How Bob Friend's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Bob Friend totaled 1,652 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 1966, posting 77, well above the starting pitcher average of 55.1 that year. The highest point came in 1956 at 137, well above the starting pitcher average of 59.1 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 98 in 1964 to 89 in 1965 and 77 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 Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Bob Friend
| Bob Friend
Runs | Bob Friend
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Bob Friend
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 1652 | 4.12 | 2.74 |
| Season Avg. | 103.25 | 4.12 | 2.74 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 444.56 | 4.12 | 2.74 |
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Bob Friend Runs Per Season
Bob Friend's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Bob Friend's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob Friend Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Bob Friend's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob Friend's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob Friend's MLB career with Runs 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.
