Bob Friend vs. Jay Powell — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Friend built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Powell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 62), home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 95), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 84). Bob Friend held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 87). Role difference aside, Jay Powell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Jay Powell

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3772
9.4
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
9.01
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.7
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.29
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
7.02
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
40.06
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.98
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2079
34.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Jay Powell

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
0.66
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.71
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.05
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.88
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.76
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.81
93.81
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Jay Powell

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
23676.92
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
525.98
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.4
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.25
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.81
11.02
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
6.04
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
25.91
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.76
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.22
-3.34
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-10.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
173.48
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.48
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA