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Bob Friend 2026 Season · NYM

Career: 197-230, 3.58 ERA, 1734 K in 3611.0 IP.

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Bob Friend

#19

P · NYM

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+20.2Career NUT

Max Tier

Career

3.58ERA1.29WHIP197W1734K3611.0IP11SV

R/R · 6' 0", 190 lb · b. Nov 24, 1930 · Lafayette, IN · Signed Undrafted FA, 1951

Player Overview

Year by Year


1951	20	PIT	-0.5	6	10	4.27	34	22	3	1	5	0	666	149.2	173	71	68	0	41	1.61
1952	21	PIT	-0.8	7	17	4.18	35	23	6	1	4	0	820	185.0	186	86	84	3	75	1.46
1953	22	PIT	-0.2	8	11	4.90	32	24	8	0	2	0	747	170.2	193	93	57	3	66	1.46
1954	23	PIT	+0.2	7	12	5.07	35	20	4	2	8	2	758	170.1	204	96	58	1	73	1.54
1955	24	PIT	+1.4	14	9	2.83	44	20	9	2	11	2	813	200.1	178	63	52	2	98	1.15
1956	25	PIT	+2.8	17	17	3.46	49	42	19	4	7	3	1315	314.1	310	121	85	2	166	1.26
1957	26	PIT	+1.1	14	18	3.38	40	38	17	3	1	0	1148	277.0	273	104	68	1	143	1.23
1958	27	PIT	+1.5	22	14	3.68	38	38	16	1	0	0	1146	274.0	299	112	61	4	135	1.31
1959	28	PIT	+1.2	8	19	4.03	35	35	7	2	0	0	1015	234.2	267	105	52	7	104	1.36
1960	29	PIT	+4.1	18	12	3.00	38	37	16	4	1	1	1118	275.2	266	92	45	0	183	1.13
1961	30	PIT	+2.4	14	19	3.85	41	35	10	1	3	1	1001	236.0	271	101	45	3	108	1.34
1962	31	PIT	+2.0	18	14	3.06	39	36	13	5	3	1	1096	261.2	280	89	53	2	144	1.27
1963	32	PIT	+2.9	17	16	2.34	39	38	12	4	1	0	1080	268.2	236	70	44	5	144	1.04
1964	33	PIT	+2.4	13	18	3.33	35	35	13	3	0	0	1004	240.1	253	89	50	4	128	1.26
1965	34	PIT	-0.3	8	12	3.24	34	34	8	2	0	0	917	222.0	221	80	47	8	74	1.21
1966	35	NYY	+0.4	1	4	4.84	12	8	0	0	2	0	197	44.2	61	24	9	0	22	1.57
1966	35	NYM	-0.6	5	8	4.40	22	12	2	1	8	1	373	86.0	101	42	16	1	30	1.36
1966	35	TOT	-0.2	6	12	4.55	34	20	2	1	10	1	570	130.2	162	66	25	1	52	1.43
Career	—	16 yrs	+20.2	197	230	3.58	602	497	163	36	56	11	15214	3611.0	3772	1438	894	46	1734	1.29

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Friend's career NUT of +20.2

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

4.1

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NUT by Season

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Awards

1956NL All-Star

1958NL All-Star

1960NL All-Star · World Series Championship

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