SS Vern Friend #20
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/11/1972
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SS VERN FRIEND #20 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
29 57 9 1 0 1 5 6 7 .158 .238 .228 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 50
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 80 55
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 60 60
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 20
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/1972 @ PIT Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1972 @ PIT Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1972 MIL Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/03/1972 NYK Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1972 NYK Win, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1972 @ CLE Win, 7-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1972 @ NYK Loss, 7-8 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1972 @ CIN Win, 10-5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1972 @ CIN Win, 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1972 CLE Win, 5-1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Not well liked at all.
Personality Class: Disruptive
High: Financial Ambition, Intelligence
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:03/11/1949
Born in:Annandale, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 63 Days
Service This Yr:66 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 22nd Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 29 57 9 1 0 1 5 5 6 7 .158 .238 .228 .466 .215 .070 36
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 63 0 1 0 1 1 0 13 2 0 1 0.0 3.0 1.59 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .100 .143 .250 .393
Versus Right   37 7 1 0 0 3 3 5 4 0 1 0 .189 .286 .216 .502
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
June   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .133 .000 .133
July   19 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .105 .150 .263 .413
August   23 7 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .304 .333 .348 .681
September   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Spring Training   32 5 2 0 1 3 3 3 11 0 1 0 .156 .229 .312 .541
Last Year   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Years Ago   15 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .267 .267 .467 .733
Career   77 13 1 0 2 7 6 6 12 0 1 0 .169 .229 .260 .489
Home   29 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 0 .103 .212 .207 .419
Road   28 6 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .267 .250 .517
Grass   57 9 1 0 1 5 5 6 7 0 1 0 .158 .238 .228 .466
Day   31 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 1 0 .032 .118 .032 .150
Night   26 8 1 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .308 .379 .462 .841
As Starter   47 8 1 0 1 2 4 5 6 0 0 0 .170 .250 .255 .505
As Reliever / Substitution   10 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   11 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Inning 1-3   17 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Inning 4-6   20 3 0 0 1 4 3 4 5 0 0 0 .150 .292 .300 .592
Inning 7-9   19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   24 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 1 0 .083 .154 .125 .279
1 Outs   15 3 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
2 Outs   18 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .222 .485
Scoring Position   15 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .067 .176 .067 .243
Bases Empty   28 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .179 .258 .214 .472
Runner on 1st   14 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   25 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 7 0 0 0 .080 .148 .120 .268
First Pitch   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Count 0-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Count 1-1   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 1-2   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Full Count   6 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .333 .708
Behind in Count   18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Ahead in Count   10 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 .300 .462 .600 1.062
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 8th   42 8 1 0 1 2 3 3 6 0 0 0 .190 .244 .286 .530
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   30 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .219 .200 .419
Medium Leverage   17 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 .176 .300 .353 .653
High Leverage   10 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
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 98 97 -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 29 57 9 1 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 7 0 1 .158 .238 .228 .466 37 36 0.4
Total MLB 42 77 13 1 0 2 7 6 6 0 0 12 0 1 .169 .229 .260 .489 39 38 0.3
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 1.5
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 23 10 19 49 5 69 1 .986 110.2 5.53 +4.2 1.180
1972 Philadelphia - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 4 4 7 12 2 19 0 1.000 33.0 5.18 +0.5 .989
TOTAL 3B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL SS 35 16 28 70 9 101 3 .970 167.0 5.28 +3.4 1.101
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).
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