#53 Vern Stephens, Shortstop, 31 yrs, Milwaukee Braves Tuesday, 10/3/1952 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vern Stephens
10/23/1920 31 USA,NM,MCALISTER 5"10 190
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 15,000,000 1957 12 Year(s), 16 Days (2080 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 16 Days (2080 total Days) 13 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
Versus LHP | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
Versus RHP | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 |
Talent | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 3 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 10 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 11 (Range), .963 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 6 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 20 Outfield Arm : 11
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | CIN | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/14 | CIN | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/15 | SLN | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/16 | SLN | L 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/17 | SLN | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | @BRO | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/20 | @BRO | W 8-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @BRO | W 6-1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/22 | @NYN | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @NYN | W 11-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 564 | 163 | 34 | 2 | 18 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 47 | .289 | .379 | .452 | .831 | .797 | .163 |
Projected | 156 | 593 | 171 | 36 | 2 | 19 | 92 | 95 | 87 | 49 | .289 | .379 | .452 | .831 | .797 | .163 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 650 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 255 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 95.4 | 6.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 214 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .361 | .449 | .809 |
vs. RHP | 350 | 103 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .389 | .454 | .843 |
Close/Late | 75 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .424 | .600 | 1.024 |
Scoring Position | 146 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .412 | .438 | .851 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 281 | 79 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 40 | 30 | 26 | .281 | .347 | .431 | .778 |
Road | 73 | 283 | 84 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 21 | .297 | .408 | .473 | .881 |
March/April | 24 | 93 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | .312 | .413 | .559 | .972 |
May | 27 | 100 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 10 | .280 | .374 | .410 | .784 |
June | 25 | 101 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 4 | .356 | .442 | .525 | .966 |
July | 24 | 90 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | .178 | .302 | .278 | .580 |
August | 28 | 107 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 10 | .355 | .431 | .589 | 1.020 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 73 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 9 | .219 | .260 | .288 | .547 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 131 | 500 | 126 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 81 | 69 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 2 | .252 | .313 | .402 | .715 | SLA |
1942 | 131 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 82 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .470 | .833 | SLA |
1943 | 131 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 82 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .470 | .833 | SLA |
1944 | 131 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 82 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .470 | .833 | SLA |
1945 | 131 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 82 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .470 | .833 | SLA |
1946 | 131 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 82 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .470 | .833 | SLA |
1947 | 131 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 82 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .470 | .833 | SLA |
1948 | 131 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 82 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .470 | .833 | BOS |
1949 | 131 | 500 | 148 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 95 | 82 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 2 | .296 | .363 | .470 | .833 | BOS |
1950 | 149 | 543 | 154 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 109 | 81 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 3 | .284 | .381 | .473 | .855 | BOS |
1951 | 140 | 528 | 195 | 30 | 5 | 32 | 130 | 93 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .369 | .433 | .627 | 1.060 | BOS,AL |
1952 | 148 | 564 | 163 | 34 | 2 | 18 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .379 | .452 | .831 | BSN,NL |
Total | 1616 | 6135 | 1822 | 297 | 38 | 243 | 1167 | 989 | 720 | 0 | 47 | 615 | 20 | 21 | .297 | .368 | .477 | .845 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .400 | .522 | .922 |
Total | 6 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .400 | .522 | .922 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 16 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1.000 | 123.2 | 2.98 | | | | |
Shortstop | 127 | 127 | 176 | 474 | 84 | 672 | 22 | .967 | 1145.1 | 5.28 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/5/1952 to a 6-year deal worth $15,000,000 per year... All Star Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1950, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1951, hitting .458 with 1 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1951, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1951, hitting .563 with 1 HR, 12 RBI... Achievements Drove in 7 runs against Washington on 8/15/1950... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 5/6/1951... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 7/15/1951... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/4/1951... Injuries Injured on 8/16/1951 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1952, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cincinnati on 6/13/1952... Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1951 - .369 - 2nd
| OBP 1951 - .433 - 4th
| SLG 1951 - .627 - 2nd
| OPS 1951 - 1.060 - 2nd
| Hits 1951 - 195 - 1st
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Doubles 1951 - 30 - 9th
| Homeruns 1951 - 32 - 7th
| RBI 1950 - 109 - 10th 1951 - 130 - 3rd
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