Bob Friend

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1951-1966 (1951-1966)
Proper Name
Robert Bartmess Friend
Nickname
Warrior
Positions
P (602)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
February 3,2019   Age:  88.071
High School
West Lafayette (West Lafayette,IN)
Colleges
Purdue University (West Lafayette,IN)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
frieb102
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[1954] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [1956] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [1957] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [1958] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [1960] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates ... World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates   [1961] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [1962] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [2023] Inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Athletics Hall of Fame

Games - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957PIT353317211116.4071421.40000194.351.53333323131262216122100234.01.07.10.56254.8556.64
1958PIT373716002114.6002314.622000100.043.23736363533292721182000266.00.07.2--12052.0855.05
1959PIT3131700617.2611219.387000100.022.6313130292826211670000208.00.06.7--14048.6852.19
1960PIT383716111812.6002216.57901097.443.23736363634323021162110275.00.27.40.79158.4362.38
1961PIT413510631419.4241922.46311085.428.63535343128272318151100221.114.26.32.416248.9452.46
1962PIT383513331813.5812216.57901092.137.13635353534312620180100252.03.07.21.017055.0057.77
1963PIT393812111716.5152019.51300097.431.63838373634312619151001267.21.07.01.010059.8463.71
1964PIT343413001318.4191519.441000100.038.23433323129262318150000235.10.06.9--9054.0358.76
1965PIT3232800711.3891715.531000100.025.03231302827262314111000213.20.06.7--12053.9156.75
1966NYA,NYN342021410612.3331123.32401158.810.0202120201712131172000104.126.15.21.914545.5547.60
Tot: 3593321142719131148.470175184.48714292.534.3333329322312295266234174134114112,277.346.76.91.71191053.5956.86
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957PIT35980905292343.298.35023457122227017231724211611194021014140.591840454414.2
1958PIT3711141037354409.318.367291594155350220425241814212102011083835.191549063613.2
1959PIT31906839293352.323.38923947716437016546121619141862001052624.760242155216.1
1960PIT3811171060311362.278.3242664501333402042915182413479200883135.230344155712.6
1961PIT411002938319371.318.370271453143350192521116331321132001112320.721544758016.4
1962PIT3810951026335392.306.3582805321803802213152320172165200873236.781745757411.1
1963PIT3910801011285348.264.322236445264310186289132420175010782126.922744156711.5
1964PIT34983919298355.303.36124846415635018845692824362100881314.770642057413.8
1965PIT32878813261306.297.3492094661742401642191512142114000671928.360835145711.4
1966NYA,NYN34570535188229.330.402162251154220124187131415464300682333.820125133116.6
Tot: 359972590832936229.302.357243646733171353180183634386171213160229557181390126729.636524123537213.6
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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1957PIT35980905272922421.21187223360537528711711.941111432272418413.039137011170114102101121
1958PIT3711141037273262761.18224292370540936913211.858120125353922717.247194911881128101152130
1959PIT31906839132702211.2216530265663403599210.155875437161769.1301048907712011911699
1960PIT3811171060213542461.442021331675442461318216.29517663342519313.052175914273136108132112
1961PIT41100293843332121.571434326594408481810810.78510443352718614.54310691248912093131102
1962PIT3810951026103432451.40186312867142443614413.15713680383020015.05220631128512983129130
1963PIT3910801011193432621.311943830615465411014313.241313854312917916.2462081133971368711084
1964PIT34983919273491861.88157101956441929612312.51611856352617015.3648591059612710210080
1965PIT3287881362842351.211922023522356309707.9717004242316214.24312609372105889692
1966NYA,NYN34570535131821251.46881720326244234529.12052042291207.527948654678677656
Tot: 35997259083167307622501.3717382532595843388235991116311.966111154835318248179713.84431386061093786119395011431006
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957PIT359809053300050.0330000746834311232.6555100.006116.67
1958PIT37111410379900075.03300015521040911528.1200--16318.75
1959PIT319068397700058.3550002645635210930.9700--201155.00
1960PIT38111710606600075.021100256653629225.4111100.0013646.15
1961PIT4110029388710080.0210104568537111330.463266.6723834.78
1962PIT3810951026111100064.766000165923929423.9800--27518.52
1963PIT3910801011121110070.655002276343488022.9900--16743.75
1964PIT3498391910910062.566002214363559125.6300--14321.43
1965PIT32878813121200063.276010114373067123.2000--20945.00
1966NYA,NYN34570535121200057.197110103572297331.88900.0019421.05
Tot: 35997259083908730065.24843234164352060346795027.4018844.441745732.76
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957PIT3598090560541219310852881623242700.6268.1031.9053.683.317.8526.8143939.5464.73492731.28
1958PIT371114103764342022398581111513092490.5865.3234.6848.180.615.2423.5118817.3383.43653101.18
1959PIT319068394552971586335821162151790.5065.2734.7347.383.313.8525.597596.5333.63162511.26
1960PIT381117106057940317610158911503122510.5269.6030.4053.980.417.4425.9132847.5393.53962881.38
1961PIT4110029384623111518024811262302060.4667.3232.6849.889.617.3227.398565.6323.23822481.54
1962PIT381095102660840620292531101512962430.5666.7833.2248.782.115.1324.8113595.4322.93953021.31
1963PIT391080101171747523712377921823833050.6666.2533.0553.479.617.1525.4126888.1323.04082951.38
1964PIT3498391928319093431953721371150.2967.1432.8648.483.915.1925.467454.6272.74012401.67
1965PIT328788130000000000.00------------000.000.03212391.34
1966NYA,NYN345705350000000000.00------------000.000.02201291.71
Tot: 359972590834352291414337083767081110220618180.4566.9632.9350.782.416.2725.58945655.82792.9355325751.38
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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Glossary
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1957PIT3533131300294.339.42002000000013235000000000
1958PIT35351919000100.054.31402000000003535000000000
1959PIT303099000100.030.02001000000003030000000000
1960PIT3736171800197.347.21306000000003637000000000
1961PIT3833151900586.845.51306000000003638000000000
1962PIT3835192100392.154.31502000000003538000000000
1963PIT3837141500197.437.81904000000003738000000000
1964PIT31311414000100.045.21700000000003131000000000
1965PIT29291010000100.034.51603000000002929000000000
1966NYA,NYN3320612001360.630.06015000000002233000000000
Tot: 344319136150002592.742.615304100000001323344000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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Glossary
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1957PIT3584742128.250.33316501150142002600000000400.0011140577.013875.0718422.22000
1958PIT35105901420.133.19010400240820031610000000600.0030154837.219684.082314.35000
1959PIT3077651417.182.221122001201020001310000000700.00610436211.3147117.489111.11000
1960PIT37105881220.114.1906602240510011300000000300.0030254754.018063.3320420.00000
1961PIT3889791220.135.225111022401001011200000000700.00600405911.9140117.8620210.00000
1962PIT3899911119.111.19211003140920001000000000500.0030047608.314164.2622418.18000
1963PIT3897861013.103.1349101110900011000000000200.0010043653.115163.9720315.00000
1964PIT318369811.096.1335301110500001300000000200.0001044623.214821.351516.67000
1965PIT297467415.054.2033102360300001000000000100.0000035452.211310.8810110.00000
1966NYA,NYN33484015.021.1041000130100001000000000100.0000029422.410011.00900.00000
Tot: 3448617491075.124.195842301215340749108113200000003800.0023344296106.21454594.061662112.65000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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Glossary
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1957PIT3584745823161.4410604737411821.435171150150.052251511544
1958PIT35105908121350.6029516540212523.813250240230.0117586631411
1959PIT3077655314200.7016314433112025.971200120200.0647538775
1960PIT37105888029201.4514335946403129.5223102432611.51557769584
1961PIT3889796619131.4610215831103640.455351240200.01025494644
1962PIT3899917728181.5613325940003131.315292141147.1824313136114
1963PIT3897867625201.2514605146203131.964274110190.0132531015653
1964PIT3183696316230.7021115132012631.330242111205.010442102865
1965PIT2974676222131.6911114034002635.140260361147.16086106132
1966NYA,NYN334840397100.708202919212245.832220131166.3722341231
Tot: 3448617496552041881.09146321050335816526630.892725610153471873.7913049468675496543
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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1957PIT358400000--00003100101520.00002252817.86
1958PIT3510500000--0000501010070.00001032015.00
1959PIT307700000--00002012202728.60002041723.53
1960PIT3710500000--00001203005683.30000252025.00
1961PIT388900000--00004100012633.30001062030.00
1962PIT389900000--00002101002450.00113031915.79
1963PIT389700000--00002001101425.00003021315.38
1964PIT318300000--00000100101250.00001021118.18
1965PIT297400000--00002011001425.00032021513.33
1966NYA,NYN334800000--00002001001333.3000001520.00
Tot: 34486100000--00002363961164833.30141543316819.64
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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Glossary
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1957PIT3584372987661023170.4478.3821.6262.273.918.9227.091315.544.80028171.65
1958PIT3510562392371281231190.5962.9037.1050.061.311.2919.471110.532.90033360.92
1959PIT30773827115104823130.4971.0528.9560.556.513.1621.171013.022.60026221.18
1960PIT371055437177167730140.5168.5231.4855.646.712.9613.06109.511.00043212.05
1961PIT3889432815588720120.4865.1234.8846.560.011.6316.3477.922.20031142.21
1962PIT3899594316713111232190.6072.8827.1254.259.411.8620.3121616.255.10040202.00
1963PIT389760481217148940260.6280.0020.0066.765.028.3315.091111.322.10038201.90
1964PIT318337231468721680.4562.1637.8443.250.016.225.4356.011.20027271.00
1965PIT29740000000000.00------------000.000.00031142.21
1966NYA,NYN33480000000000.00------------000.000.00015101.50
Tot: 344861390274116618759672151280.4570.2629.7455.159.515.6417.257839.6202.3003122011.55
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%