Nick Duron vs. Bob Friend — Career Comparison

Nick Duron
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Friend built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Duron as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Duron posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.58 and 1.324 for Bob Friend. By the career numbers, Nick Duron had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Duron and Bob Friend

Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.49
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.14
46.14
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
3.58
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3772
9.4
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
2.23
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.12
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.11
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15214
37.92
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.14
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
4.12
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14274
35.58
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Nick Duron and Bob Friend

Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Duron and Bob Friend

Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
278.49
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
600
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
63.84
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
54.59
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.4
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.25
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.81
11.02
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
75.87
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
81.42
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
25.91
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.76
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.22
-3.34
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Nick Duron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Duron
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA