How Bob Friend's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players
Bob Friend totaled 56 career Games Finished, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1955, posting 11, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1958 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 5.0 that year. The Games Finished trended upward through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 0 in 1964 to 0 in 1965 and 10 in 1966, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 11 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bob Friend Lifetime Games Finished
Stats similar to Games Finished for Bob Friend
| Bob Friend
Games Finished |
|---|
| Career | 56 |
| Season Avg. | 3.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 15.07 |
| More Info | See More |
Bob Friend Games Finished Per Season
Bob Friend's Games Finished 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 Finished by Team
Bob Friend's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Friend Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Friend's career Games Finished, 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 Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Friend's seasonal Games Finished 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 Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Friend's MLB career with Games Finished 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.
