Bob Friend vs. Curt Simmons — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Curt Simmons
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Friend and Curt Simmons are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 84 for Bob Friend and 88 for Curt Simmons, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Curt Simmons gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Curt Simmons

Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.53
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.24
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.49
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.52
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.49
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.33
51.33
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
81.2
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.41
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.44
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.09
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
3.58
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
3.54
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10045
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3348.1
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3772
9.4
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3313
8.91
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.69
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
2.86
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
4.56
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.12
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14144
38.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.15
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
4.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13028
35.02
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Curt Simmons

Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.15
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.28
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7152
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.48
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.83
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
1.94
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
2.51
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
2.42
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.127
1.127
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.1
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Curt Simmons

Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
290.92
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1256
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
525.98
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1135
542.2
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
92.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
81.69
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.08
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.99
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.3
21.64
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
106.05
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
121.82
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
56
25.91
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
44.43
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
60
27.76
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
36.31
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
114
52.74
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
80.25
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.76
18.52
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.58
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
28.18
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
135.19
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
57
27.23
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.48
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.64
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.43
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67