Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Pitching Comparison

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	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
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	283	237	.544	3.45	898	625	102	180	31	17	4530.1	4620	2038	1738	395	1083	116	2461	122	6	128	19023	6155	108	3.41	1.259	9.2	0.8	2.2	4.9

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	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
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	1	3	.250	4.01	9	5	0	1	0	0	24.2	30	14	11	1	8	2	10	1	0	1	113	41		1.18	1.541	10.9	0.4	2.9	3.6

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Value

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0	46.8	11.8
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	45.2	7.8

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Totals Against

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	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
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	6155	17503	3387	706	132	168	87	65.88	24	462	172	143	.264	.309	.387	.696	97	.123	.286	2121	6775	1233	5825	6155

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	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
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	41	100	24	5	0	1	1	50.00	0	2	4	0	.300	.358	.380	.738		.080	.326	15	38	6	39	41

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	296	60	51.8	67	21	31	5	66.7	56	105
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	365	58	53.0	284	97	34	16	51.5	102	273

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	0	0	35.0	0	0		0		0	1
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	2	40	47.0	5	2	40	1	0.0	0	4

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0	11.4	5.9	5.5
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	12.9	5.7	7.2

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	2	6.0	20.0	8.6	11.4
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	8.8	7.1	1.8

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0		92
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1		69

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	2	6.0	136	66	89	65.44
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	246	67	160	65.04

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	0	1	.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	4	4	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	24	0.632	5.7	0.0	0.0	9.9
2	Bob Friend	0	0		4.15	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	8	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	1.846	16.6	2.1	0.0	2.1

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Game Logs

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Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Bob Friend	NYY	1966-05-21	GS-5	4.1	8	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	8	20	5	2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	3	40			-0.1	-1.04			0.88
2	Jim Kaat	MIN	1966-05-21	GS-7, L	6.1	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	24	6	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	64			-0.4	-1.22			1.31

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (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	1966	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1966	1966-05-21	MIN	NYY	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Lineout: RF
2	1966	1966-05-21	MIN	NYY	ahead 0-2	t5	---	0		Single to CF

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Kaat (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	1966	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

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1966	1966-05-21	NYY	MIN	tied 0-0	b3	---	2		Strikeout

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Comparison

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Totals

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	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
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	1251	117	232	44	5	16	106	5	1	63	367	.185	.227	.267	.494	37	334	14	7	34	7	1

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	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
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	0	0	1	0	0

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Value

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	-5.9	-5.9	-5.7	-0.2	-196	3	-3	0
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	5.3	5.0	5.6	-0.4	-101	5	-1	0

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	20	176	191	1135	33	.178	114	-189	-19.6	.023	3.0		0
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	65	302	320	1075	83	.247	207	-110	-11.7	.082	3.4	83.3	6

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0			.000			0
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	10	0	2	2	8	1	.667	2			.000	1.5		0

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Win Probability

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	-15.9	-17.7	1.0	-172.08	-17.8	-187.43	0.95
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	-9.4	-8.7	-0.9	-92.31	-9.5	-90.13	0.97

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Friend	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: Game Logs

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Bob Friend vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Bob Friend	NYY	1966-05-21	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.45	-0.011	0.35	-0.01%	-0.08			P
2	Jim Kaat	MIN	1966-05-21	*	7	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	-0.005	1.48	-0.01%	0.08			P

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