SS Vern Friend #39
Toronto Hurons MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/08/1977
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SS VERN FRIEND #39 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 359 78 10 5 13 41 29 59 .217 .279 .382 3 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 45
BABIP 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 45 45 45 55
Gap 45 50 45 50
Power 35 40 35 35
Eye 40 45 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 80 50
Errors: - 60 40
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 35 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/07/1977 MON Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/06/1977 MON Loss, 2-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/1977 MON Win, 8-4 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
08/04/1977 CHH Loss, 1-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/03/1977 CHH Loss, 5-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/02/1977 CHH Win, 10-8 4 1 4 1 0 1 0 0
08/01/1977 ATL Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/31/1977 ATL Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1977 ATL Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/29/1977 @ MON Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Not all that generous with his time.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:03/11/1949
Born in:Annandale, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$240,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 73 Days
Service This Yr:125 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 22nd Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 359 78 10 5 13 41 39 29 59 .217 .279 .382 .661 .285 .164 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 405 3 0 0 9 11 3 137 28 3 6 33.3 36.2 3.15 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 22 1 1 5 15 12 6 21 2 2 0 .188 .224 .342 .566
Versus Right   242 56 9 4 8 26 27 23 38 1 9 3 .231 .305 .401 .706
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 5 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .227 .280 .227 .507
April   73 14 5 1 1 3 9 6 7 0 3 1 .192 .263 .329 .591
May   95 21 1 4 4 11 10 7 17 1 3 1 .221 .279 .442 .721
June   71 16 2 0 4 13 7 6 11 1 1 0 .225 .282 .423 .705
July   98 22 2 0 4 11 11 8 19 0 4 1 .224 .290 .367 .657
August   22 5 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .227 .280 .227 .507
Spring Training   53 12 4 0 1 5 4 6 10 0 1 0 .226 .305 .358 .664
Last Year   455 107 19 2 6 44 26 27 76 5 0 0 .235 .275 .325 .600
2 Years Ago   406 115 17 4 5 48 50 44 60 3 12 3 .283 .355 .382 .737
Career   2095 500 67 24 38 229 193 171 334 19 37 14 .239 .298 .348 .646
Home   190 48 6 3 7 25 22 16 32 2 3 2 .253 .314 .426 .741
Road   169 30 4 2 6 16 17 13 27 1 8 1 .178 .239 .331 .570
Grass   359 78 10 5 13 41 39 29 59 3 11 3 .217 .279 .382 .661
Day   228 52 7 5 10 30 26 20 31 2 9 2 .228 .294 .434 .728
Night   131 26 3 0 3 11 13 9 28 1 2 1 .198 .254 .290 .544
As Starter   353 77 10 5 12 39 37 27 55 3 11 3 .218 .277 .377 .654
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .167 .375 .667 1.042
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .167 .375 .667 1.042
Close/Late   73 15 0 1 3 8 6 11 9 0 0 0 .205 .310 .356 .666
Inning 1-3   119 29 5 3 2 13 10 6 18 0 6 1 .244 .286 .387 .672
Inning 4-6   124 25 3 1 8 17 19 9 23 3 5 2 .202 .261 .435 .696
Inning 7-9   112 23 2 1 3 11 9 12 17 0 0 0 .205 .282 .321 .604
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
0 Outs   127 26 4 1 4 10 15 7 16 1 9 0 .205 .244 .346 .591
1 Outs   130 34 4 2 6 18 17 14 22 2 2 2 .262 .338 .462 .799
2 Outs   102 18 2 2 3 13 7 8 21 0 0 1 .176 .243 .324 .567
Scoring Position   93 22 2 1 3 27 10 7 20 3 11 0 .237 .282 .376 .658
Bases Empty   204 41 8 3 7 7 23 17 32 0 0 3 .201 .272 .373 .645
Runner on 1st   62 15 0 1 3 7 6 5 7 0 0 0 .242 .299 .419 .718
Runner on 2nd   33 9 1 1 0 5 3 3 6 0 11 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 7 0 0 2 6 5 1 6 0 0 0 .304 .333 .565 .899
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 1 1 0 0 7 0 1 3 2 0 0 .077 .125 .154 .279
Bases Loaded   10 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 .100 .167 .100 .267
Two Strikes   185 32 6 3 4 19 18 18 59 3 0 2 .173 .250 .303 .553
First Pitch   47 9 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 5 0 .191 .191 .383 .574
Count 0-1   44 15 1 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 .341 .341 .500 .841
Count 0-2   36 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 10 2 0 0 .167 .158 .194 .352
Count 1-0   27 8 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .321 .556 .877
Count 1-1   28 7 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .429 .679
Count 1-2   51 9 2 2 2 9 6 0 20 1 0 1 .176 .189 .412 .600
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 2-1   16 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-2   55 9 2 0 1 1 5 0 12 0 0 1 .164 .179 .255 .433
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 .200 .733 .200 .933
Full Count   43 8 1 1 1 7 5 18 17 0 0 0 .186 .426 .326 .752
Behind in Count   131 30 4 2 4 14 13 0 30 3 4 1 .229 .230 .382 .611
Ahead in Count   55 15 2 0 4 12 8 11 0 0 1 1 .273 .403 .527 .930
Batting 2nd   120 24 4 0 4 12 14 8 18 0 7 2 .200 .262 .333 .595
Batting 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 4th   6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Batting 5th   56 13 1 0 1 3 4 4 12 0 0 0 .232 .283 .304 .587
Batting 6th   66 15 2 2 3 9 8 8 9 1 3 1 .227 .316 .455 .770
Batting 7th   94 22 3 3 4 12 11 8 14 1 1 0 .234 .291 .457 .749
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Low Leverage   160 37 7 3 5 10 16 13 27 0 1 2 .231 .297 .406 .703
Medium Leverage   139 27 2 2 4 17 15 10 20 2 8 1 .194 .250 .324 .574
High Leverage   59 14 1 0 4 14 8 6 12 1 2 0 .237 .303 .458 .761
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Philadelphia - MLB 21 7 15 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .267 .267 .467 .733 99 100 -0.0
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 22 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114 -0.1
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 23 36 62 9 1 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 8 0 1 .145 .221 .210 .430 28 24 0.3
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 24 134 410 100 5 9 5 41 32 32 6 6 61 2 1 .244 .304 .337 .641 80 75 3.2
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 25 123 383 87 15 4 7 48 40 33 2 2 65 3 2 .227 .290 .342 .633 83 83 2.4
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 26 129 406 115 17 4 5 48 50 44 3 3 60 5 6 .283 .355 .382 .737 108 103 4.0
1976 Philadelphia - MLB 27 134 455 107 19 2 6 44 26 27 0 5 76 1 5 .235 .275 .325 .600 75 67 2.0
1977 Toronto - MLB 28 108 359 78 10 5 13 41 39 29 3 3 59 3 6 .217 .279 .382 .661 73 76 1.8
Total MLB 677 2095 500 67 24 38 229 193 171 14 19 334 14 21 .239 .298 .348 .646 82 79 13.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Total - 21 55 248 70 13 5 7 39 49 23 3 0 28 6 5 .282 .350 .460 .810 100 100 1.4
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 25 4 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368 8 13 1.9
Total MLB 4 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368 8 13
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Philadelphia - MLB SS 7 5 7 17 4 26 2 .923 44.0 4.91 -0.9 .925
1971 Philadelphia - MLB SS 5 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 12.1 4.38 +0.2 1.027
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 4 4 7 12 2 19 0 1.000 33.0 5.18 +0.5 .989
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 .000
1972 Philadelphia - MLB SS 30 11 23 61 8 85 1 .988 129.0 5.86 +4.8 1.149
1972 Philadelphia - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Philadelphia - MLB SS 132 123 195 459 51 676 22 .967 1044.1 5.64 +24.5 1.078
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 +0.3 1.030
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB SS 119 117 165 399 77 585 21 .964 967.1 5.25 +12.5 1.048
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Philadelphia - MLB SS 129 128 203 434 75 665 28 .958 1054.2 5.44 +17.1 1.098
1976 Philadelphia - MLB SS 134 133 247 571 109 847 29 .966 1160.1 6.34 +14.9 1.037
1977 Toronto - MLB 2B 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 14.0 1.93 +0.1 1.038
1977 Toronto - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Toronto - MLB SS 98 98 134 289 67 435 12 .972 846.0 4.50 +9.7 1.071
TOTAL 2B 7 5 7 16 3 23 0 1.000 47.2 4.34 +0.8 1.000
TOTAL 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.2 .000
TOTAL SS 654 616 976 2234 391 3325 115 .965 5258.0 5.49 +82.9 1.065
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 22, 78th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Quakers, out of college Florida State
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
03/01/1971 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
03/17/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
11/06/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/04/1974 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
04/07/1974 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
05/15/1974 Injured (sprained thumb),out for 5 weeks.
09/01/1974 Injured (whiplash),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $82,460.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/04/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
04/07/1975 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
08/22/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $960,000 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
08/29/1975 Injured (separated shoulder),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/17/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/02/1976 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/14/1977 Was traded by the Philadelphia Quakers to the Toronto Hurons, along with SP Keith Carpenter and LF Gary Rios, in exchange for 2B Gary Neyland.
07/04/1977 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 9 5
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