Bob Friend was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 602 career appearances, with a 3.58 ERA and 1734 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | PIT | 6 | 10 | 4.27 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 149.2 | 173 | 71 | 68 | 41 | 1.61 |
| 1952 | PIT | 7 | 17 | 4.18 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 185.0 | 186 | 86 | 84 | 75 | 1.46 |
| 1953 | PIT | 8 | 11 | 4.90 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 170.2 | 193 | 93 | 57 | 66 | 1.46 |
| 1954 | PIT | 7 | 12 | 5.07 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 170.1 | 204 | 96 | 58 | 73 | 1.54 |
| 1955 | PIT | 14 | 9 | 2.83 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 200.1 | 178 | 63 | 52 | 98 | 1.15 |
| 1956 | PIT | 17 | 17 | 3.46 | 49 | 42 | 3 | 314.1 | 310 | 121 | 85 | 166 | 1.26 |
| 1957 | PIT | 14 | 18 | 3.38 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 277.0 | 273 | 104 | 68 | 143 | 1.23 |
| 1958 | PIT | 22 | 14 | 3.68 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 274.0 | 299 | 112 | 61 | 135 | 1.31 |
| 1959 | PIT | 8 | 19 | 4.03 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 234.2 | 267 | 105 | 52 | 104 | 1.36 |
| 1960 | PIT | 18 | 12 | 3.00 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 275.2 | 266 | 92 | 45 | 183 | 1.13 |
| 1961 | PIT | 14 | 19 | 3.85 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 236.0 | 271 | 101 | 45 | 108 | 1.34 |
| 1962 | PIT | 18 | 14 | 3.06 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 261.2 | 280 | 89 | 53 | 144 | 1.27 |
| 1963 | PIT | 17 | 16 | 2.34 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 268.2 | 236 | 70 | 44 | 144 | 1.04 |
| 1964 | PIT | 13 | 18 | 3.33 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 240.1 | 253 | 89 | 50 | 128 | 1.26 |
| 1965 | PIT | 8 | 12 | 3.24 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 222.0 | 221 | 80 | 47 | 74 | 1.21 |
| 1966 | NYM | 5 | 8 | 4.40 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 86.0 | 101 | 42 | 16 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 1966 | NYY | 1 | 4 | 4.84 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 44.2 | 61 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 1.57 |
| Career Totals | — | 197 | 230 | 3.58 | 602 | 497 | 11 | 3611.0 | 3772 | 1438 | 894 | 1734 | 1.29 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | PIT | 34 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .091 | .130 | .136 | .267 |
| 1952 | PIT | 35 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .058 | .093 | .058 | .150 |
| 1953 | PIT | 32 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .135 | .151 | .154 | .305 |
| 1954 | PIT | 35 | 51 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .275 | .339 | .392 | .731 |
| 1955 | PIT | 44 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .164 | .203 | .180 | .383 |
| 1956 | PIT | 49 | 97 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .165 | .173 | .216 | .390 |
| 1957 | PIT | 40 | 87 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .184 | .234 | .207 | .441 |
| 1958 | PIT | 38 | 94 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .106 | .141 | .128 | .269 |
| 1959 | PIT | 35 | 73 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .164 | .187 | .192 | .378 |
| 1960 | PIT | 38 | 88 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 31 | .068 | .128 | .080 | .207 |
| 1961 | PIT | 41 | 79 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36 | .139 | .150 | .165 | .315 |
| 1962 | PIT | 39 | 91 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .121 | .121 | .143 | .264 |
| 1963 | PIT | 39 | 86 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .105 | .115 | .105 | .220 |
| 1964 | PIT | 35 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .070 | .108 | .070 | .179 |
| 1965 | PIT | 34 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .042 | .056 | .042 | .098 |
| 1966 | NYM | 22 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .034 | .034 | .034 | .069 |
| 1966 | NYY | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 602 | 1137 | 56 | 138 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 38 | 375 | .121 | .150 | .144 | .294 |
1956, 1958, 1960, 1960