SS Vern Friend #20
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/20/1973
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SS VERN FRIEND #20 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 318 80 4 8 4 36 28 49 .252 .316 .352 1 3.1
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: - 75 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: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/19/1973 STL Loss, 2-5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/18/1973 STL Win, 9-3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
08/17/1973 STL Win, 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/16/1973 SDC Win, 5-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/15/1973 SDC Win, 7-4 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
08/14/1973 SDC Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1973 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1973 @ CLE Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1973 @ CIN Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1973 @ CIN Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 73 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 22nd Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 105 318 80 4 8 4 36 28 28 49 .252 .316 .352 .669 .291 .101 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 359 4 6 0 6 5 4 112 16 1 1 50.0 36.3 3.85 3.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 20 0 0 0 6 4 9 17 2 2 2 .213 .290 .213 .502
Versus Right   224 60 4 8 4 30 24 19 32 2 3 2 .268 .328 .411 .739
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 7 0 1 0 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 .304 .360 .391 .751
April   28 7 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 1 .250 .344 .250 .594
May   51 14 0 0 0 7 1 6 11 0 1 1 .275 .362 .275 .637
June   84 22 1 3 1 9 7 11 10 1 0 1 .262 .351 .381 .731
July   99 25 3 4 3 15 11 5 19 2 2 1 .253 .290 .455 .744
August   56 12 0 1 0 4 6 3 4 1 2 0 .214 .250 .250 .500
Spring Training   47 14 0 0 0 1 4 5 10 0 0 2 .298 .389 .298 .687
Last Year   62 9 1 0 1 5 5 6 8 0 2 0 .145 .221 .210 .430
2 Years Ago   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   400 93 5 8 6 43 34 34 62 4 7 4 .233 .296 .330 .626
Home   173 47 2 5 3 16 19 15 26 0 2 1 .272 .333 .393 .726
Road   145 33 2 3 1 20 9 13 23 4 3 3 .228 .297 .303 .600
Grass   318 80 4 8 4 36 28 28 49 4 5 4 .252 .316 .352 .669
Day   141 42 2 5 3 16 14 14 17 0 2 3 .298 .373 .447 .820
Night   177 38 2 3 1 20 14 14 32 4 3 1 .215 .270 .277 .547
As Starter   312 79 4 8 4 36 28 27 49 4 5 4 .253 .317 .356 .673
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   54 14 0 1 0 6 2 3 5 1 0 0 .259 .293 .296 .589
Inning 1-3   112 27 3 3 2 9 11 7 18 2 2 0 .241 .281 .375 .656
Inning 4-6   119 34 1 3 1 18 11 14 18 1 3 4 .286 .377 .370 .747
Inning 7-9   82 18 0 2 1 9 6 7 12 1 0 0 .220 .278 .305 .583
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   99 23 1 3 3 7 9 4 21 0 5 1 .232 .269 .394 .663
1 Outs   98 23 1 3 1 11 15 8 13 4 0 2 .235 .295 .337 .631
2 Outs   121 34 2 2 0 18 4 16 15 0 0 1 .281 .370 .331 .700
Scoring Position   73 24 0 3 2 32 13 10 7 4 5 1 .329 .398 .493 .891
Bases Empty   159 40 3 4 2 2 10 13 27 0 0 1 .252 .312 .358 .671
Runner on 1st   86 16 1 1 0 2 5 5 15 0 0 2 .186 .247 .221 .468
Runner on 2nd   17 9 0 1 2 7 6 2 1 0 3 0 .529 .579 1.000 1.579
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 7 0 2 0 6 6 2 1 0 1 0 .318 .375 .500 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 .286 .273 .286 .558
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Bases Loaded   16 4 0 0 0 10 1 1 4 1 0 1 .250 .316 .250 .566
Two Strikes   119 21 0 4 1 11 9 9 49 1 0 2 .176 .244 .269 .513
First Pitch   60 16 1 3 1 8 6 6 0 2 2 2 .267 .343 .433 .776
Count 0-1   23 6 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 .261 .261 .261 .522
Count 0-2   19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 .053 .100 .053 .153
Count 1-0   39 15 1 0 1 7 4 0 0 1 1 0 .385 .375 .487 .862
Count 1-1   28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 .107 .107 .214
Count 1-2   35 8 0 2 0 4 1 0 16 1 0 1 .229 .243 .343 .586
Count 2-0   12 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
Count 2-1   19 7 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .474 .842
Count 2-2   37 6 0 1 0 3 3 0 18 0 0 0 .162 .162 .216 .378
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 7 0 1 1 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 .389 .560 .667 1.227
Full Count   28 6 0 1 1 4 5 9 5 0 0 0 .214 .405 .393 .798
Behind in Count   77 15 0 2 0 8 4 0 26 1 2 2 .195 .212 .247 .459
Ahead in Count   88 34 3 1 2 13 10 13 0 1 1 0 .386 .461 .511 .972
Batting Leadoff   17 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .176 .263 .235 .498
Batting 2nd   66 15 1 3 1 8 9 3 4 1 2 0 .227 .257 .379 .636
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   7 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .571 .821
Batting 7th   136 32 1 2 1 11 7 9 25 1 3 3 .235 .295 .294 .589
Batting 8th   89 28 1 2 2 12 10 14 16 1 0 1 .315 .410 .438 .848
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   139 41 2 4 2 10 15 15 21 0 0 0 .295 .364 .410 .774
Medium Leverage   132 29 2 3 1 11 8 11 20 3 3 3 .220 .289 .303 .592
High Leverage   44 10 0 1 1 15 5 2 6 1 2 1 .227 .271 .341 .612
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 24 105 318 80 4 8 4 36 28 28 4 4 49 1 1 .252 .316 .352 .669 84 84 3.1
Total MLB 154 400 93 5 8 6 43 34 34 4 4 62 1 2 .233 .296 .330 .626 74 73 3.3
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 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 103 94 155 363 42 533 15 .972 808.1 5.77 +21.9 1.091
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 145 111 187 445 54 650 18 .972 993.2 5.72 +26.0 1.091
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).
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