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Bob Friend
MLB · 1951–1966 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'0"
Weight
190 lbs
Born
1930-11-24
Birthplace
Lafayette, USA
Years Active
1951–1966
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
602
H
138
HR
2
RBI
60
SB
0
AVG
.121
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | PIT | 34 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .091 |
| 1952 | PIT | 35 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .058 |
| 1953 | PIT | 32 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .135 |
| 1954 | PIT | 35 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .275 |
| 1955 | PIT | 44 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .164 |
| 1956 | PIT | 49 | 97 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .165 |
| 1957 | PIT | 40 | 87 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | .184 |
| 1958 | PIT | 38 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .106 |
| 1959 | PIT | 35 | 73 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .164 |
| 1960 | PIT | 38 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 31 | .068 |
| 1961 | PIT | 41 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36 | .139 |
| 1962 | PIT | 39 | 91 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .121 |
| 1963 | PIT | 39 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .105 |
| 1964 | PIT | 35 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | .070 |
| 1965 | PIT | 34 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .042 |
| 1966 | NYA | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| 1966 | NYN | 22 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .034 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | PIT | 6 | 10 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 173 | 71 | 12 | 68 | 41 | 4.27 |
| 1952 | PIT | 7 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 186 | 86 | 15 | 84 | 75 | 4.18 |
| 1953 | PIT | 8 | 11 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 193 | 93 | 18 | 57 | 66 | 4.90 |
| 1954 | PIT | 7 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 204 | 96 | 16 | 58 | 73 | 5.07 |
| 1955 | PIT | 14 | 9 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 178 | 63 | 18 | 52 | 98 | 2.83 |
| 1956 | PIT | 17 | 17 | 49 | 42 | 3 | 310 | 121 | 25 | 85 | 166 | 3.46 |
| 1957 | PIT | 14 | 18 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 273 | 104 | 28 | 68 | 143 | 3.38 |
| 1958 | PIT | 22 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 299 | 112 | 25 | 61 | 135 | 3.68 |
| 1959 | PIT | 8 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 267 | 105 | 19 | 52 | 104 | 4.03 |
| 1960 | PIT | 18 | 12 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 266 | 92 | 18 | 45 | 183 | 3.00 |
| 1961 | PIT | 14 | 19 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 271 | 101 | 16 | 45 | 108 | 3.85 |
| 1962 | PIT | 18 | 14 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 280 | 89 | 23 | 53 | 144 | 3.06 |
| 1963 | PIT | 17 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 236 | 70 | 13 | 44 | 144 | 2.34 |
| 1964 | PIT | 13 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 253 | 89 | 10 | 50 | 128 | 3.33 |
| 1965 | PIT | 8 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 221 | 80 | 17 | 47 | 74 | 3.24 |
| 1966 | NYA | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 4.84 |
| 1966 | NYN | 5 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 101 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 4.40 |
Awards
TSN All-Star (1958)
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