Bob Friend
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Bob Friend
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Nickname:
Warrior
Birthdate:
Nov. 24, 1930 (78 y, 4 m, 27 d)
Born In:
Lafayette, LA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/190
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1963 San Francisco (MLB)
1962 (2nd) San Francisco (MLB)
All-Star 1969 San Francisco (MLB)
1968 San Francisco (MLB)
1965 San Francisco (MLB)
League Champ 1964 San Francisco (MLB)
1963 San Francisco (MLB)
Reliever of the Year 1969 (2nd) San Francisco (MLB)
1968 (3rd) San Francisco (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month May 1962 San Francisco (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink24
Grey Ink155
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Robin Roberts 863
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Rick Reuschel 826
Greg Swindell 826
Waite Hoyt 825
Jim Kaat 820
Red Faber 818
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1956 11 8
1958 10 4
1959 12 2
1960 11 4
1961 9 10
Year G Rank
1956 49 7
1963 49 10
1964 57 6
1967 62 6
1968 82 1
1969 75 2
1970 57 6
Year GS Rank
1956 42 1
1957 38 1
1958 38 1
1959 35 7
1960 37 2
1961 35 4
Year W Rank
1955 14 5
1956 17 8
1958 22 1
1960 18 5
1961 14 10
1962 19 5
1963 19 3
Year L Rank
1952 17 3
1956 17 3
1957 18 2
1958 14 3
1959 19 1
1961 19 1
1966 18 4
1968 13 8
Year Win % Rank
1955 0.609 6
1958 0.611 3
1960 0.600 7
1962 0.760 6
Year SV Rank
1964 14 5
1967 17 8
1968 20 5
1969 20 2
Year Hold Rank
1952 2 8
1968 4 5
Year IP Rank
1956 314.1 1
1957 277.0 1
1958 274.0 3
1959 234.2 10
1960 275.2 2
1961 236.0 10
1963 243.0 10
Year BF Rank
1956 1358 1
1957 1181 1
1958 1197 2
1959 1039 9
1960 1148 3
1963 1024 9
Year HR Rank
1956 25 10
1957 28 3
1958 25 7
Year BB Rank
1952 84 9
1956 85 6
1957 68 10
Year K Rank
1956 166 3
1957 143 6
1958 135 5
1960 183 5
Year WP Rank
1952 7 2
Year ERA Rank
1955 2.830 1
1957 3.379 7
1960 3.004 5
1962 2.799 6
Year BABIP Rank
1955 0.239 7
Year WHIP Rank
1955 1.148 3
1957 1.231 9
1958 1.314 9
1960 1.128 3
1962 1.006 3
Year H/9 Rank
1955 7.997 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1954 3.065 10
1955 2.336 4
1957 2.209 10
1958 2.004 6
1959 1.994 7
1960 1.469 4
1961 1.716 2
1962 0.864 1
1963 0.778 1
1964 0.938 1
1966 1.329 4
Year CG Rank
1956 19 3
1957 17 2
1958 16 5
1960 16 4
1962 13 6
Year SHO Rank
1955 2 7
1956 4 4
1957 3 5
1960 4 3
1962 3 6
Year BB (Low) Rank
1953 57 10
1954 58 4
1955 52 3
1959 52 8
1960 45 6
1961 45 2
1962 21 1
1963 21 1
1964 18 1
1966 29 1
Year Hits Rank
1956 310 2
1957 273 1
1958 299 1
1959 267 4
1960 266 3
1961 271 2
1963 285 2
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1952 186 10
1953 193 10
1954 204 7
1955 178 4
1962 199 7
Year HR (Low) Rank
1952 15 10
1954 16 4
1955 18 2
1959 19 8
1960 18 10
1961 16 3
1962 13 6
1963 13 9
1964 10 2
1966 12 2
Year WAR Rank
1955 4.0 8
1956 7.8 1
1957 4.9 2
1958 5.8 3
1959 4.5 9
1960 8.3 1
1961 5.7 3
1962 6.9 5
1963 5.9 8
Year W (Low) Rank
1952 7 1
1953 8 4
1954 7 1
1959 8 2
1966 6 4
Year L (Low) Rank
1955 9 4
1960 12 10
1962 6 4
1964 8 10