Danny Friend vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Danny Friend
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Friend as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Friend posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.561 compared to 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. By the career numbers, Danny Friend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Friend and Cleon Webb

Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.09
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.04
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.52
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.95
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.71
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551.2
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9.98
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.36
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.06
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.98
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2506
40.88
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
40
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
6.23
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2197
35.84
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Danny Friend and Cleon Webb

Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.79
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.78
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
2.51
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.23
90.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.275
2.275
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Friend and Cleon Webb

Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
163.64
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
564.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
144.66
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
113.83
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.83
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.86
54.21
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
21.64
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
187.35
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
166.01
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
66.4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.46
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.17
62.06
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
21.95
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA