SS Vern Friend #20
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
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SS VERN FRIEND #20 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
28 87 28 4 1 1 16 7 9 .322 .375 .425 2 0.7
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: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
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
05/11/1975 NYK Win, 7-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/10/1975 NYK Loss, 2-4 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
05/09/1975 NYK Loss, 0-8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/08/1975 STL Win, 7-1 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
05/07/1975 STL Win, 4-3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1975 STL Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/04/1975 WAS Win, 13-7 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
05/03/1975 WAS Win, 5-4 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
05/02/1975 WAS Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/30/1975 @ NYK Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Friend is difficult at best, toxic at worst.
Personality Class: Disruptive
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, 31 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 28 87 28 4 1 1 16 11 7 9 .322 .375 .425 .800 .352 .103 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 28 98 1 1 0 0 2 1 37 6 2 1 66.7 14.8 6.34 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   44 14 3 1 0 8 6 2 5 1 1 1 .318 .354 .432 .786
Versus Right   43 14 1 0 1 8 5 5 4 0 1 0 .326 .396 .419 .814
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 7 3 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .412 .474 .588 1.062
April   61 15 1 1 1 8 8 4 7 1 1 0 .246 .288 .344 .632
May   26 13 3 0 0 8 3 3 2 0 1 1 .500 .567 .615 1.182
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   962 228 25 14 15 112 89 78 148 9 16 9 .237 .298 .339 .637
Home   53 21 3 1 1 14 8 5 7 0 2 1 .396 .458 .547 1.005
Road   34 7 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 .206 .243 .235 .479
Grass   87 28 4 1 1 16 11 7 9 1 2 1 .322 .375 .425 .800
Day   57 19 3 1 0 11 7 3 8 1 1 1 .333 .371 .421 .792
Night   30 9 1 0 1 5 4 4 1 0 1 0 .300 .382 .433 .816
As Starter   87 28 4 1 1 16 11 7 9 1 2 1 .322 .375 .425 .800
Close/Late   17 6 2 0 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 .353 .368 .471 .839
Inning 1-3   30 9 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .300 .344 .333 .677
Inning 4-6   33 10 0 1 1 7 4 3 3 0 1 1 .303 .378 .455 .833
Inning 7-9   22 9 3 0 0 5 5 2 4 1 0 0 .409 .440 .545 .985
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   26 8 1 0 1 5 7 3 2 1 0 0 .308 .367 .462 .828
1 Outs   31 8 0 1 0 4 3 1 4 0 2 1 .258 .303 .323 .626
2 Outs   30 12 3 0 0 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 .400 .455 .500 .955
Scoring Position   25 11 2 1 1 16 4 2 2 1 2 0 .440 .464 .720 1.184
Bases Empty   46 13 1 0 0 0 7 5 5 0 0 1 .283 .365 .304 .670
Runner on 1st   16 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Runner on 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 6 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 1.091 1.636
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 1.000 1.333
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   23 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 9 1 0 0 .174 .231 .217 .448
First Pitch   24 11 0 1 1 9 2 1 0 0 1 0 .458 .480 .667 1.147
Count 0-1   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 0-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   13 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .615 1.077
Count 1-1   8 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .625 .667 .750 1.417
Count 1-2   7 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Behind in Count   24 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 .125 .120 .125 .245
Ahead in Count   19 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 .368 .478 .474 .952
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   20 8 0 0 1 6 3 0 1 0 1 1 .400 .429 .550 .979
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 7th   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 8th   53 17 4 1 0 10 7 5 7 1 0 0 .321 .373 .434 .807
Low Leverage   33 10 1 0 1 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .303 .361 .424 .785
Medium Leverage   40 13 2 0 0 3 6 2 4 0 2 1 .325 .372 .375 .747
High Leverage   14 5 1 1 0 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 .357 .412 .571 .983
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 28 87 28 4 1 1 16 11 7 1 1 9 2 1 .322 .375 .425 .800 119 125 0.7
Total MLB 334 962 228 25 14 15 112 89 78 9 9 148 7 5 .237 .298 .339 .637 81 79 6.6
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 SS 28 28 38 97 13 146 11 .925 230.0 5.28 -0.5 1.001
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 321 285 430 1037 153 1524 57 .963 2427.0 5.44 +40.5 1.060
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 9 5
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