SS Vern Friend #39
Toronto Hurons MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/09/1977
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SS VERN FRIEND #39 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
27 93 18 5 2 2 7 7 11 .194 .257 .355 1 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 45
BABIP 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 45 45 40 50
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 35 40 35 35
Eye 40 45 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 80 50
Errors: - 60 40
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: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/08/1977 @ SEA Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/06/1977 @ SEA Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
05/05/1977 @ DAL Win, 4-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/04/1977 @ DAL Win, 5-1 4 2 1 3 1 1 0 0
05/03/1977 @ DAL Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/30/1977 @ MON Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1977 @ MON Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/28/1977 SEA Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/1977 SEA Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/26/1977 SEA Win, 2-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Not all that generous with his time.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Low: Leader, Loyalty
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:$240,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 22nd Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 27 93 18 5 2 2 7 12 7 11 .194 .257 .355 .612 .263 .161 58
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 105 1 0 0 2 4 0 33 9 1 2 33.3 7.9 2.57 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   32 5 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 0 1 0 .156 .250 .344 .594
Versus Right   61 13 4 1 1 5 8 3 7 0 3 1 .213 .262 .361 .622
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 0 1 1 4 3 1 4 0 1 0 .200 .238 .450 .688
April   73 14 5 1 1 3 9 6 7 0 3 1 .192 .263 .329 .591
May   20 4 0 1 1 4 3 1 4 0 1 0 .200 .238 .450 .688
Spring Training   53 12 4 0 1 5 4 6 10 0 1 0 .226 .305 .358 .664
Last Year   455 107 19 2 6 44 26 27 76 5 0 0 .235 .275 .325 .600
2 Years Ago   406 115 17 4 5 48 50 44 60 3 12 3 .283 .355 .382 .737
Career   1829 440 62 21 27 195 166 149 286 16 30 12 .241 .300 .342 .641
Home   43 9 3 0 0 2 5 3 6 0 2 1 .209 .277 .279 .556
Road   50 9 2 2 2 5 7 4 5 0 2 0 .180 .241 .420 .661
Grass   93 18 5 2 2 7 12 7 11 0 4 1 .194 .257 .355 .612
Day   57 11 3 2 2 5 9 5 5 0 3 1 .193 .270 .421 .691
Night   36 7 2 0 0 2 3 2 6 0 1 0 .194 .237 .250 .487
As Starter   93 18 5 2 2 7 12 6 11 0 4 1 .194 .250 .355 .605
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   21 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .190 .261 .190 .451
Inning 1-3   35 10 4 1 1 4 7 1 3 0 3 1 .286 .324 .543 .867
Inning 4-6   28 4 1 1 1 3 5 3 5 0 1 0 .143 .226 .357 .583
Inning 7-9   29 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .138 .194 .138 .331
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   33 3 1 0 0 0 3 5 4 0 4 0 .091 .211 .121 .332
1 Outs   40 12 3 2 2 5 9 2 4 0 0 0 .300 .333 .625 .958
2 Outs   20 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 .150 .190 .200 .390
Scoring Position   18 3 1 1 1 6 3 0 2 0 4 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Bases Empty   61 12 4 1 1 1 8 6 9 0 0 1 .197 .279 .344 .624
Runner on 1st   14 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   46 10 5 2 0 3 7 5 11 0 0 1 .217 .308 .413 .721
First Pitch   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   18 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 0-2   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 1-0   7 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   11 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 .273 .333 .636 .970
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Count 2-2   18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .056 .056 .111 .167
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   10 4 1 1 0 3 2 5 3 0 0 0 .400 .600 .700 1.300
Behind in Count   36 10 3 1 0 0 6 0 4 0 1 1 .278 .297 .417 .714
Ahead in Count   14 3 0 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 .214 .312 .643 .955
Batting 2nd   71 14 4 0 2 6 9 4 9 0 3 1 .197 .250 .338 .588
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   15 3 1 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 .200 .294 .533 .827
Low Leverage   43 10 4 0 1 1 5 1 6 0 0 1 .233 .267 .395 .662
Medium Leverage   33 4 0 2 0 1 5 5 3 0 3 0 .121 .237 .242 .479
High Leverage   16 4 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 .250 .294 .500 .794
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 27 134 455 107 19 2 6 44 26 27 0 5 76 1 5 .235 .275 .325 .600 75 67 2.0
1977 Toronto - MLB 28 27 93 18 5 2 2 7 12 7 1 0 11 1 2 .194 .257 .355 .612 60 58 0.5
Total MLB 596 1829 440 62 21 27 195 166 149 12 16 286 12 17 .241 .300 .342 .641 83 78 12.3
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 1.4
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 134 133 247 571 109 847 29 .966 1160.1 6.34 +14.9 1.037
1977 Toronto - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.029
1977 Toronto - MLB SS 26 26 27 72 17 101 2 .980 216.2 4.11 +3.9 1.096
TOTAL 2B 6 4 7 15 3 22 0 1.000 38.2 5.12 +0.8 .997
TOTAL 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 -0.2 .000
TOTAL SS 582 544 869 2017 341 2991 105 .965 4628.2 5.61 +77.1 1.066
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.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/14/1977 Was traded by the Philadelphia Quakers to the Toronto Hurons, along with SP Keith Carpenter and LF Gary Rios, in exchange for 2B Gary Neyland.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 9 5
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