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Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Pitching Comparison

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Totals

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	288	231	.555	3.34	760	700	22	162	46	3	4710.1	4783	2017	1749	302	1259	102	2245	98	16	187	19692	6479	111	3.38	1.283	9.1	0.6	2.4	4.3

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	6	3	.667	2.65	14	13	1	3	1	0	88.1	82	36	26	6	24	1	48	4	0	4	367	110		2.46	1.200	8.4	0.6	2.4	4.9

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Value

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1	62.1	21.7

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Totals Against

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1	6479	18042	3665	699	117	240	154	60.91	20	604	196	96	.265	.315	.367	.682	94	.102	.287	2112	6622	1118	6140	6479

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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											.448	.529					.591				18	18
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	13	88.1	110	335											.245	.303					.271				110	110

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Starting & Relieving

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	431	62	52.5	56	15	27	0	100.0	22	60

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	1
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982									1	1

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Ratios

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1	11.4	6.4	5.0

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	13	88.1	13.1	6.5	6.5

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Pitch Summary

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1		88

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	13	88.1

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Head-to-Head Pitching

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Totals

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	1	1	.500	3.46	2	2	0	1	1	0	13.0	11	5	5	0	3	1	7	0	0	0	52	1.077	7.6	0.0	2.1	4.8
2	Bob Friend	0	1	.000	8.44	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.1	10	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	27	2.250	16.9	0.0	3.4	1.7

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Game Logs

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Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	1966-06-02	GS-3	2.0	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	5	11	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	35			-0.3	-2.55			1.00
2	Tommy John	CHW	1966-06-02	GS-4, L	4.0	8	5	5	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	22	11	18	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	2	24			-0.5	-3.39			1.41
3	Bob Friend	NYY	1966-05-29	GS-4, L	3.1	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	7	12	4	0	1	0	1	0	7	0	2	0	1	40			-0.2	-1.66			1.10
4	Tommy John	CHW	1966-05-29	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	30	4	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	87			0.5	3.71			1.05

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Batter vs. Pitcher

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tommy John (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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1966	1966-05-29	NYY	CHW	down 2-0	b3	---	0		Flyball: LF
2	1966	1966-06-02	NYY	CHW	ahead 0-1	t2	1-3	2		Flyball: 2B

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (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	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1966	1966-05-29	CHW	NYY	tied 0-0	t3	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; W. Causey to 2B
2	1966	1966-06-02	CHW	NYY	tied 1-1	b2	-23	2		Single (CF-RF); W. Causey Scores; L. Elia Scores

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Batting Comparison

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Batting Totals

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	900	43	141	13	0	5	54	0	0	33	211	.157	.187	.188	.375	7	169	20	1	93	3	0

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.083	.083	.083	.167	1	0	0	2	0	0

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Batting Value

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.1	-113	-1	-4	0

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Batting Sabermetric

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	18	175	185	875	33	.198	92	-114	-12.2	.031	4.3		0

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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		.000	0			.000			0
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	14	0	1	1	13		.125	0			.000	3.0		0

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Batting Win Probability

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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		-187.43	0.95
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	-8.9	-11.2	1.3	-102.43		-112.93	0.90

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Head-to-Head Batting

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Totals

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	Tommy John	2	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Bob Friend	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: Game Logs

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Tommy John vs. Bob Friend: 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	1966-06-02	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.68	-0.044	1.22	-0.02%	-0.44			P
2	Tommy John	CHW	1966-06-02	*	4	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	0.195	3.05	0.16%	1.65			P
3	Bob Friend	NYY	1966-05-29	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.025	0.92	-0.01%	-0.20			P
4	Tommy John	CHW	1966-05-29	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	-0.070	0.91	-0.04%	-1.07			P

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