Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Pitching Comparison

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	105	100	.512	3.29	479	199	137	63	13	50	1817.0	1697	758	665	137	556	66	1133	42	5	30	7643	2412	109	3.25	1.240	8.4	0.7	2.8	5.6

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	29	1962	1962	0	1	.000	4.38	3	1	2	0	0	1	12.1	12	6	6	1	3	0	9	1	0	0	51	16			1.216	8.8	0.7	2.2	6.6

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Value

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	479	199	1817.0	22.6	5.8

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Totals Against

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	479	199	1817.0	2412	6904	1252	261	47	39	31	55.71	7	139	86	50	.246	.304	.357	.661	90	.111	.275	755	2463	445	2295	2412

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	29	1962	1962	3	1	12.1	16	47	10	1	0	1	0	100.00	0	2	0	0	.255	.314	.340	.654		.085	.297	5	16	2	16	16

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Starting & Relieving

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	112	56	54.0	290	90	31	24	67.6	137	280

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	29	1962	1962	0	0	45.0	3	0	0	0	100.0	2	2

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Ratios

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	479	199	1817.0	14.8	7.3	7.5

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	29	1962	1962	3	1	12.1	17.6	5.9	11.8

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Pitch Summary

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	479	199	1817.0		103

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	29	1962	1962	3	1	12.1	15		12	80.00

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	1	0	1.000	3.04	8	2	3	1	0	3	26.2	25	9	9	1	8	1	16	0	0	0	110	1.238	8.4	0.3	2.7	5.4
2	Bob Friend	0	4	.000	4.41	8	6	2	1	0	1	34.2	52	18	17	4	2	1	15	0	0	0	153	1.558	13.5	1.0	0.5	3.9

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Game Logs

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Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	NYM	1966-07-10	8-GF(8)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	1.35	2	0	0.10
2	Billy O'Dell	PIT	1966-07-10	7-7,BS	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1				-0.2	-1.55	0	0	1.00
3	Bob Friend	NYM	1966-07-03 (2)	GS-4	3.1	6	5	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	17	7	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	2	0	2	32			-0.4	-3.47			1.19
4	Billy O'Dell	PIT	1966-07-03 (2)	1-5	4.0	6	3	3	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	18	7	17	6	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0				-0.1	-0.23	2	1	0.83
5	Bob Friend	PIT	1965-09-04	GS-1, L	0.1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	27			-0.3	-2.41			1.66
6	Billy O'Dell	MLN	1965-09-04	7-GF(8), S	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				0.1	-0.27	2	0	0.75
7	Bob Friend	PIT	1965-05-12	GS-4	3.0	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	7	15	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	38			-0.2	-1.27			1.23
8	Billy O'Dell	MLN	1965-05-12	9-GF, S	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.1	-1.18	1	1	2.79
9	Bob Friend	PIT	1964-08-02	GS-9, L	8.0	8	2	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	32	10	31	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	2	60			-0.1	0.59			1.16
10	Billy O'Dell	SFG	1964-08-02	9-GF, S	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.30	1	0	5.67
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Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Billy O'Dell (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Billy O'Dell (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	1961	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1962	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0	0	0	0	0
3	1966	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Billy O'Dell (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Billy O'Dell (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1961	1961-07-13	SFG	PIT	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Strikeout Looking
2	1961	1961-07-13	SFG	PIT	down 1-0	b5	12-	1		Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; W. McCovey to 2B; B. O'Dell to 1B
3	1962	1962-08-05	SFG	PIT	ahead 0-1	b2	---	2		Single
4	1962	1962-08-05	SFG	PIT	tied 1-1	b5	---	1		Flyball: LF
5	1962	1962-08-05	SFG	PIT	tied 1-1	b7	-2-	2		Single to RF; F. Alou Scores
6	1966	1966-07-03 (2)	PIT	NYM	down 3-0	t3	1--	0		Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B

Billy O'Dell (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Billy O'Dell (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	1961	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1962	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1966	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Billy O'Dell (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Billy O'Dell (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1961	1961-07-13	PIT	SFG	ahead 0-1	t3	-2-	0		Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; B. Mazeroski to 3B; B. Friend to 1B
2	1961	1961-07-13	PIT	SFG	ahead 0-1	t6	---	0		Strikeout
3	1962	1962-08-05	PIT	SFG	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
4	1962	1962-08-05	PIT	SFG	tied 1-1	t5	---	1		Flyball: 2B
5	1962	1962-08-05	PIT	SFG	tied 1-1	t7	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
6	1966	1966-07-03 (2)	NYM	PIT	ahead 0-3	b2	---	0		Flyball: LF

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Batting Comparison

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Batting Totals

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	530	604	528	43	66	6	0	2	19	5	5	38	171	.125	.183	.148	.331	-6	78	5	0	36	1	0

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	29	1962	1962	3	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Batting Value

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	530	604	-0.8	-0.9	-0.8	0.1	-71	1	-4	0

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	530	604	8	104	117	509	19	.180	60	-77	-7.9	.023	3.1	50.0	10

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	29	1962	1962	3	4	0	1	1	3	0	.333	0			.000			0

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Batting Win Probability

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	21-34	1954	1967	530	604	-7.2	-6.8	-1.5	-76.29	-7.7	-74.23	0.87

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	Billy O'Dell	8	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Friend	8	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: Game Logs

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Bob Friend vs. Billy O'Dell: 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	NYM	1966-07-10		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Billy O'Dell	PIT	1966-07-10		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Bob Friend	NYM	1966-07-03 (2)	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.42	-0.010	0.01	0.00%	-0.21			P
4	Billy O'Dell	PIT	1966-07-03 (2)		5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.97	-0.044	4.13	-0.11%	-0.48			P
5	Bob Friend	PIT	1965-09-04	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Billy O'Dell	MLN	1965-09-04		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	-0.002	0.33	-0.01%	-0.14			P
7	Bob Friend	PIT	1965-05-12	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.027	0.99	-0.02%	-0.21			P
8	Billy O'Dell	MLN	1965-05-12		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Bob Friend	PIT	1964-08-02	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.62	-0.072	5.49	-0.15%	-0.46			P
10	Billy O'Dell	SFG	1964-08-02		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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