Bob Friend
1951–1966 · bats R / throws R · NLS, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
602G
.121AVG
.150OBP
.144SLG
More career statistics
138H
2HR
60RBI
0SB
197–230W–L
3,611.0IP
1,734K
3.58ERA
497GS
11SV
9Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 375 | 372 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,297 | 1,299 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 15,214 | 15,218 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,438 | 1,436 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,772 | 3,770 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 10,833 | 10,832 |
| Pitching · p w | 894 | 893 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602 | 1,297 | 1,137 | 56 | 138 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 38 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 164 | .121 | .150 | .144 | .294 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,611.0 | 602 | 497 | 163 | 197 | 230 | 11 | 3,772 | 1,652 | 1,438 | 286 | 894 | 1,734 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 1.292 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1961-04-19 to 1961-05-05
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Three Balks | 1963-04-13 | 1 in 4,657 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1956-06-08 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1963-04-09 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 305 | 640 | 70 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 173 | .125 | .138 | .138 |
| Away | 297 | 659 | 68 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 199 | .118 | .134 | .151 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 59 | 151 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 37 | .124 | .132 | .131 |
| May | 112 | 229 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 64 | .144 | .175 | .149 |
| June | 112 | 232 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 59 | .102 | .116 | .127 |
| July | 119 | 253 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 80 | .102 | .123 | .121 |
| August | 107 | 239 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 77 | .114 | .121 | .148 |
| September | 92 | 192 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 54 | .151 | .151 | .198 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 81 | 162 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 46 | .166 | .160 | .200 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 80 | 171 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 47 | .108 | .117 | .128 |
| milwaukee-braves | 75 | 171 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 47 | .135 | .140 | .148 |
| chicago-cubs | 72 | 166 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 44 | .186 | .211 | .243 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 61 | 131 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33 | .114 | .145 | .132 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 45 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 41 | .073 | .109 | .083 |
| new-york-giants | 43 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | .138 | .171 | .138 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 42 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | .122 | .138 | .176 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 44 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .091 | 149 | 41 |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 52 | 3 | – | – | – | .058 | 185 | 75 |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 52 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .135 | 170 | 66 |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .275 | 170 | 74 |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 61 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .164 | 200 | 98 |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 8 | – | .165 | 314 | 166 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 87 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .184 | 277 | 143 |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 94 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .106 | 274 | 135 |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 73 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .164 | 234 | 104 |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 88 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .068 | 275 | 183 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 79 | 11 | – | 7 | – | .139 | 236 | 108 |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 91 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .121 | 261 | 144 |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 86 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .105 | 268 | 143 |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 71 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .070 | 240 | 128 |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 71 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .042 | 222 | 74 |
| 1966 | New York Yankees, New York Mets | 34 | 40 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .025 | 130 | 52 |