#87 Bob Friend, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Tuesday, 10/3/1957 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bob Friend
11/24/1930 26 USA,IN,LAFAYETTE 6"0 190
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,505,500 1961 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 6 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 8 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
Talent | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 52 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3.48 | 339.0 | 314 | 142 | 131 | 127 | 165 | 19 | 46.3 | 3 | 27 | 65.9 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3.48 | 297.0 | 276 | 125 | 115 | 112 | 145 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.38 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 573 | 144 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 53 | 71 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .329 | .354 | .683 |
vs. RHB | 705 | 170 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 85 | 89 | 56 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .293 | .366 | .659 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3.62 | 156.2 | 142 | 70 | 63 | 66 | 80 |
Road | 22 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3.36 | 182.1 | 172 | 72 | 68 | 61 | 85 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.40 | 50.1 | 43 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 29 |
May | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.79 | 54.2 | 54 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 26 |
June | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.34 | 56.0 | 61 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 28 |
July | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.69 | 68.1 | 61 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 |
August | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.74 | 65.2 | 54 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 28 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | 44.0 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1951 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4.37 | 296.1 | 338 | 162 | 144 | 18 | 88 | 89 | 12 | 2 | 1.44 | .300 | SLA |
1952 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 4.27 | 303.1 | 336 | 157 | 144 | 15 | 96 | 101 | 15 | 3 | 1.42 | .299 | SLA |
1953 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3.35 | 304.0 | 317 | 119 | 113 | 11 | 99 | 123 | 15 | 2 | 1.37 | .296 | SLA,AL |
1954 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3.95 | 253.0 | 247 | 119 | 111 | 16 | 98 | 120 | 16 | 3 | 1.36 | .282 | SLA |
1955 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3.25 | 299.0 | 286 | 116 | 108 | 17 | 120 | 137 | 20 | 3 | 1.36 | .278 | BAL,AL |
1956 | 39 | 39 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 4.32 | 314.2 | 318 | 165 | 151 | 24 | 99 | 147 | 25 | 2 | 1.33 | .287 | BAL |
1957 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3.48 | 339.0 | 314 | 142 | 131 | 28 | 127 | 165 | 19 | 3 | 1.30 | .264 | BRO,NL |
Total | 262 | 262 | 135 | 83 | 0 | 3.85 | 2109.1 | 2156 | 980 | 902 | 129 | 727 | 882 | 122 | 18 | 1.37 | .287 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1951 | 38 | 100 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .115 | .120 | .235 | SLA |
1952 | 39 | 109 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .152 | .183 | .335 | SLA |
1953 | 38 | 116 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .110 | .103 | .214 | SLA,AL |
1954 | 32 | 89 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .165 | .157 | .322 | SLA |
1955 | 35 | 99 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .101 | .118 | .152 | .269 | BAL,AL |
1956 | 39 | 116 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .094 | .103 | .197 | BAL |
1957 | 41 | 122 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .090 | .111 | .115 | .226 | BRO,NL |
Total | 262 | 751 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 35 | 11 | 252 | 1 | 0 | .108 | .122 | .132 | .254 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 19 | 54 | 7 | 77 | 4 | .948 | 339.0 | 2.04 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1951... Milestones Had first career hit on 4/7/1951, off Ted Gray (DET)... Earned first career win on 4/7/1951... Hit first career homerun on 6/11/1952, off Mike Garcia (CLE)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1953, going 5-1, 2.75... Injured on 6/30/1953 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1953, going 7-0, 1.85... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1953, going 4-0, 1.76... Won Cy Young Award in 1953, going 27-7, 3.35 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1954, going 5-0, 2.16... Injured on 3/21/1955 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1956, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA... Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/4/1957 to a 5-year deal worth $9,505,500 per year... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1952 - 4.27 - 8th 1953 - 3.35 - 3rd 1954 - 3.95 - 6th 1955 - 3.25 - 2nd
| WHIP 1951 - 1.44 - 9th 1952 - 1.42 - 9th 1953 - 1.37 - 8th 1954 - 1.36 - 6th 1955 - 1.36 - 10th
| Wins 1953 - 27 - 1st 1955 - 20 - 3rd 1956 - 18 - 8th
| Losses 1951 - 18 - 4th 1952 - 15 - 10th
| IP 1951 - 296.1 - 5th 1952 - 303.1 - 6th 1953 - 304.0 - 6th 1955 - 299.0 - 8th 1956 - 314.2 - 7th
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BB 1955 - 120 - 8th
| CG 1952 - 15 - 6th 1953 - 15 - 9th 1955 - 20 - 3rd 1956 - 25 - 4th
| SHO 1951 - 2 - 10th 1952 - 3 - 5th 1953 - 2 - 9th 1954 - 3 - 8th 1955 - 3 - 3rd 1956 - 2 - 5th
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