Bob Friend vs. Bryan King — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bryan King
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Friend built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.071 compared to 3.58 and 1.324 for Bob Friend. By the career numbers, Bryan King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Bryan King

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
3.58
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3772
9.4
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.63
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.71
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
2.23
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.64
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15214
37.92
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
36.64
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
4.12
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Bryan King

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Bryan King

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
278.49
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
96
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
600
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
63.84
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
54.59
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.4
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.25
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.81
11.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
75.87
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
81.42
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
25.91
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.76
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.22
-3.34
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA