How Bob Friend's Losses Compares to Similar Players
Bob Friend totaled 230 career Losses, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Losses season came in 1955, posting 9, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.6 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 19, well above the starting pitcher average of 6.8 that year. The Losses trended upward through the final seasons. The Losses total went from 18 in 1964 to 12 in 1965 and 12 in 1966, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 16 seasons.
Bob Friend Lifetime Losses
Stats similar to Losses for Bob Friend
| Bob Friend
Losses |
|---|
| Career | 230 |
| Season Avg. | 14.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 61.89 |
| More Info | See More |
Bob Friend Losses Per Season
Bob Friend's Losses 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 Losses by Team
Bob Friend's career Losses totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Friend Cumulative Losses — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Friend's career Losses, 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 Losses Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Friend's seasonal Losses 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 Losses — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Friend's MLB career with Losses 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.
