Willie Cathey vs. Bob Friend — Career Comparison

Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Cathey and Bob Friend are fairly close on the surface numbers. Willie Cathey carried a career ERA of 5.17 against Bob Friend's 3.58. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Willie Cathey and Bob Friend — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Cathey and Bob Friend

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.49
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.57
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.14
46.14
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.86
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3772
9.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.43
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.12
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
39.61
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14274
35.58
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Willie Cathey and Bob Friend

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
1.74
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Cathey and Bob Friend

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
278.49
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
525.98
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
63.84
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
54.59
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.58
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.81
11.02
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
75.87
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
81.42
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
25.91
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.76
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-20.4
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.22
-3.34
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
17.58
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA