SS Vern Friend #20
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/08/1975
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SS VERN FRIEND #20 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
129 406 115 17 4 5 48 44 60 .283 .355 .382 5 4.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 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: 35 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 35
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1975 LAB Win, 4-3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/28/1975 @ NYK Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 @ NYK Win, 15-8 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
08/26/1975 @ NYK Loss, 2-8 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
08/23/1975 @ SDC Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1975 @ SDC Loss, 7-9 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1975 @ LAB Win, 8-4 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
08/20/1975 @ LAB Win, 8-5 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
08/19/1975 @ LAB Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1975 @ CLE Loss, 2-9 4 0 0 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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$82,460
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 73 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$960,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1970, 22nd Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 129 406 115 17 4 5 48 50 44 60 .283 .355 .382 .737 .324 .099 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 468 3 7 0 5 12 3 155 26 5 6 45.5 56.7 4.83 4.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   161 46 8 3 3 18 23 22 20 2 5 2 .286 .374 .429 .803
Versus Right   245 69 9 1 2 30 27 22 40 1 7 1 .282 .342 .351 .693
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   61 15 1 1 1 8 8 4 7 1 1 0 .246 .288 .344 .632
May   73 28 6 0 2 16 7 9 7 0 2 2 .384 .464 .548 1.012
June   87 18 2 0 0 6 11 12 19 0 2 0 .207 .303 .230 .533
July   96 28 3 0 2 6 11 9 13 1 6 1 .292 .355 .385 .741
August   89 26 5 3 0 12 13 10 14 1 1 0 .292 .360 .416 .776
Spring Training   59 11 3 0 0 0 6 6 9 0 0 0 .186 .262 .237 .499
Last Year   383 87 15 4 7 48 40 33 65 2 6 2 .227 .290 .342 .633
2 Years Ago   410 100 5 9 5 41 32 32 61 6 6 6 .244 .304 .337 .641
Career   1281 315 38 17 19 144 128 115 199 11 26 11 .246 .311 .347 .658
Home   188 56 8 3 3 30 28 20 29 2 3 3 .298 .371 .420 .791
Road   218 59 9 1 2 18 22 24 31 1 9 0 .271 .342 .349 .690
Grass   406 115 17 4 5 48 50 44 60 3 12 3 .283 .355 .382 .737
Day   241 65 7 2 3 33 29 24 33 2 9 3 .270 .341 .353 .693
Night   165 50 10 2 2 15 21 20 27 1 3 0 .303 .376 .424 .801
As Starter   406 115 17 4 5 48 50 44 60 3 12 3 .283 .355 .382 .737
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   77 28 4 1 2 10 18 8 10 1 2 0 .364 .419 .519 .938
Inning 1-3   142 38 7 0 0 14 11 14 21 0 6 0 .268 .333 .317 .650
Inning 4-6   151 43 5 3 3 19 20 20 20 2 4 3 .285 .375 .417 .792
Inning 7-9   110 33 5 1 2 15 19 9 19 1 1 0 .300 .350 .418 .768
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
0 Outs   124 37 9 2 2 10 29 11 15 1 7 1 .298 .358 .452 .809
1 Outs   145 42 3 1 3 15 14 13 24 2 5 2 .290 .352 .386 .738
2 Outs   137 36 5 1 0 23 7 20 21 0 0 0 .263 .357 .314 .671
Scoring Position   113 33 3 1 1 39 13 17 21 3 12 0 .292 .376 .363 .739
Bases Empty   206 59 10 2 1 1 27 20 31 0 0 3 .286 .358 .369 .727
Runner on 1st   87 23 4 1 3 8 10 7 8 0 0 0 .264 .319 .437 .756
Runner on 2nd   39 8 0 0 0 3 3 6 8 0 10 0 .205 .311 .205 .516
Runner on 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 15 2 1 1 15 9 4 3 0 1 0 .429 .487 .629 1.116
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 11 0 5 2 3 1 0 .444 .529 .556 1.085
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Two Strikes   146 27 4 2 2 14 18 17 60 2 0 1 .185 .271 .281 .552
First Pitch   84 31 2 1 1 16 7 7 0 0 2 1 .369 .424 .452 .876
Count 0-1   47 13 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 .277 .277 .340 .617
Count 0-2   21 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 6 0 0 1 .286 .318 .476 .794
Count 1-0   51 21 4 1 1 10 9 0 0 1 4 0 .412 .404 .588 .992
Count 1-1   36 11 2 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 1 .306 .324 .444 .769
Count 1-2   49 9 1 0 1 8 3 0 21 2 0 0 .184 .176 .265 .442
Count 2-0   13 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .538 1.000
Count 2-1   24 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .167 .292
Count 2-2   45 9 2 1 0 2 5 0 19 0 0 0 .200 .200 .289 .489
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 3 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 .600 .867 .600 1.467
Full Count   31 3 0 1 0 2 7 17 14 0 0 0 .097 .417 .161 .578
Behind in Count   117 28 5 0 2 10 10 0 27 2 4 1 .239 .242 .333 .575
Ahead in Count   93 33 6 1 1 13 15 20 0 1 5 0 .355 .465 .473 .938
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 2nd   53 13 3 0 1 2 3 2 6 0 4 0 .245 .273 .358 .631
Batting 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Batting 5th   57 13 0 1 1 10 6 3 10 2 1 2 .228 .281 .316 .597
Batting 6th   37 12 1 0 1 4 5 2 6 0 4 0 .324 .359 .432 .791
Batting 7th   76 21 2 0 1 8 13 10 13 0 1 1 .276 .368 .342 .710
Batting 8th   176 54 11 3 1 23 22 25 24 1 1 0 .307 .391 .420 .812
Low Leverage   167 49 8 1 2 14 18 19 30 1 0 1 .293 .367 .389 .756
Medium Leverage   174 44 7 1 1 11 14 11 23 0 8 2 .253 .305 .322 .627
High Leverage   65 22 2 2 2 23 18 14 7 2 4 0 .338 .444 .523 .968
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 .737 104 105 4.1
Total MLB 435 1281 315 38 17 19 144 128 115 11 11 199 10 10 .246 .311 .347 .658 86 84 9.9
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 +17.0 1.096
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 422 385 595 1374 215 2043 74 .964 3251.2 5.45 +58.1 1.076
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 9 5
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