How Bob Friend's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Bob Friend totaled 602 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1956, posting 49, well above the starting pitcher average of 26.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 32, above the starting pitcher average of 27.2 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 35 in 1964 to 34 in 1965 and 34 in 1966, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 16 seasons.
Bob Friend Lifetime Games Pitched
Stats similar to Games Pitched for Bob Friend
| Bob Friend
Games Pitched |
|---|
| Career | 602 |
| Season Avg. | 37.63 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 |
| More Info | See More |
Bob Friend Games Pitched Per Season
Bob Friend's Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched by Team
Bob Friend's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Friend Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Friend's career Games Pitched, 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 Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Friend's seasonal Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Friend's MLB career with Games Pitched 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.
