SS Vern Friend #20
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/05/1976
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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
79 267 57 11 2 2 20 14 49 .213 .251 .292 0 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 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: 35 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 35
       
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
07/04/1976 CLE Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1976 CLE Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/03/1976 CLE Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
07/02/1976 CLE Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/01/1976 @ PIT Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/30/1976 @ PIT Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
06/29/1976 @ PIT Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
06/26/1976 @ CIN Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/25/1976 @ CIN Win, 6-1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
06/24/1976 @ CLE Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 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: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:90 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 79 267 57 11 2 2 20 12 14 49 .213 .251 .292 .543 .248 .079 51
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 79 284 0 1 1 5 0 2 78 15 0 3 0.0 18.3 2.25 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 14 3 0 1 4 3 6 16 1 0 0 .175 .230 .250 .480
Versus Right   187 43 8 2 1 16 9 8 33 1 0 0 .230 .260 .310 .570
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 10 1 0 0 .120 .148 .160 .308
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   18 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 .111 .158 .111 .269
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   1548 372 49 19 21 164 140 129 248 13 26 11 .240 .301 .337 .638
Home   135 35 6 2 1 9 8 7 24 0 0 0 .259 .296 .356 .651
Road   132 22 5 0 1 11 4 7 25 2 0 0 .167 .206 .227 .433
Grass   132 22 5 0 1 11 4 7 25 2 0 0 .167 .206 .227 .433
Turf   135 35 6 2 1 9 8 7 24 0 0 0 .259 .296 .356 .651
Day   166 35 7 1 2 10 5 7 26 1 0 0 .211 .241 .301 .543
Night   101 22 4 1 0 10 7 7 23 1 0 0 .218 .266 .277 .543
As Starter   267 57 11 2 2 20 12 14 49 2 0 0 .213 .251 .292 .543
Close/Late   64 10 0 0 1 4 3 2 11 1 0 0 .156 .179 .203 .382
Inning 1-3   80 16 4 0 1 6 3 4 20 1 0 0 .200 .235 .287 .523
Inning 4-6   101 25 5 1 0 7 5 7 16 0 0 0 .248 .296 .317 .613
Inning 7-9   81 14 2 1 1 7 4 3 12 1 0 0 .173 .200 .259 .459
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
0 Outs   100 19 1 1 2 3 8 8 25 0 0 0 .190 .250 .280 .530
1 Outs   80 18 5 1 0 5 3 3 11 2 0 0 .225 .247 .312 .560
2 Outs   87 20 5 0 0 12 1 3 13 0 0 0 .230 .256 .287 .543
Scoring Position   66 11 2 0 0 16 3 2 12 2 0 0 .167 .186 .197 .383
Bases Empty   153 32 5 2 2 2 8 10 26 0 0 0 .209 .258 .307 .565
Runner on 1st   48 14 4 0 0 2 1 2 11 0 0 0 .292 .320 .375 .695
Runner on 2nd   21 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .333 .619
Runner on 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .050 .000 .050
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Two Strikes   106 15 3 1 0 4 5 7 49 0 0 0 .142 .195 .189 .383
First Pitch   47 13 2 1 1 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 .277 .286 .426 .711
Count 0-1   25 10 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .560 .960
Count 0-2   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 1-0   28 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .276 .357 .633
Count 1-1   27 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .148 .148 .296
Count 1-2   43 5 1 1 0 3 3 0 20 0 0 0 .116 .116 .186 .302
Count 2-0   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   13 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .462 .692
Count 2-2   31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 .097 .097 .097 .194
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Full Count   21 5 2 0 0 0 2 7 11 0 0 0 .238 .429 .333 .762
Behind in Count   79 17 5 1 0 7 3 0 26 0 0 0 .215 .215 .304 .519
Ahead in Count   62 15 2 0 1 7 1 6 0 1 0 0 .242 .304 .323 .627
Batting 6th   35 8 1 1 1 2 2 1 9 1 0 0 .229 .243 .400 .643
Batting 7th   99 16 4 0 0 4 2 3 14 0 0 0 .162 .186 .202 .388
Batting 8th   133 33 6 1 1 14 8 10 26 1 0 0 .248 .299 .331 .629
Low Leverage   99 25 4 1 0 5 1 6 10 0 0 0 .253 .295 .313 .608
Medium Leverage   119 23 7 1 2 9 7 4 28 1 0 0 .193 .218 .319 .537
High Leverage   49 9 0 0 0 6 4 4 11 1 0 0 .184 .241 .184 .424
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 79 267 57 11 2 2 20 12 14 0 2 49 0 3 .213 .251 .292 .543 55 51 0.6
Total MLB 514 1548 372 49 19 21 164 140 129 11 13 248 10 13 .240 .301 .337 .638 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 79 79 159 332 70 505 14 .972 682.1 6.48 +8.4 1.033
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 501 464 754 1706 285 2548 88 .965 3934.0 5.63 +66.6 1.068
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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