Bernie Friberg
Bernard Albert Friberg
 
born Gustaf Bernhard Friberg
Born: August 18, 1899 in Manchester, NH
Died: December 8, 1958 - 59 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'11" Wt: 178
(legend)
Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- High School: Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA)

Comparison

Comparison
Third Basemen
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Heinie Groh
1912 - 1927
3B
48.4
 
45.2
8.6
0.0
5.3
2 Pie Traynor
1920 - 1937
3B
36.2
Pl
 
39.9
2.0
0.0
5.8
3 Willie Kamm
1923 - 1935
3B
35.3
 
30.2
9.5
0.0
4.4
4 Jimmie Dykes
1918 - 1939
3B
35.2
WW1
 
36.5
4.0
0.0
5.3
5 Freddie Lindstrom
1924 - 1936
3B
28.4
Pl
 
26.7
2.6
0.0
0.9
6 Ossie Bluege
1922 - 1939
3B
28.2
 
21.2
12.4
0.0
5.5
7 Milt Stock
1913 - 1926
3B
22.6
 
26.9
1.9
0.0
6.2
8 Jimmy Austin
1909 - 1929
3B
22.4
 
24.0
4.7
0.0
6.3
9 Jimmy Johnston
1911 - 1926
3B
16.5
 
19.8
-1.9
0.0
1.5
10 Sammy Hale
1920 - 1930
3B
12.5
 
10.6
4.0
0.0
2.1
11 Andy High
1922 - 1934
3B
12.2
WWB
 
16.6
-0.4
0.0
4.0
12 Les Bell
1923 - 1931
3B
10.4
 
14.4
-1.1
0.0
2.9
13 Fred Haney
1922 - 1929
3B
9.4
 
8.8
2.5
0.0
1.9
14 Joe Dugan
1917 - 1931
3B
9.2
 
12.2
2.7
0.0
5.7
15 Chuck Dressen
1925 - 1933
3B
8.5
 
6.6
3.8
0.0
1.9
16 Bob Jones
1917 - 1925
3B
6.5
 
4.6
4.5
0.0
2.6
17 Russ Wrightstone
1920 - 1928
3B
5.9
 
11.4
-5.1
0.0
0.5
18 Babe Pinelli
1918 - 1927
3B
5.7
 
3.1
5.5
0.0
2.9
19 Gene Robertson
1919 - 1930
3B
4.5
 
6.0
0.3
0.0
1.9
20 Bernie Friberg
1919 - 1933
3B
4.3
 
9.4
-2.3
0.2
2.9
21 Doc Prothro
1920 - 1926
3B
3.5
 
3.5
0.5
0.0
0.5
22 Danny Clark
1922 - 1927
3B
3.0
 
2.6
0.7
0.0
0.3
23 Rube Lutzke
1923 - 1927
3B
2.3
 
0.6
3.6
0.0
1.8
24 Howard Freigau
1922 - 1928
3B
1.8
 
3.8
0.1
0.0
2.1
25 Otto Miller
1927 - 1932
3B
1.5
 
0.8
1.3
0.0
0.6
26 Ed Taylor
1926 - 1926
3B
1.1
WW2
 
1.4
0.1
0.0
0.4
27 Clyde Beck
1926 - 1931
3B
1.0
 
-1.0
3.8
0.0
1.9
28 Ernie Padgett
1923 - 1927
3B
0.8
WW1
 
1.4
0.3
0.0
0.9
29 Mike Gazella
1923 - 1928
3B
0.5
 
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.5
30 Randy Reese
1927 - 1930
3B
0.4
 
-0.0
0.5
0.0
0.1
31 Bobby Reeves
1926 - 1931
3B
0.3
 
2.5
-0.5
0.2
1.8
32 Ralph Michaels
1924 - 1926
3B
0.2
 
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
33 Jim Battle
1927 - 1927
3B
0.1
 
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
34 Elmer Yoter
1921 - 1928
3B
0.1
 
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
35 William Marriott
1917 - 1927
3B
0.0
 
1.0
-0.3
0.0
0.6
36 Heinie Odom
1925 - 1925
3B
0.0
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
37 Julie Wera
1927 - 1929
3B
0.0
 
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
38 Mike McNally
1915 - 1925
3B
0.0
WW1
 
-1.1
2.4
0.0
1.3
39 Joe Mellana
1927 - 1927
3B
-0.0
 
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40 Hank Schreiber
1914 - 1926
3B
-0.1
 
-0.4
0.5
0.0
0.1
41 Dutch Ussat
1925 - 1927
3B
-0.1
 
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
42 Billy Mullen
1920 - 1928
3B
-0.1
 
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
43 Bob Barrett
1923 - 1929
3B
-0.1
 
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.5
44 Homer Ezzell
1923 - 1925
3B
-0.1
 
-0.4
1.1
0.0
0.8
45 Ed Cotter
1926 - 1926
3B
-0.1
WW2
 
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
46 Jack Warner
1925 - 1933
3B
-0.2
 
0.0
1.3
0.0
1.5
47 Joe Graves
1926 - 1926
3B
-0.2
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
48 Harry Wilke
1927 - 1927
3B
-0.2
 
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
49 Harry Riconda
1923 - 1930
3B
-0.5
 
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.8
50 Red Rollings
1927 - 1930
3B
-0.5
 
-0.5
0.2
0.0
0.2
 
  Bernie Friberg
1919 - 1933
3B
4.3
 
9.4
-2.3
0.2
2.9
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