How Bob Friend's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Bob Friend totaled 3,105 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,296.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1956, posting 314, well below the league average of 409.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1951 at 0, near the league average of 0.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 240 in 1964 to 222 in 1965 and 130 in 1966, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 0 to 314 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bob Friend Lifetime Inning Played

Stats similar to Inning Played for Bob Friend
Bob Friend
Inning Played
Career3105
Season Avg.194.1
162 Game Avg.835.6
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Bob Friend Inning Played Per Season

Bob Friend's Inning Played 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 Inning Played per season line chart

Bob Friend Inning Played by Team

Bob Friend's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Friend career Inning Played by team bar chart

Bob Friend Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Bob Friend's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob Friend Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob Friend's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob Friend Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob Friend's MLB career with Inning Played 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.
Bob Friend Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table