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Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Pitching Comparison

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	49	36	.576	3.71	240	59	114	29	2	30	806.0	761	401	332	65	283	16	455	9	3	4	3429	1078	108	3.55	1.295	8.5	0.7	3.2	5.1
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	197	230	.461	3.58	602	497	56	163	36	10	3611.0	3772	1652	1438	286	894	128	1734	46	13	50	15214	4974	107	3.35	1.292	9.4	0.7	2.2	4.3

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	1	3	.250	3.16	5	4	1	2	0	0	31.1	24	12	11	5	12	1	15	0	0	0	123	36		0.92	1.149	6.9	1.4	3.4	4.3
2	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	0	2	.000	13.50	3	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	13	10	9	0	3	0	7	2	0	0	35	18			2.667	19.5	0.0	4.5	10.5

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Value

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	240	59	806.0	8.8	1.2
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0	46.8	11.8

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals Against

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	240	59	806.0	1078	1577	267	61	10	13	10	56.52	2	34	20	8	.483	.614	.400	1.014	183	.152	.531	198	631	124	1053	1078
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0	4974	14023	2879	483	124	148	71	67.58	9	365	181	71	.269	.313	.382	.696	94	.113	.289	1689	5339	893	4712	4974

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	4	31.1	36	80	7	3	1	0	0		0	2	0	0	.300	.391	.450	.841		.250	.317	9	36	9	36	36
2	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	2	6.0	18	29	11	2	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	0	.448	.529	.517	1.047		.069	.591	8	15	2	18	18

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Starting & Relieving

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	6	10	13.1	122	44	36	4	88.2	114	181
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	296	60	51.8	67	21	31	5	66.7	56	105

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	2	50	44.8	0	0				1	1
2	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	0	0	35.0	0	0		0		0	1

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Ratios

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	240	59	806.0	13.3	8.3	5.0
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0	11.4	5.9	5.5

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	4	31.1	12.2	9.8	2.4
2	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	2	6.0	20.0	8.6	11.4

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Pitch Summary

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	240	59	806.0		76
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0		92

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	4	31.1	65	65	43	66.15
2	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	2	6.0	136	66	89	65.44

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Joe Black	3	0	1.000	3.71	8	1	5	0	0	1	17.0	19	8	7	5	4	1	8	0	0	0	75	1.353	10.1	2.6	2.1	4.2
2	Bob Friend	3	2	.600	4.41	8	4	3	2	0	0	34.2	36	18	17	3	15	0	19	0	1	0	154	1.471	9.3	0.8	3.9	4.9

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Game Logs

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Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Joe Black	CIN	1955-07-31 (1)	GS-8, W	7.0	8	4	3	1	3	2	0	3	0	0	0	32	12	30	4	1	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	4	48			0.1	-0.66			1.13
2	Bob Friend	PIT	1955-07-31 (1)	8-GF(8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.53	0	0	0.13
3	Joe Black	CIN	1955-06-19 (1)	8-GF	2.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	5	11	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2				-0.1	-0.93	0	0	0.68
4	Bob Friend	PIT	1955-06-19 (1)	CG, W	9.0	7	2	2	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	35	9	33	6	0	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	1	67			0.4	2.80			1.17
5	Joe Black	BRO	1955-05-31	8-GF	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1		26	17	0.0	0.06	0	0	0.28
6	Bob Friend	PIT	1955-05-31	CG, W	9.0	9	3	3	0	2	3	0	9	0	0	0	39	13	36	6	1	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	3	63	135	90	0.2	1.75			1.19
7	Joe Black	BRO	1955-05-24	5-5	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		20	12	0.0	-2.43	3	3	0.14
8	Bob Friend	PIT	1955-05-24	5-GF, W	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		40	27	0.1	2.76	3	0	0.30
9	Joe Black	BRO	1952-07-31 (1)	10-GF(11), W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		23	14	0.3	0.95	0	0	2.80
10	Bob Friend	PIT	1952-07-31 (1)	9-9,BS	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		17	9	-0.6	-2.41	0	0	3.89
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Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Joe Black (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Joe Black (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1952	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
2	1955	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	1

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Joe Black (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Joe Black (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1952	1952-07-30	PIT	BRO	tied 3-3	t10	12-	1	2 (0-1)	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2	1955	1955-05-31	PIT	BRO	ahead 3-5	t8	---	1	4 (1-2)	Flyball: RF
3	1955	1955-06-19 (1)	PIT	CIN	ahead 2-3	t9	---	1		Single to CF

Joe Black (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Black (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1952	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Black (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Black (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1952	1952-07-30	BRO	PIT	tied 3-3	b10	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Comparison

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Totals

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	248	260	234	16	44	3	0	0	17	1	0	10	38	.188	.231	.201	.432	19	47	2	3	13	0	0
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	1137	56	138	16	2	2	60	0	0	38	375	.121	.150	.144	.294	-19	164	14	0	120	2	0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.091	.000	.091	0	0	0	0		0
2	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Value

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	248	260	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	-26	0	0	0
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	-5.9	-5.9	-5.7	-0.2	-196	3	-3	0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	248	260	3	57	59	205	12	.224	33	-26	-2.6	.013	6.2		0
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	20	176	191	1135	33	.178	114	-189	-19.6	.023	3.0		0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	11	0	1	1	10	0	.000	0			.000	1.7		0
2	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0			.000			0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Win Probability

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	248	260	-1.4	-1.3	-0.4	-12.40	-1.2	-17.00	0.79
2	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	-15.9	-17.7	1.0	-172.08	-17.8	-187.43	0.95

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Joe Black	8	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Friend	8	15	13	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.154	.214	.154	.368	2	1	0	1	0	0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Game Logs

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Bob Friend vs. Joe Black: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Joe Black	CIN	1955-07-31 (1)	*	8	9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.013	0.00	0.00%	-0.44			P
2	Bob Friend	PIT	1955-07-31 (1)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Joe Black	CIN	1955-06-19 (1)		2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Bob Friend	PIT	1955-06-19 (1)	*	9	9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.075	0.00	0.00%	-0.68			P
5	Joe Black	BRO	1955-05-31		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Bob Friend	PIT	1955-05-31	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.45	-0.139	0.06	0.00%	-1.18			P
7	Joe Black	BRO	1955-05-24		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Bob Friend	PIT	1955-05-24		5	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.51	0.050	0.10	0.01%	0.65			P
9	Joe Black	BRO	1952-07-31 (1)		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0		0	4.31	-0.204	20.88	-0.59%	-0.89			P
10	Bob Friend	PIT	1952-07-31 (1)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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