Bob Friend vs. Jerry Reuss — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jerry Reuss
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jerry Reuss a clear advantage over Bob Friend across the core pitching metrics. Jerry Reuss led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 113), strikeout rate (K%+ 68 vs 62), and run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 84). Jerry Reuss was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Jerry Reuss

Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.54
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
1.24
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.34
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.54
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.47
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.56
82.56
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.31
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.09
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
3.64
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11009
27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3669.2
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3772
9.4
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
9.16
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.6
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
2.76
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.29
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
4.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.827
0.827
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.14
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15582
38.22
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.14
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.53
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.2
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.79
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
14100
34.58
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Jerry Reuss

Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
1.74
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
1.54
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.34
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11008
27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3669.1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.42
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
1.48
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
1.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
71.1
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.26
87.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Jerry Reuss

Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
631
316.82
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
1024
514.14
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
85.86
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
72.8
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.05
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.05
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.29
21.74
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
100.42
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
121
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
56
25.91
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
35.65
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
27.76
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.12
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
114
52.74
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
64.27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.88
18.52
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.58
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.64
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
173.48
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
433
217.41
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
99
49.71
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.48
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.53
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100