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Bernie Friberg
Bernard Albert Friberg
born Gustaf Bernhard Friberg

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 178 lb.

Debut August 20, 1919
Final Game June 27, 1933
Born August 18, 1899 in Manchester, NH
Died December 8, 1958 in Lynn, MA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1919 19 CHC NL   8   20    0    4   1  0   0    1   0      0   2  .200  .200  .250   34    5   0           0    
 1920 20 CHC NL  50  114   11   24   5  1   0    7   2  2   6  20  .211  .250  .272   48   31   4           0    
 1922 22 CHC NL  97  296   51   92   8  2   0   23   8 10  37  37  .311  .391  .351   91  104   8           2    
 1923 23 CHC NL 146  547   91  174  27 11  12   88  13 19  45  49  .318  .372  .473  122  259  23           2    
 1924 24 CHC NL 142  495   67  138  19  3   5   82  19 27  66  53  .279  .369  .360   95  178  21           5    
 1925 25 TOT NL 135  456   53  121  17  4   6   38   1  2  53  57  .265  .344  .360   76  164   8           2    
         CHC NL  44  152   12   39   5  3   1   16   0  1  14  22  .257  .327  .349   71   53   3           2    
         PHI NL  91  304   41   82  12  1   5   22   1  1  39  35  .270  .353  .365   78  111   5           0    
 1926 26 PHI NL 144  478   38  128  21  3   1   51   2     57  77  .268  .346  .331   76  158  18           0    
 1927 27 PHI NL 111  335   31   78   8  2   1   28   3     41  49  .233  .322  .278   64   93  17           3    
 1928 28 PHI NL  52   94   11   19   3  0   1    7   0     12  16  .202  .292  .266   43   25   7           0    
 1929 29 PHI NL 128  455   74  137  21 10   7   55   1     49  54  .301  .370  .437   95  199  13           1     MVP-18
 1930 30 PHI NL 105  331   62  113  21  1   4   42   1     47  35  .341  .425  .447  105  148   8           1    
 1931 31 PHI NL 103  353   33   92  19  5   1   26   1     33  25  .261  .324  .351   76  124   6           0    
 1932 32 PHI NL  61  154   17   37   8  2   0   14   0     19  23  .240  .324  .318   66   49   5           0    
 1933 33 BOS AL  17   41    5   13   3  0   0    9   0  0   6   1  .317  .404  .390  110   16   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1299 4169  544 1170 181 44  38  471  51 60 471 498  .281  .356  .373   87 1553 139   0   0  16   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        520   68  146  23  5   5   59   6  7  59  62  .281  .356  .373   87  194  17   0   0   2   0
 Career High    146  547   91  174  27 11  12   88  19 27  66  77  .341  .425  .473  122  259  23   0   0   5   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1919 19 CHC NL   20   16    1   1.7    83| .200  .265| .200  .320| .250  .349| .450  .668|  34  .204  -1.6  -0.2     
 1920 20 CHC NL  124   96    7   2.0    92| .211  .279| .250  .333| .272  .371| .522  .703|  48  .228  -7.7  -0.8  50%
 1922 22 CHC NL  343  222   39   4.7   114| .311  .304| .391  .362| .351  .422| .742  .784|  91  .478  -1.9  -0.2  44%
 1923 23 CHC NL  617  415   90   5.8   107| .318  .293| .372  .352| .473  .408| .845  .760| 122  .593  16.2   1.6  40%
 1924 24 CHC NL  587  405   59   3.9   105| .279  .291| .369  .347| .360  .406| .729  .752|  95  .430  -0.3   0.0  41%
 1925 25 TOT NL  519  345   56   4.3   119| .265  .308| .344  .366| .360  .439| .704  .806|  76  .426 -16.7  -1.5  33%
         CHC NL  171  117   17   3.9   116| .257  .303| .327  .361| .349  .432| .676  .793|  71  .377  -6.8  -0.6   0%
         PHI NL  348  228   39   4.6   121| .270  .310| .353  .369| .365  .443| .718  .812|  78  .449  -9.9  -0.9  50%
 1926 26 PHI NL  553  368   55   4.0   110| .268  .298| .346  .359| .331  .413| .677  .772|  76  .442 -15.2  -1.5     
 1927 27 PHI NL  396  274   29   2.8   101| .233  .285| .322  .343| .278  .393| .600  .736|  64  .293 -15.0  -1.5     
 1928 28 PHI NL  113   82    7   2.3   115| .202  .299| .292  .364| .266  .425| .558  .789|  43  .205  -8.2  -0.8     
 1929 29 PHI NL  518  331   73   5.9   126| .301  .312| .370  .377| .437  .454| .807  .831|  95  .531  -5.0  -0.4     
 1930 30 PHI NL  387  226   63   7.4   133| .341  .321| .425  .380| .447  .477| .872  .857| 105  .605   5.4   0.5     
 1931 31 PHI NL  392  267   40   4.0   110| .261  .295| .324  .355| .351  .416| .675  .771|  76  .435 -12.6  -1.2     
 1932 32 PHI NL  178  122   16   3.5   112| .240  .297| .324  .351| .318  .430| .642  .781|  66  .372  -7.4  -0.7     
 1933 33 BOS AL   48   29    6   5.6   107| .317  .282| .404  .353| .390  .406| .794  .760| 110  .571   1.0   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     4795 3198  541   4.5   113| .281  .299| .356  .359| .373  .423| .729  .781|  87  .467 -69.1  -6.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1925 25 PHI NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    4.0    4    2    2   0    3    1   0   0    17       0  4.50  4.73  105 1.750
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    4.0    4    2    2   0    3    1   0   0    17       0  4.50  4.73  105 1.750
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0  272.0  272  136  136   0  204   68   0   0  1156   0   0  4.50  4.73  105 1.750

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1919 19 CHC NL OF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .963 1.86 2.19 2 5 0 1920 20 CHC NL 2B 24 57 74 5 9 .963 .963 5.46 5.45 OF 24 28 2 1 0 .968 .965 1.25 2.21 15 8 3 1922 22 CHC NL OF 74 126 13 4 4 .972 .962 1.88 2.26 8 11 55 1B 6 44 1 0 4 1.000 .989 7.50 10.22 3B 5 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.20 2.92 2B 3 2 4 0 2 1.000 .968 2.00 5.57 1923 23 CHC NL 3B 146 168 294 22 33 .955 .947 3.16 2.95 1924 24 CHC NL 3B 142 163 268 21 21 .954 .956 3.04 2.81 1925 25 TOT NL 3B 40 39 57 8 9 .923 .938 2.40 2.85 CHC NL 3B 26 24 40 8 5 .889 .938 2.46 2.85 OF 12 18 1 0 0 1.000 .969 1.58 2.33 12 0 0 1B 6 46 3 0 2 1.000 .990 8.17 9.73 SS 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 5.20 PHI NL 2B 77 181 257 16 36 .965 .967 5.69 5.61 3B 14 15 17 0 4 1.000 .938 2.29 2.85 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 0 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 2.48 0 4.0 1926 26 PHI NL 2B 144 381 512 22 89 .976 .965 6.20 5.29 1927 27 PHI NL 3B 103 124 226 15 23 .959 .945 3.40 2.82 2B 5 10 12 0 1 1.000 .965 4.40 5.64 1928 28 PHI NL SS 31 45 63 11 17 .908 .950 3.48 5.22 3B 5 4 11 0 1 1.000 .943 3.00 2.96 2B 3 2 4 0 1 1.000 .968 2.00 5.70 OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 2.30 2 1 0 1B 2 9 1 0 1 1.000 .990 5.00 10.15 1929 29 PHI NL SS 73 132 190 27 32 .923 .950 4.41 5.37 OF 40 102 5 1 1 .991 .973 2.67 2.38 18 19 4 2B 8 10 19 0 2 1.000 .967 3.62 5.46 1B 2 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 4.00 10.25 1930 30 PHI NL 2B 44 104 141 12 26 .953 .963 5.57 5.59 OF 35 66 4 5 1 .933 .968 2.00 2.28 27 8 0 SS 12 6 10 2 2 .889 .952 1.33 5.36 3B 8 9 20 2 0 .935 .951 3.62 2.71 1931 31 PHI NL 2B 64 159 206 17 43 .955 .964 5.70 5.22 3B 25 21 46 3 0 .957 .944 2.68 2.72 1B 5 34 5 1 2 .975 .990 7.80 9.64 SS 3 6 11 0 3 1.000 .955 5.67 5.07 1932 32 PHI NL 2B 56 107 137 11 22 .957 .969 4.36 5.44 1933 33 BOS AL 2B 6 14 24 2 5 .950 .972 6.33 5.63 3B 5 2 5 1 0 .875 .959 1.40 2.72 SS 2 1 3 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 5.05
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1922 22 CHC NL 1B 6 44 1 0 4 1.000 .989 7.50 10.22 1925 25 CHC NL 1B 6 46 3 0 2 1.000 .990 8.17 9.73 1928 28 PHI NL 1B 2 9 1 0 1 1.000 .990 5.00 10.15 1929 29 PHI NL 1B 2 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 4.00 10.25 1931 31 PHI NL 1B 5 34 5 1 2 .975 .990 7.80 9.64 1920 20 CHC NL 2B 24 57 74 5 9 .963 .963 5.46 5.45 1922 22 CHC NL 2B 3 2 4 0 2 1.000 .968 2.00 5.57 1925 25 PHI NL 2B 77 181 257 16 36 .965 .967 5.69 5.61 1926 26 PHI NL 2B 144 381 512 22 89 .976 .965 6.20 5.29 1927 27 PHI NL 2B 5 10 12 0 1 1.000 .965 4.40 5.64 1928 28 PHI NL 2B 3 2 4 0 1 1.000 .968 2.00 5.70 1929 29 PHI NL 2B 8 10 19 0 2 1.000 .967 3.62 5.46 1930 30 PHI NL 2B 44 104 141 12 26 .953 .963 5.57 5.59 1931 31 PHI NL 2B 64 159 206 17 43 .955 .964 5.70 5.22 1932 32 PHI NL 2B 56 107 137 11 22 .957 .969 4.36 5.44 1933 33 BOS AL 2B 6 14 24 2 5 .950 .972 6.33 5.63 1922 22 CHC NL 3B 5 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.20 2.92 1923 23 CHC NL 3B 146 168 294 22 33 .955 .947 3.16 2.95 1924 24 CHC NL 3B 142 163 268 21 21 .954 .956 3.04 2.81 1925 25 TOT NL 3B 40 39 57 8 9 .923 .938 2.40 2.85 CHC NL 3B 26 24 40 8 5 .889 .938 2.46 2.85 PHI NL 3B 14 15 17 0 4 1.000 .938 2.29 2.85 1927 27 PHI NL 3B 103 124 226 15 23 .959 .945 3.40 2.82 1928 28 PHI NL 3B 5 4 11 0 1 1.000 .943 3.00 2.96 1930 30 PHI NL 3B 8 9 20 2 0 .935 .951 3.62 2.71 1931 31 PHI NL 3B 25 21 46 3 0 .957 .944 2.68 2.72 1933 33 BOS AL 3B 5 2 5 1 0 .875 .959 1.40 2.72 1925 25 PHI NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 0 1919 19 CHC NL OF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .963 1.86 2.19 2 5 0 1920 20 CHC NL OF 24 28 2 1 0 .968 .965 1.25 2.21 15 8 3 1922 22 CHC NL OF 74 126 13 4 4 .972 .962 1.88 2.26 8 11 55 1925 25 CHC NL OF 12 18 1 0 0 1.000 .969 1.58 2.33 12 0 0 1928 28 PHI NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 2.30 2 1 0 1929 29 PHI NL OF 40 102 5 1 1 .991 .973 2.67 2.38 18 19 4 1930 30 PHI NL OF 35 66 4 5 1 .933 .968 2.00 2.28 27 8 0 1925 25 PHI NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 2.48 0 4.0 1925 25 CHC NL SS 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 5.20 1928 28 PHI NL SS 31 45 63 11 17 .908 .950 3.48 5.22 1929 29 PHI NL SS 73 132 190 27 32 .923 .950 4.41 5.37 1930 30 PHI NL SS 12 6 10 2 2 .889 .952 1.33 5.36 1931 31 PHI NL SS 3 6 11 0 3 1.000 .955 5.67 5.07 1933 33 BOS AL SS 2 1 3 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 5.05
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total 3B 479 533 930 72 87 .953 .949 3.05 2.85 2B 434 1027 1390 85 236 .966 .965 5.57 5.41 OF 195 355 25 11 6 .972 .967 1.95 2.28 84 52 62 SS 123 190 277 41 55 .919 .950 3.80 5.32 1B 21 141 10 1 9 .993 .990 7.19 9.94 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 0 P* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0 4.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1254 2246 2632 210 393 .959 .960 3.89 4.01
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1929-NL-18-0.05
Car-1073-0.05 shares

On-base %
1930 NL-.425-10

Home Runs
1923 NL-12-8

RBI
1924 NL-82-10

Bases on Balls
1924 NL-66-5

Strikeouts
1923 NL-49-7
1924 NL-53-6
1925 NL-57-3
1926 NL-77-1
1927 NL-49-7
1929 NL-54-8

Stolen Bases
1924 NL-19-9

Hit By Pitch
1924 NL-5-10

Sac. Hits
1923 NL-23-4
1924 NL-21-2

Caught Stealing
1923 NL-19-3
1924 NL-27-1

Power/Speed Number
1923 NL-12.5-8

Youngest Player
1919 NL-19-5
1920 NL-20-10

Gray Ink: Batting - 12 (1262) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 16.5 (870) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 7.5 (1255) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 15, 1925: Selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.

Before 1933 Season: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

January 7, 1933: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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