#87 Bob Friend, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bob Friend
11/24/1930 29 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT Normal 3.5 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 10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days) 9 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 | 6 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 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 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 4.45 | 351.2 | 357 | 197 | 174 | 130 | 211 | 21 | 48.8 | 2 | 23 | 53.5 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4.45 | 294.0 | 299 | 165 | 146 | 109 | 177 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.86 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 709 | 193 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 109 | 112 | 68 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .332 | .396 | .728 |
vs. RHB | 659 | 164 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 77 | 85 | 62 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .308 | .378 | .686 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4.78 | 177.0 | 179 | 103 | 94 | 68 | 104 |
Road | 22 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4.12 | 174.2 | 178 | 94 | 80 | 62 | 107 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 | 57.0 | 59 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 32 |
May | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.02 | 64.1 | 66 | 47 | 43 | 26 | 34 |
June | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.62 | 49.2 | 51 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
July | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.73 | 59.0 | 59 | 34 | 31 | 19 | 35 |
August | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.78 | 66.2 | 64 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 43 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.07 | 55.0 | 58 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 42 |
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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 |
1958 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3.49 | 353.1 | 340 | 152 | 137 | 26 | 124 | 201 | 24 | 2 | 1.31 | .281 | BRO,NL |
1959 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3.44 | 287.2 | 263 | 117 | 110 | 17 | 89 | 155 | 23 | 2 | 1.22 | .267 | LA,NL |
1960 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 4.45 | 351.2 | 357 | 197 | 174 | 31 | 130 | 211 | 21 | 2 | 1.38 | .290 | LA |
Total | 382 | 382 | 201 | 113 | 0 | 3.84 | 3102.0 | 3116 | 1446 | 1323 | 203 | 1070 | 1449 | 190 | 24 | 1.35 | .285 | |
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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 |
1958 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 26.0 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 26.0 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 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 |
1958 | 42 | 134 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .142 | .164 | .157 | .321 | BRO,NL |
1959 | 35 | 109 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .119 | .134 | .147 | .281 | LA,NL |
1960 | 43 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .113 | .083 | .196 | LA |
Total | 382 | 1114 | 123 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 62 | 21 | 403 | 2 | 0 | .110 | .127 | .131 | .258 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 43 | 43 | 28 | 66 | 5 | 96 | 2 | .979 | 351.2 | 2.46 | | | | |
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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... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1958, going 8-0, 2.94... Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1958... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Injured on 7/18/1959 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1959, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1960, going 5-0, 3.32...
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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 1957 - 3.48 - 3rd 1958 - 3.49 - 3rd 1959 - 3.44 - 3rd
| WHIP 1951 - 1.44 - 9th 1952 - 1.42 - 9th 1953 - 1.37 - 8th 1954 - 1.36 - 6th 1955 - 1.36 - 10th 1957 - 1.30 - 3rd 1958 - 1.31 - 6th 1959 - 1.22 - 3rd
| Wins 1953 - 27 - 1st 1955 - 20 - 3rd 1956 - 18 - 8th 1957 - 23 - 4th 1958 - 28 - 1st 1959 - 20 - 7th
| 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 1957 - 339.0 - 1st 1958 - 353.1 - 1st 1959 - 287.2 - 9th
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K's 1957 - 165 - 9th 1958 - 201 - 6th
| BB 1955 - 120 - 8th 1957 - 127 - 5th 1958 - 124 - 8th
| CG 1952 - 15 - 6th 1953 - 15 - 9th 1955 - 20 - 3rd 1956 - 25 - 4th 1957 - 19 - 7th 1958 - 24 - 1st 1959 - 23 - 3rd
| SHO 1951 - 2 - 10th 1952 - 3 - 5th 1953 - 2 - 9th 1954 - 3 - 8th 1955 - 3 - 3rd 1956 - 2 - 5th 1957 - 3 - 2nd 1958 - 2 - 1st 1959 - 2 - 3rd
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