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Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Pitching Comparison

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	25	37	.403	4.61	128	61	29	15	2	5	490.1	511	268	251	58	188	10	202	14	0	11	2140	730	87	4.43	1.426	9.4	1.1	3.5	3.7

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Value

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	128	61	490.1	1.6	-2.9

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Totals Against

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	128	61	490.1	730	1911	374	60	19	12	11	52.17	1	37	19	3	.267	.337	.410	.747	105	.142	.274	266	783	137	713	730

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Starting & Relieving

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	23	38	47.3	31	14	45	1	83.3	29	67

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Ratios

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	128	61	490.1	9.4	8.8	0.7

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Pitch Summary

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	128	61	490.1		75

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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

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

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Bob Friend	0	3	.000	9.00	6	5	1	0	0	0	21.0	37	22	21	4	7	0	6	1	0	0	102	2.095	15.9	1.7	3.0	2.6
2	Joe Presko	4	0	1.000	4.58	6	4	0	1	0	0	35.1	33	19	18	2	13	0	17	0	0	0	150	1.302	8.4	0.5	3.3	4.3

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Game Logs

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Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	PIT	1954-08-07	8-GF	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0				0.0	0.00	0	0	0.45
2	Joe Presko	STL	1954-08-07	4-6, W	2.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	4	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1				-0.1	-0.82	0	0	0.81
3	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-09-12	GS-	1.0	5	5	5	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	8	6	7									0	0		24.0
4	Joe Presko	STL	1953-09-12		6.2	2	3	2	1	0	3		4	0	0	0	26	5	22									1	0
5	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-08-28	GS-5	4.1	8	5	4	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	23	12	18	6	1	0	0	0	0	12	1	1	0	2	26.0			-0.2	-1.55			1.06
6	Joe Presko	STL	1953-08-28	GS-5	4.2	8	6	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	9	22	4	2	1	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	4	25.0			-0.3	-3.44			0.94
7	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-06-20	GS- , L	7.0	4	2	2	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	28	6	24									2	0		61.0
8	Joe Presko	STL	1953-06-20	CG, W	9.0	4	1	1	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	32	7	29									0	0		73.0
9	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-06-10	GS-5, L	5.0	9	4	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	10	22	8	1	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	1	33.0			-0.1	-1.33			0.90
10	Joe Presko	STL	1953-06-10	GS-8, W	7.0	6	1	1	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	28	9	25	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	61.0			0.2	1.73			0.89
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Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Batter vs. Pitcher

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

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Joe Presko (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	1953	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	1
	Totals	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	1

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

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Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Joe Presko (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1953	1953-05-20	STL	PIT	ahead 0-2	b2	---	1		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
2	1953	1953-06-10	STL	PIT	ahead 0-2	t2	1--	1		Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3	1953	1953-06-10	STL	PIT	ahead 0-2	t5	---	1		Single to RF
4	1953	1953-08-28	STL	PIT	ahead 0-1	t2	12-	1		Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; S. Bilko to 3B; S. Yvars to 2B
5	1953	1953-08-28	STL	PIT	ahead 1-2	t4	---	1		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play

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

Joe Presko (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	1953	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Joe Presko (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1953	1953-05-20	PIT	STL	down 2-0	t2	1--	1		Strikeout
2	1953	1953-06-10	PIT	STL	down 2-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1953	1953-08-28	PIT	STL	down 2-0	b3	---	1		Single

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Batting Comparison

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Batting Totals

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	130	170	156	9	27	2	0	0	5	0	0	7	26	.173	.209	.186	.394	6	29	4	0	7	0	0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Batting Value

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	130	170	-0.7	-0.7	-0.6	0.0	-21	-1	-2	0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	130	170	2	34	35	140	7	.208	14	-22	-2.3	.013	6.0		0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Batting Win Probability

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Joe Presko	22-29	1951	1958	130	170	-1.5	-1.7	0.0	-18.88		-19.14	0.91

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

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Totals

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	Bob Friend	6	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	3	0	0	0		0
2	Joe Presko	6	17	16	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.313	.625	5	1	0	1	0	0

Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: Game Logs

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Bob Friend vs. Joe Presko: 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	PIT	1954-08-07		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Joe Presko	STL	1954-08-07		3	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.26	0.010	0.00	0.00%	0.38			P
3	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-09-12	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0		0								P
4	Joe Presko	STL	1953-09-12		1	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0		0								P
5	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-08-28	*	5	9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0		0	0.74	0.030	0.00	0.00%	0.27			P
6	Joe Presko	STL	1953-08-28	*	5	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0	1.23	-0.043	0.00	0.00%	-0.49			P
7	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-06-20	*	1	9	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0		0								P
8	Joe Presko	STL	1953-06-20	*	10	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0		0								P
9	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-06-10	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.74	-0.019	0.03	0.00%	-0.17			P
10	Joe Presko	STL	1953-06-10	*	8	9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	1	0	0		0	0.53	-0.039	0.88	-0.04%	-1.33			P
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