SS Vern Friend #20
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/09/1976
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SS VERN FRIEND #20 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 324 71 13 2 3 24 20 56 .219 .263 .299 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 50 45 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 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: 30 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/08/1976 @ PIT Loss, 1-2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
08/06/1976 @ PIT Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1976 BRO Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1976 BRO Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/01/1976 MIL Win, 6-0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/17/1976 @ LAB Win, 6-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/16/1976 WAS Loss, 2-12 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/15/1976 WAS Loss, 5-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/14/1976 WAS Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/14/1976 WAS Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 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:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$240,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 73 Days
Service This Yr:125 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 22nd Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 324 71 13 2 3 24 16 20 56 .219 .263 .299 .562 .255 .080 55
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 95 347 0 3 1 5 0 2 97 18 0 4 0.0 24.3 2.48 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   98 18 4 0 2 6 4 9 17 1 0 0 .184 .250 .286 .536
Versus Right   226 53 9 2 1 18 12 11 39 1 0 0 .235 .269 .305 .574
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .333 .571 .905
April   71 12 2 0 1 4 2 3 12 1 0 0 .169 .200 .239 .439
May   85 14 4 0 0 5 2 6 16 0 0 0 .165 .220 .212 .432
June   93 29 5 2 1 11 8 4 14 1 0 0 .312 .337 .441 .778
July   57 11 0 0 0 2 2 6 11 0 0 0 .193 .270 .193 .463
August   18 5 2 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .278 .316 .556 .871
Spring Training   44 11 1 0 0 3 3 4 7 0 0 0 .250 .312 .273 .585
Last Year   406 115 17 4 5 48 50 44 60 3 12 3 .283 .355 .382 .737
2 Years Ago   383 87 15 4 7 48 40 33 65 2 6 2 .227 .290 .342 .633
Career   1605 386 51 19 22 168 144 135 255 13 26 11 .240 .302 .337 .639
Home   182 46 8 2 1 11 10 12 30 0 0 0 .253 .299 .335 .634
Road   142 25 5 0 2 13 6 8 26 2 0 0 .176 .217 .254 .471
Grass   142 25 5 0 2 13 6 8 26 2 0 0 .176 .217 .254 .471
Turf   182 46 8 2 1 11 10 12 30 0 0 0 .253 .299 .335 .634
Day   197 43 9 1 3 13 7 10 30 1 0 0 .218 .255 .320 .575
Night   127 28 4 1 0 11 9 10 26 1 0 0 .220 .275 .268 .543
As Starter   324 71 13 2 3 24 16 20 56 2 0 0 .219 .263 .299 .562
Close/Late   78 12 0 0 1 4 4 4 13 1 0 0 .154 .193 .192 .385
Inning 1-3   97 20 4 0 1 8 3 5 22 1 0 0 .206 .243 .278 .521
Inning 4-6   124 31 7 1 1 9 8 8 19 0 0 0 .250 .295 .347 .642
Inning 7-9   98 18 2 1 1 7 5 7 14 1 0 0 .184 .236 .255 .491
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
0 Outs   119 21 1 1 3 4 10 8 29 0 0 0 .176 .228 .277 .506
1 Outs   94 22 6 1 0 6 4 6 13 2 0 0 .234 .275 .319 .594
2 Outs   111 28 6 0 0 14 2 6 14 0 0 0 .252 .291 .306 .597
Scoring Position   87 14 3 0 0 19 4 4 12 2 0 0 .161 .194 .195 .389
Bases Empty   183 40 5 2 3 3 10 14 32 0 0 0 .219 .274 .317 .591
Runner on 1st   54 17 5 0 0 2 2 2 12 0 0 0 .315 .339 .407 .747
Runner on 2nd   29 8 2 0 0 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 .276 .323 .345 .667
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .040 .000 .040
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
Two Strikes   125 20 3 1 0 5 6 8 56 0 0 0 .160 .211 .200 .411
First Pitch   61 14 2 1 1 6 6 1 0 1 0 0 .230 .238 .344 .582
Count 0-1   28 11 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .393 .393 .536 .929
Count 0-2   17 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471
Count 1-0   35 11 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .314 .306 .400 .706
Count 1-1   36 8 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .243 .333 .577
Count 1-2   51 7 1 1 0 3 3 0 23 0 0 0 .137 .137 .196 .333
Count 2-0   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
Count 2-1   15 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-2   35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 .114 .114 .114 .229
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 .364 .588 .364 .952
Full Count   22 5 2 0 0 0 3 8 11 0 0 0 .227 .433 .318 .752
Behind in Count   96 22 5 1 0 9 3 0 31 0 0 0 .229 .229 .302 .531
Ahead in Count   74 18 3 0 1 8 2 10 0 1 0 0 .243 .329 .324 .654
Batting 6th   35 8 1 1 1 2 2 1 9 1 0 0 .229 .243 .400 .643
Batting 7th   129 24 6 0 0 5 3 4 19 0 0 0 .186 .211 .233 .443
Batting 8th   160 39 6 1 2 17 11 15 28 1 0 0 .244 .307 .331 .638
Low Leverage   119 31 4 1 0 6 1 9 13 0 0 0 .261 .312 .311 .623
Medium Leverage   141 30 9 1 3 12 11 6 31 1 0 0 .213 .243 .355 .598
High Leverage   62 9 0 0 0 6 4 5 12 1 0 0 .145 .206 .145 .351
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 95 324 71 13 2 3 24 16 20 0 2 56 0 4 .219 .263 .299 .562 60 55 0.5
Total MLB 530 1605 386 51 19 22 168 144 135 11 13 255 10 14 .240 .302 .337 .639 82 78 10.4
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 95 95 184 400 82 605 21 .965 828.0 6.35 +7.8 1.027
TOTAL 2B 5 4 7 13 2 20 0 1.000 33.2 5.35 +0.7 .992
TOTAL 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.2 .000
TOTAL SS 517 480 779 1774 297 2648 95 .964 4079.2 5.63 +66.0 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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 9 5
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