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Bob Friend

Pirates Career team 1951 to 1965
Position P
Born Nov 24, 1930

Key Insights

1966
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Dave Philley has hit .529/.529/1.059 against Friend over 17 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

9 for 17 with 2 home runs and 0 strikeouts, against a .678 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Friend has struck Bob Purkey out 8 times in 10 plate appearances, 80% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Lew Burdette has hit .000/.000/.000 against Friend over 12 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

0 for 10 with 0 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .678 OPS median across his matchups.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Friend throws than Walt Moryn: 66.7% of the swings between them come up empty.

81 plate appearances between them. 99th percentile of the 65 matchups on his own record.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Ernie Broglio is 0 for 14 against Friend, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

16 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Eddie Mathews has taken Friend deep 12 times, once every 14.2 plate appearances between them.

171 career plate appearances against him.

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DOB Nov 24, 1930