1	200.1	178	80	63	18	52	4	98	2	0	0	813	144	3.37	1.148	8.0	0.8	2.3	4.4	1.88	MVP-16
1956	25	PIT	NL	17	17	.500	3.46	49	42	7	19	4	3	*314.1*	310	137	121	25	85	18	166	2	0	5	*1315*	108	3.18	1.257	8.9	0.7	2.4	4.8	1.95	AS,MVP-12
1957	26	PIT	NL	14	18	.438	3.38	40	38	1	17	3	0	*277.0*	*273*	121	104	28	68	8	143	1	1	3	*1148*	113	3.48	1.231	8.9	0.9	2.2	4.6	2.10
1958	27	PIT	NL	22	14	.611	3.68	38	38	0	16	1	0	274.0	*299*	120	112	25	61	11	135	4	1	4	1146	105	3.39	1.314	9.8	0.8	2.0	4.4	2.21	AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959	28	PIT	NL	8	19	.296	4.03	35	35	0	7	2	0	234.2	267	129	105	19	52	9	104	7	0	5	1015	95	3.46	1.359	10.2	0.7	2.0	4.0	2.00
1960	29	PIT	NL	18	12	.600	3.00	38	37	1	16	4	1	275.2	266	97	92	18	45	10	183	0	0	5	1118	125	*2.54*	1.128	8.7	0.6	1.5	6.0	*4.07*	AS,AS
1961	30	PIT	NL	14	19	.424	3.85	41	35	3	10	1	1	236.0	271	119	101	16	45	10	108	3	0	4	1001	103	3.15	1.339	10.3	0.6	1.7	4.1	2.40
1962	31	PIT	NL	18	14	.563	3.06	39	36	3	13	5	1	261.2	280	99	89	23	53	10	144	2	0	4	1096	129	3.29	1.273	9.6	0.8	1.8	5.0	2.72
1963	32	PIT	NL	17	16	.515	2.34	39	38	1	12	4	0	268.2	236	87	70	13	44	9	144	5	6	6	1080	140	2.58	1.042	7.9	0.4	1.5	4.8	3.27
1964	33	PIT	NL	13	18	.419	3.33	35	35	0	13	3	0	240.1	253	98	89	10	50	12	128	4	0	2	1004	105	2.75	1.261	9.5	0.4	1.9	4.8	2.56
1965	34	PIT	NL	8	12	.400	3.24	34	34	0	8	2	0	222.0	221	89	80	17	47	7	74	8	0	1	917	108	3.59	1.207	9.0	0.7	1.9	3.0	1.57
1966	35	TOT	MLB	6	12	.333	4.55	34	20	10	2	1	1	130.2	162	77	66	13	25	7	52	1	1	0	570	78	3.65	1.431	11.2	0.9	1.7	3.6	2.08
1966	35	NYY	AL	1	4	.200	4.84	12	8	2	0	0	0	44.2	61	25	24	2	9	1	22	0	0	0	197	69	2.76	1.567	12.3	0.4	1.8	4.4	2.44
1966	35	NYM	NL	5	8	.385	4.40	22	12	8	2	1	1	86.0	101	52	42	11	16	6	30	1	1	0	373	83	4.11	1.360	10.6	1.2	1.7	3.1	1.88
16 Yrs				197	230	.461	3.58	602	497	56	163	36	10	3611.0	3772	1652	1438	286	894	128	1734	46	13	50	15214	107	3.35	1.292	9.4	0.7	2.2	4.3	1.94
162 Game Avg.				12	14	.461	3.58	37	31	3	10	2	1	223	233	102	89	18	55	8	107	3	1	3	941	107	3.35	1.292	9.4	0.7	2.2	4.3	1.94
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PIT (15 yrs)				191	218	.467	3.55	568	477	46	161	35	9	3480.1	3610	1575	1372	273	869	121	1682	45	12	50	14644	108	3.33	1.287	9.3	0.7	2.2	4.3	1.94
NYM (1 yr)				5	8	.385	4.40	22	12	8	2	1	1	86.0	101	52	42	11	16	6	30	1	1	0	373	83	4.11	1.360	10.6	1.2	1.7	3.1	1.88
NYY (1 yr)				1	4	.200	4.84	12	8	2	0	0	0	44.2	61	25	24	2	9	1	22	0	0	0	197	69	2.76	1.567	12.3	0.4	1.8	4.4	2.44

NL (16 yrs)				196	226	.464	3.57	590	489	54	163	36	10	3566.1	3711	1627	1414	284	885	127	1712	46	13	50	15017	107	3.35	1.289	9.4	0.7	2.2	4.3	1.93
AL (1 yr)				1	4	.200	4.84	12	8	2	0	0	0	44.2	61	25	24	2	9	1	22	0	0	0	197	69	2.76	1.567	12.3	0.4	1.8	4.4	2.44

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1951	20	PIT	NL	-0.3	34	47	44	1	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	19	.091	.130	.136	.267	-29	.116	-59	6	1	0	1		0	1
1952	21	PIT	NL	-0.6	35	62	52	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20	.058	.093	.058	.150	-58	.069	-112	3	1	0	7		0	1
1953	22	PIT	NL	-0.4	32	57	52	4	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.135	.151	.154	.305	-20	.141	-58	8	1	0	3		0	1
1954	23	PIT	NL	0.5	35	57	51	6	14	1	1	1	7	0	0	5	8	.275	.339	.392	.731	92	.349	99	20	2	0	1	0	0	1
1955	24	PIT	NL	-0.1	44	70	61	3	10	1	0	0	4	0	0	3	15	.164	.203	.180	.383	4	.209	-2	11	0	0	6	0	0	1	MVP-16
1956	25	PIT	NL	-0.4	49	109	97	7	16	2	0	1	8	0	0	1	19	.165	.173	.216	.390	6	.173	-29	21	1	0	11	0	0	1	AS,MVP-12
1957	26	PIT	NL	0.1	40	100	87	5	16	2	0	0	4	0	0	6	22	.184	.234	.207	.441	22	.216	8	18	0	0	6	1	0	1
1958	27	PIT	NL	-0.8	38	109	94	3	10	2	0	0	6	0	0	4	28	.106	.141	.128	.269	-27	.127	-72	12	1	0	10	1	0	1	AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959	28	PIT	NL	-0.2	35	87	73	4	12	2	0	0	7	0	0	2	25	.164	.187	.192	.378	2	.173	-40	14	0	0	12	0	0	1
1960	29	PIT	NL	-0.7	38	105	88	5	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	31	.068	.128	.080	.207	-42	.127	-71	7	3	0	11	0	0	1	AS,AS
1961	30	PIT	NL	-0.3	41	89	79	6	11	0	1	0	7	0	0	1	36	.139	.150	.165	.315	-16	.165	-41	13	0	0	9	0	0	1
1962	31	PIT	NL	-0.4	39	99	91	3	11	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	31	.121	.121	.143	.264	-30	.149	-52	13	1	0	8	0	0	1
1963	32	PIT	NL	-0.5	39	97	86	2	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	31	.105	.115	.105	.220	-36	.112	-78	9	0	0	10	0	0	1
1964	33	PIT	NL	-0.5	35	85	71	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	26	.070	.108	.070	.179	-48	.102	-90	5	1	0	11	0	0	1
1965	34	PIT	NL	-0.7	34	78	71	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	26	.042	.056	.042	.098	-72	.073	-103	3	1	0	6	0	0	1
1966	35	2TM	2LG	-0.7	34	48	40	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	.025	.025	.025	.050	-86	.022	-165	1	1	0	8	0	0	1
1966	35	NYY	AL	-0.3	12	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-197	0	1	0	3	0	0	1
1966	35	NYM	NL	-0.4	22	34	29	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	.034	.034	.034	.069	-80	.031	-153	1	0	0	5	0	0	1
16 Yrs				-5.9	602	1299	1137	56	138	16	2	2	60	0	0	38	375	.121	.150	.144	.294	-19	.148	-50	164	14	0	120	2	0	1
162 Game Avg				-1.6	162	350	306	15	37	4	1	1	16	0	0	10	101	.121	.150	.144	.294	-19	.148	-50	44	4	0	32		0

PIT (15 Yrs)				-5.3	568	1251	1097	55	137	16	2	2	59	0	0	38	353	.125	.154	.149	.303	-17	.152	-47	163	13	0	112	2	0	1
NYM (1 Yr)				-0.4	22	34	29	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	.034	.034	.034	.069	-80	.031	-153	1	0	0	5	0	0	1
NYY (1 Yr)				-0.3	12	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-197	0	1	0	3	0	0	1

NL (16 Yrs)				-5.7	590	1285	1126	56	138	16	2	2	60	0	0	38	370	.123	.151	.146	.297	-19	.149	-49	164	13	0	117	2	0	1
AL (1 Yr)				-0.3	12	14	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-197	0	1	0	3	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
1960	29	PIT	WS	3	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	/1
1 Yr				3	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	/1
162 Game Avg				162	54	54	.000	.000	.000	.000

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1951	20	PIT	NL	P	34	22	3	149.2	40	10	29	1	1	.975	.962	2.35	2.14	1.15	2.14	1	5	6	54.5	42.3	1
1952	21	PIT	NL	P	35	23	6	185.0	49	10	37	2	3	.959	.953	2.29	2.18	1.34	2.16	7	7	5	41.7	44.5	0
1953	22	PIT	NL	P	32	24	8	170.2	46	7	36	3	2	.935	.956	2.27	2.06	1.34	2.02	2	7	1	12.5	40.3	1
1954	23	PIT	NL	P	35	20	4	170.0	35	7	27	1	1	.971	.960	1.80	2.07	0.97	2.06	1	18	7	28.0	44.6	0
1955	24	PIT	NL	P	44	20	9	200.1	59	7	50	2	6	.966	.950	2.56	2.04	1.30	2.02	0	10	2	16.7	43.8	1	MVP-16
1956	25	PIT	NL	P	49	42	19	314.1	65	14	49	2	1	.969	.966	1.80	2.05	1.29	2.03	5	5	3	37.5	40.0	2	AS,MVP-12
1957	26	PIT	NL	P	40	38	17	277.0	57	18	38	1	3	.982	.962	1.82	2.06	1.40	2.08	3	3	3	50.0	39.8	0
1958	27	PIT	NL	P	38	38	16	274.0	55	7	47	1	4	.982	.955	1.77	1.97	1.42	1.96	4	9	3	25.0	38.7	0	AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1959	28	PIT	NL	P	35	35	7	234.2	62	24	37	1	2	.984	.954	2.34	1.99	1.74	1.97	5	10	5	33.3	37.9	2
1960	29	PIT	NL	P	38	37	16	275.2	68	24	43	1	1	.985	.962	2.19	2.09	1.76	2.08	5	6	2	25.0	40.3	0	AS,AS
1961	30	PIT	NL	P	41	35	10	236.0	59	19	37	3	3	.949	.959	2.14	2.18	1.37	2.15	4	8	2	20.0	38.2	0
1962	31	PIT	NL	P	39	36	13	261.2	62	18	43	1	3	.984	.948	2.10	2.07	1.56	2.05	4	12	6	33.3	34.2	1
1963	32	PIT	NL	P	39	38	12	268.2	66	23	41	2	2	.970	.951	2.14	2.06	1.64	2.06	6	13	4	23.5	41.9	0
1964	33	PIT	NL	P	35	35	13	240.1	69	12	55	2	3	.971	.953	2.51	2.14	1.91	2.13	2	10	6	37.5	39.6	0
1965	34	PIT	NL	P	34	34	8	222.0	61	21	39	1	5	.984	.956	2.43	2.08	1.76	2.08	1	12	7	36.8	36.5	1
1966	35	2TM	2LG	P	34	20	2	130.2	32	7	22	3	0	.906	.949	2.00	1.97	0.85	1.97	0	13	9	40.9	39.0	0
1966	35	NYY	AL	P	12	8	0	44.2	16	3	13	0	0	1.000	.952	3.22	1.99	1.33	1.98	0	4	5	55.6	37.7	0
1966	35	NYM	NL	P	22	12	2	86.0	16	4	9	3	0	.813	.947	1.36	1.96	0.59	1.96	0	9	4	30.8	39.8	0
16 Yrs					602	497	163	3610.2	885	228	630	27	40	.969	.956	2.14	2.07	1.43	2.06	50	148	71	32.4	40.0	9

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1960	29	PIT	WS	P	3	2	6.0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	6.00	1.33	0	1	100.0
1 Yr					3	2	6.0	4	1	3	0	0	1.000	6.00	1.33	0	1	100.0

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When was Bob Friend born?

Bob Friend was born on November 24, 1930.

Where was Bob Friend born?

Bob Friend was born in Lafayette, IN.

How tall was Bob Friend?

Bob Friend was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Bob Friend weigh when playing?

Bob Friend weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bob Friend play?

Bob Friend played 16 seasons.

Is Bob Friend in the Hall of Fame?

Bob Friend has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bob Friend play?

Bob Friend was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Bob Friend have?

Bob Friend had 1,734 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bob Friend played for?

Bob Friend played for 3 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and New York Yankees.

How many World Series has Bob Friend won?

Bob Friend won 1 World Series.

When did Bob Friend retire?

Bob Friend last played in 1966.

What are Bob Friend's nicknames?

Warrior is a nickname for Bob Friend.

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