SS Vern Friend #20
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/16/1974
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SS VERN FRIEND #20 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
111 341 77 15 4 7 47 31 62 .226 .293 .355 3 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 45 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 50 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 80 50
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 BRO Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 BRO Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1974 BRO Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 @ CIN Loss, 3-6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 @ CIN Loss, 7-10 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10/1974 @ CIN Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 @ NYK Win, 9-3 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 0
09/07/1974 @ NYK Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1974 @ NYK Loss, 9-10 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/05/1974 @ NYK Win, 8-1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
A little bit arrogant.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:03/11/1949
Born in:Annandale, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 73 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 22nd Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 111 341 77 15 4 7 47 35 31 62 .226 .293 .355 .647 .295 .129 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 106 381 2 1 0 9 5 2 121 26 3 1 75.0 35.3 3.39 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   102 27 7 2 2 18 15 14 21 1 3 1 .265 .356 .431 .787
Versus Right   239 50 8 2 5 29 19 17 41 1 2 1 .209 .264 .322 .586
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .200 .294 .333 .627
April   62 15 2 1 2 12 12 9 11 0 0 0 .242 .338 .403 .741
May   41 11 1 1 0 6 3 2 7 0 0 0 .268 .302 .341 .644
June   29 7 2 0 0 4 1 3 7 1 0 0 .241 .303 .310 .613
July   86 20 4 1 3 12 12 10 15 1 4 2 .233 .323 .407 .730
August   80 16 3 1 2 9 5 4 17 0 0 0 .200 .238 .338 .576
September   43 8 3 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 1 0 .186 .239 .256 .495
Spring Training   68 18 6 0 1 2 7 0 9 0 1 2 .265 .286 .397 .683
Last Year   410 100 5 9 5 41 32 32 61 6 6 6 .244 .304 .337 .641
2 Years Ago   62 9 1 0 1 5 5 6 8 0 2 0 .145 .221 .210 .430
Career   833 190 21 13 14 95 73 69 136 8 13 8 .228 .291 .335 .626
Home   155 35 6 2 2 20 14 14 30 1 2 1 .226 .292 .329 .621
Road   186 42 9 2 5 27 21 17 32 1 3 1 .226 .293 .376 .669
Grass   341 77 15 4 7 47 35 31 62 2 5 2 .226 .293 .355 .647
Day   197 46 10 3 4 36 23 18 32 2 3 2 .234 .301 .376 .677
Night   144 31 5 1 3 11 12 13 30 0 2 0 .215 .280 .326 .607
As Starter   338 77 15 4 7 47 34 31 60 2 5 2 .228 .295 .358 .653
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   65 19 6 1 2 14 12 9 11 1 1 0 .292 .373 .508 .881
Inning 1-3   111 27 5 2 3 19 12 9 19 1 3 1 .243 .303 .405 .709
Inning 4-6   136 26 4 1 2 12 6 10 27 0 1 1 .191 .252 .279 .531
Inning 7-9   91 23 6 1 2 15 15 12 16 1 1 0 .253 .337 .407 .743
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   98 18 2 0 0 4 14 8 20 1 3 0 .184 .243 .204 .447
1 Outs   126 33 6 2 4 22 12 12 21 1 2 1 .262 .329 .437 .765
2 Outs   117 26 7 2 3 21 8 11 21 0 0 1 .222 .295 .393 .688
Scoring Position   90 23 5 1 1 37 10 11 18 2 5 0 .256 .330 .367 .697
Bases Empty   188 36 8 1 5 5 17 15 35 0 0 2 .191 .259 .324 .583
Runner on 1st   63 18 2 2 1 5 7 5 9 0 0 0 .286 .338 .429 .767
Runner on 2nd   21 8 1 0 0 5 1 3 5 0 5 0 .381 .458 .429 .887
Runner on 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 6 1 1 0 8 6 3 9 0 0 0 .162 .225 .243 .468
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .400 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Bases Loaded   10 4 1 0 0 11 2 3 1 1 0 0 .400 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   161 25 4 2 3 13 13 10 62 1 0 0 .155 .203 .261 .464
First Pitch   61 17 1 1 1 12 5 1 0 1 1 1 .279 .297 .377 .674
Count 0-1   28 8 2 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 .286 .286 .536 .821
Count 0-2   24 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 12 0 0 0 .125 .125 .208 .333
Count 1-0   30 13 4 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .433 .433 .567 1.000
Count 1-1   19 5 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632
Count 1-2   58 10 2 0 2 3 5 0 22 0 0 0 .172 .172 .310 .483
Count 2-0   14 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 2-1   21 6 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 2-2   53 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 15 0 0 0 .113 .113 .113 .226
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .923 .000 .923
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 1 .167 .667 .167 .833
Full Count   26 6 2 1 1 6 4 10 13 1 0 0 .231 .432 .500 .932
Behind in Count   110 21 4 2 3 10 9 0 34 0 3 0 .191 .191 .345 .536
Ahead in Count   72 22 6 0 2 12 12 20 0 0 1 1 .306 .462 .472 .935
Batting Leadoff   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 2nd   46 7 1 0 0 3 2 2 9 0 1 1 .152 .204 .174 .378
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 6th   15 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 .312 .733 1.046
Batting 7th   80 19 2 2 1 8 7 10 18 0 2 0 .237 .322 .350 .672
Batting 8th   193 46 10 1 5 32 20 18 32 2 1 0 .238 .300 .378 .679
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   165 37 8 3 4 13 18 12 32 0 0 2 .224 .285 .382 .667
Medium Leverage   126 25 3 0 2 15 8 12 20 1 5 0 .198 .266 .270 .536
High Leverage   50 15 4 1 1 19 8 7 10 1 0 0 .300 .379 .480 .859
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 25 111 341 77 15 4 7 47 35 31 2 2 62 3 1 .226 .293 .355 .647 83 90 2.4
Total MLB 294 833 190 21 13 14 95 73 69 8 8 136 5 3 .228 .291 .335 .626 77 77 5.8
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 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 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB SS 108 106 150 357 73 528 21 .960 876.1 5.21 +8.6 1.035
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 +0.3 1.029
TOTAL 2B 5 4 7 13 2 20 0 1.000 33.2 5.35 +0.7 .992
TOTAL 3B 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 -0.2 .000
TOTAL SS 282 246 377 898 136 1321 46 .965 2106.0 5.45 +37.3 1.062
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 9 5
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