Bob Friend vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Friend posted a stronger line than Bob Smith. Bob Friend posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.58 vs 3.94) and WHIP (1.324 vs 1.399). By the career numbers, Bob Friend had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Bob Smith

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.74
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.92
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.49
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.56
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.14
46.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.64
52.64
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.41
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
983
3.94
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3772
9.4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.71
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
2.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
4.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9652
38.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.63
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.56
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14274
35.58
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Bob Smith

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
1.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9315
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3105
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Bob Smith

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602
278.49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
525.98
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.93
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
56
25.91
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
60
27.76
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
114
52.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
17.4
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
51
17.07
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17