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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Team Record in Appearances: 22-17 / in Starts: 21-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 35, Entered with runners on base: 0

1962 Pitching Game Log

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1962 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	422	1	Apr 10	PIT		PHI	W,6-0	SHO	W(1-0)	99	9.0	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	0.00	1.84	33	15	7	0	1	5	81			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.220	1.03	0.29%	4.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
2	423	4	Apr 15	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	W(2-0)	4	9.0	6	2	2	3	3	2	0	1.00	3.84	36	15	12	4	1	3	67			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.117	1.39	0.21%	2.57	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
3	424	9	Apr 21	PIT		NYM	W,8-4	GS-7	W(3-0)	5	6.1	8	2	2	3	4	0	0	1.48	3.56	32	14	4	1	0	7	50			0	0	0	28	2	0	1	0	0	2	1.35	0.106	4.86	0.23%	1.02	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a3
4	425	13	Apr 25	PIT		SFG	L,3-8	GS-6	L(3-1)	3	6.0	7	5	5	1	3	2	0	2.67	4.13	25	6	8	0	0	7	40			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	-0.339	5.05	-0.94%	-1.95	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
5	426	16	Apr 29(1)	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-1	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	4	1	0	2	5	0	0	2.06	3.68	34	9	16	6	0	2	80			3	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	.74	0.229	2.81	0.52%	3.25	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	427	22	May 4	PIT		LAD	W,5-4	GS-8		4	7.2	7	3	3	1	7	0	0	2.30	3.28	32	13	10	5	0	1	59			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	.87	0.174	2.67	0.32%	0.83	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a1
7	428	24	May 9	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-4	GS-5	L(4-2)	4	4.2	10	4	4	2	4	1	0	2.79	3.43	25	7	2	0	1	10	30			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.225	2.59	-0.38%	-2.00	1b start a 1	5b 12- 2 out d3
8	429	28	May 13	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-6	L(4-3)	3	6.0	9	5	5	1	3	2	0	3.28	3.74	27	8	6	0	2	9	36			0	0	0	26	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.02	-0.256	2.13	-0.32%	-1.87	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
9	430	31	May 17	PIT		MLN	L,2-7	GS-1	L(4-4)	3	0.2	4	5	3	0	0	0	0	3.70	3.73	7	2	1	0	0	4	28			0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	-0.322	1.76	-0.34%	-3.82	1t start tie	1t -2- 2 out d4
10	431	35	May 22	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	GS-5	L(4-5)	4	4.2	8	3	3	2	3	1	0	3.86	3.86	23	6	4	1	1	8	37			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.118	1.76	-0.13%	-0.90	1t start tie	5t 12- 2 out d3
11	432	39	May 26	PIT	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-7	L(4-6)	3	7.0	7	2	2	3	2	0	1	3.73	3.85	30	9	8	0	0	7	54			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	.81	0.016	1.88	0.02%	1.27	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
12	433	44	May 31	PIT		STL	W,5-4	GS-9	W(5-6)	4	8.0	9	4	2	1	4	0	0	3.58	3.66	35	6	15	1	0	9	55			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.18	-0.034	2.72	-0.05%	-0.29	1t start tie	9t 1-3 0 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	434	50	Jun 5 susp	PIT		LAD	L,3-8	GS-7	L(5-7)	4	6.2	10	5	3	3	4	0	0	3.61	3.59	32	13	10	4	0	2	39			2	0	0	29	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.31	-0.140	2.75	-0.18%	0.11	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d1
14	435	55	Jun 10(1)	PIT	@	MLN	W,12-8	GS-7	W(6-7)	4	7.0	9	4	4	0	6	1	0	3.73	3.52	28	9	4	1	1	9	49			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	0	.77	0.153	.81	0.10%	-0.59	1b start tie	7b 3 out a5
15	436	60	Jun 14	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	W(7-7)	3	9.0	6	3	3	3	5	2	0	3.67	3.69	34	12	12	3	4	2	65			0	0	1	31	1	0	0	2	0	2	.99	0.205	1.87	0.23%	1.70	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a3
16	437	64	Jun 18(1)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	GS-7	L(7-8)	3	6.2	11	5	5	1	4	2	0	3.86	3.82	32	11	5	0	0	11	35			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	.74	-0.247	1.93	-0.39%	-2.05	1t start tie	7t -23 2 out d3
17	438	69	Jun 23	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	GS-9		4	8.2	6	3	3	2	6	0	1	3.80	3.70	36	15	12	1	3	0	64			0	0	0	32	3	1	1	0	0	1	1.61	-0.099	3.75	-0.14%	0.79	1t start tie	9t 123 2 out d1
18	439	71	Jun 24(2)	PIT		CHC	L,4-8	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.77	3.72	5	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.08	0.004	.17	0.01%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
19	440	74	Jun 27	PIT		NYM	W,6-5	GS-7		2	7.0	10	5	5	3	5	1	0	3.92	3.75	32	9	7	3	1	8	39			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.22	-0.267	3.24	-0.42%	-1.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	441	78	Jul 2	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS-9	W(8-8)	4	8.1	8	2	2	1	5	0	0	3.81	3.63	34	11	8	1	3	8	63			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.16	0.130	2.87	0.19%	1.32	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out a2
21	442	83	Jul 6	PIT		PHI	L,2-6	GS-7	L(8-9)	3	6.1	11	4	4	2	2	1	0	3.89	3.69	31	10	8	2	1	9	35			0	1	0	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.081	3.02	-0.16%	-1.13	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out d4
22	443	88	Jul 13	PIT		HOU	W,4-0	SHO	W(9-9)	6	9.0	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.66	3.57	31	14	5	1	1	8	75			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	5	0	1	.96	0.397	2.99	0.74%	4.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
23	444	93	Jul 19(1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	W(10-9)	5	9.0	5	1	1	1	9	1	0	3.50	3.50	33	13	7	2	1	3	81			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	.67	0.314	2.48	0.70%	3.57	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
24	445	98	Jul 23	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-3	GS-6	L(10-10)	3	5.1	9	3	3	0	3	0	0	3.56	3.44	24	4	8	0	0	9	41			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.003	4.11	-0.01%	0.20	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out d2
25	446	103	Jul 27(2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-1	GS-6	W(11-10)	3	6.0	5	1	0	2	2	0	0	3.43	3.42	26	13	6	2	2	3	60			0	0	0	23	1	0	1	1	0	2	.97	0.160	1.28	0.13%	1.92	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	447	106	Aug 1	PIT	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	W(12-10)	4	9.0	8	1	1	0	6	1	0	3.31	3.39	32	16	8	3	0	2	73			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	3	0	0	.24	0.128	.38	0.12%	3.25	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a8
27	448	110	Aug 5	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(12-11)	3	8.0	12	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.26	3.34	34	13	8	0	0	12	51			0	1	0	34	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.18	0.099	1.04	0.05%	1.97	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
28	449	113	Aug 10	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-6		4	5.1	10	4	4	0	4	0	0	3.36	3.28	24	12	8	5	1	0	36			0	1	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.159	.13	-0.01%	-1.56	1b start a 1	6b -2- 1 out a1
29	450	117	Aug 15	PIT		LAD	W,6-3	GS-9	W(13-11)	4	8.2	11	3	3	2	4	2	0	3.35	3.37	37	12	19	8	0	0	52			0	0	0	35	1	0	1	2	0	0	.71	0.206	.24	0.04%	1.07	1t start tie	9t 1-3 2 out a3
30	451	122	Aug 20(1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-0	SHO	W(14-11)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.20	3.31	32	11	12	2	1	1	83			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.643	.27	0.09%	4.57	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
31	452	128	Aug 25(1)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	L(14-12)	4	8.2	12	3	3	0	2	0	0	3.20	3.26	37	12	11	2	4	12	50			0	1	0	36	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	-0.097	.95	-0.04%	1.56	1b start tie	9b 12- 2 out d1
32	453	133	Aug 29	PIT		CHC	W,5-2	GS-9	W(15-12)	3	8.0	6	2	1	2	5	0	0	3.12	3.22	33	17	8	2	2	1	67			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.06	0.159	.31	0.03%	1.07	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	454	137	Sep 3(1)	PIT		NYM	W,2-0	SHO	W(16-12)	4	9.0	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.00	3.18	33	13	10	1	4	5	78			0	1	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.24	0.569	.25	0.07%	4.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
34	455	144	Sep 9	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	GS-5	L(16-13)	5	4.2	7	3	3	0	2	1	0	3.06	3.20	20	7	11	5	0	0	40			2	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	.77	-0.118	.18	-0.02%	-0.95	1b start tie	5b -2- 2 out d3
35	456	146	Sep 11	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-2	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	3.20	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
36	457	148	Sep 15	PIT		SFG	W,5-1	CG	W(17-13)	3	9.0	5	1	0	1	9	0	0	2.94	3.12	34	10	9	0	0	5	83			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	0.434	.00	0.00%	3.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
37	458	152	Sep 19	PIT		CIN	W,1-0	SHO	W(18-13)	3	9.0	6	0	0	4	1	0	0	2.83	3.14	35	18	6	0	0	6	72			0	1	0	29	0	0	2	2	0	1	1.68	0.731	.00	0.00%	4.57	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
38	459	156	Sep 23	PIT		MLN	L,3-10	GS-4	L(18-14)	3	3.1	9	8	8	2	2	3	0	3.07	3.29	21	5	3	1	0	9	10			0	0	0	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.382	.00	0.00%	-6.24	1t start tie	4t --- 1 out d8
39	460	158	Sep 26	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	11-GF(11)	S(1)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.06	3.29	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.55	0.208	.00	0.00%	0.52	11b --- 0 out a1	11b end a 1
							22-17		W-L:18-14,Sv:1	3.4	261.2	280	99	89	53	144	23	2	3.06	3.29	1095	1.32		10%	5%	198	54	0	---%	12	6	1	1026	30	5	9	30	3	18	1.00	2.529	1.79	0.58%	30.62

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