How Bob Friend's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Bob Friend totaled 894 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1966, posting 25, well below the starting pitcher average of 38.3 that year. The highest point came in 1956 at 85, well above the starting pitcher average of 47.8 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 50 in 1964 to 47 in 1965 and 25 in 1966, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 25 to 85 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bob Friend Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Bob Friend
| Bob Friend
Walks | Bob Friend
Intentional Walks | Bob Friend
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 894 | 115 | 2.23 |
| Season Avg. | 55.88 | 7.19 | 2.23 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 240.58 | 30.95 | 2.23 |
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Bob Friend Walks Per Season
Bob Friend's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob Friend Walks by Team
Bob Friend's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Friend Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Friend's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bob Friend Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Friend's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bob Friend Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Friend's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
