SS Vern Friend #20
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/15/1973
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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
134 410 100 5 9 5 41 32 61 .244 .304 .337 2 3.3
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
09/22/1973 PIT Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1973 @ WAS Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1973 @ WAS Win, 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1973 @ WAS Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/16/1973 @ NYK Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/1973 @ NYK Win, 10-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/14/1973 @ NYK Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1973 @ PIT Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/12/1973 @ PIT Win, 6-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1973 @ PIT Loss, 7-8 3 1 1 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: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:174 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 134 410 100 5 9 5 41 32 32 61 .244 .304 .337 .641 .281 .093 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 123 460 6 6 0 9 6 6 138 19 2 1 66.7 42.7 3.48 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   115 26 0 1 0 7 5 9 19 3 3 4 .226 .298 .243 .541
Versus Right   295 74 5 8 5 34 27 23 42 3 3 2 .251 .307 .373 .679
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   89 19 1 1 1 6 8 5 7 1 2 2 .213 .268 .281 .549
September   59 13 0 1 0 3 2 2 9 2 1 0 .220 .238 .254 .492
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   492 113 6 9 7 48 38 38 74 6 8 6 .230 .290 .321 .611
Home   206 55 3 5 3 18 21 17 30 1 2 2 .267 .327 .374 .701
Road   204 45 2 4 2 23 11 15 31 5 4 4 .221 .281 .299 .580
Grass   410 100 5 9 5 41 32 32 61 6 6 6 .244 .304 .337 .641
Day   190 49 2 6 3 18 15 15 24 1 3 5 .258 .327 .379 .706
Night   220 51 3 3 2 23 17 17 37 5 3 1 .232 .284 .300 .584
As Starter   404 99 5 9 5 41 32 31 61 6 6 6 .245 .304 .339 .643
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   67 17 0 2 0 7 4 4 7 1 1 0 .254 .292 .313 .605
Inning 1-3   145 35 4 3 2 10 11 8 22 3 2 1 .241 .280 .352 .632
Inning 4-6   158 41 1 3 1 20 12 16 23 2 3 5 .259 .343 .323 .665
Inning 7-9   102 23 0 3 2 11 9 8 15 1 1 0 .225 .279 .343 .622
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   133 28 1 3 3 9 11 5 25 1 6 2 .211 .248 .331 .579
1 Outs   132 33 2 3 2 13 17 10 17 5 0 3 .250 .307 .356 .663
2 Outs   145 39 2 3 0 19 4 17 19 0 0 1 .269 .350 .324 .674
Scoring Position   101 30 0 3 2 36 15 11 12 6 6 1 .297 .353 .416 .769
Bases Empty   206 51 4 5 3 3 11 15 32 0 0 3 .248 .308 .359 .667
Runner on 1st   103 19 1 1 0 2 6 6 17 0 0 2 .184 .243 .214 .457
Runner on 2nd   23 10 0 1 2 7 6 2 2 0 4 0 .435 .480 .783 1.263
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 11 0 2 0 7 8 2 2 0 1 0 .297 .333 .405 .739
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 7 0 2 2 4 0 0 .222 .267 .222 .489
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Bases Loaded   17 4 0 0 0 11 1 1 5 2 0 1 .235 .286 .235 .521
Two Strikes   151 28 0 5 2 14 12 12 61 2 0 3 .185 .256 .291 .547
First Pitch   74 18 2 3 1 8 6 6 0 2 2 3 .243 .318 .392 .710
Count 0-1   29 7 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 .241 .241 .241 .483
Count 0-2   21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 .048 .091 .048 .139
Count 1-0   44 17 1 0 1 7 4 0 0 1 1 0 .386 .378 .477 .855
Count 1-1   47 9 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .191 .191 .383
Count 1-2   44 12 0 2 1 7 3 0 19 2 0 2 .273 .292 .432 .723
Count 2-0   17 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .412 .824
Count 2-1   26 7 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .269 .259 .346 .605
Count 2-2   49 8 0 2 0 3 3 0 23 0 0 0 .163 .163 .245 .408
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   22 7 0 1 1 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 .318 .483 .545 1.028
Full Count   37 7 0 1 1 4 6 12 7 0 0 0 .189 .388 .324 .712
Behind in Count   94 20 0 2 1 11 6 0 31 2 3 3 .213 .232 .287 .520
Ahead in Count   109 38 3 1 2 14 10 14 0 2 1 0 .349 .416 .450 .866
Batting Leadoff   17 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .176 .263 .235 .498
Batting 2nd   80 18 2 3 2 10 10 4 6 1 2 0 .225 .259 .400 .659
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 6th   7 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .571 .821
Batting 7th   178 40 1 3 1 12 7 10 33 2 4 4 .225 .278 .281 .559
Batting 8th   119 36 1 2 2 14 12 16 18 2 0 1 .303 .384 .395 .779
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   176 50 3 4 3 12 16 17 25 0 0 2 .284 .354 .398 .752
Medium Leverage   167 36 2 4 1 12 8 12 23 4 4 3 .216 .274 .293 .568
High Leverage   64 14 0 1 1 17 8 3 11 2 2 1 .219 .257 .297 .554
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 77 77 3.3
Total MLB 183 492 113 6 9 7 48 38 38 6 6 74 2 2 .230 .290 .321 .611 69 69 3.6
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 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
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 174 140 227 541 63 793 25 .968 1229.2 5.62 +28.6 1.080
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 9 5
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