Danny Friend vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Danny Friend
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.71 and 1.561 for Danny Friend. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Friend and Charley Wilson

Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.04
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.52
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.46
52.46
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.95
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.71
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551.2
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9.98
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.36
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.58
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.62
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.98
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2506
40.88
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
6.23
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.06
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2197
35.84
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Danny Friend and Charley Wilson

Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.72
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.79
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.78
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
2.51
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.275
2.275
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.093
2.093
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Friend and Charley Wilson

Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
163.64
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
258.82
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
564.43
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
144.66
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
113.83
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.83
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.86
54.21
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
187.35
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
166.01
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
66.4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.46
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.17
62.06
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.34
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA