#60 Vern "Junior" Stephens, Shortstop, 26 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Monday, 10/23/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vern Stephens Junior 10/23/1920 26 USA,NM,MCALISTER 5"10 185
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,300,000 1946 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 108 Days (796 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 6 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 6 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | PHI | L 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #4 | | |
9/24 | PHI | L 5-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/26 | @CIN | L 14-15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @CIN | L 3-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | PIT | L 7-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/29 | @BSN | W 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | CHC | W 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @PIT | L 2-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/2 | @STL | L 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/4 | NYN | L 5-10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 131 | 230 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 45 | .291 | .383 | .483 | .866 | .892 | .191 |
Projected | 131 | 230 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 45 | .291 | .383 | .483 | .866 | .892 | .191 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 32 | 269 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 45.8 | 7.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 63 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .425 | .508 | .933 |
vs. RHP | 167 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .365 | .473 | .838 |
Close/Late | 50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .424 | .560 | .984 |
Scoring Position | 81 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .424 | .605 | 1.029 |
Pinch Hitting | 74 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .368 | .486 | .854 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 70 | 118 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 28 | .254 | .328 | .381 | .710 |
Road | 61 | 112 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 17 | .330 | .435 | .589 | 1.024 |
March/April | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .467 | .643 | 1.110 |
May | 22 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .276 | .500 | .776 |
June | 21 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | .368 | .536 | .368 | .904 |
July | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .200 | .360 | .450 | .810 |
August | 24 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | .222 | .333 | .472 | .806 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 113 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 20 | .310 | .385 | .487 | .871 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 156 | 557 | 152 | 32 | 3 | 40 | 136 | 101 | 69 | 2 | 9 | 77 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .350 | .557 | .907 | BRO |
1943 | 156 | 556 | 145 | 27 | 1 | 32 | 103 | 88 | 80 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .350 | .486 | .836 | BRO |
1944 | 144 | 521 | 138 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 98 | 97 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .362 | .503 | .865 | BRO |
1946 | 131 | 230 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .383 | .483 | .866 | BRO |
Total | 587 | 1864 | 502 | 91 | 9 | 114 | 389 | 325 | 264 | 4 | 21 | 218 | 1 | 2 | .269 | .358 | .511 | .869 | |
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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 |
1941, AAA | 138 | 529 | 185 | 23 | 3 | 77 | 188 | 133 | 85 | 87 | 4 | 8 | .350 | .436 | .841 | 1.277 |
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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 |
1941 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .310 | .423 | .733 |
1942 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .324 | .563 | .887 |
1943 | 14 | 56 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .435 | .518 | .953 |
1944 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .313 | .370 | .683 |
Total | 37 | 141 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .362 | .482 | .845 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .0 |
First Base | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Second Base | 11 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 6.14 | | | | |
Third Base | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 1.00 | | | | |
Shortstop | 79 | 29 | 53 | 126 | 33 | 191 | 12 | .937 | 358.0 | 4.80 | | | | |
Leftfield | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 1.06 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1941... Had first career hit on 4/1/1942, off Virgil Trucks (NYN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1942, off Dizzy Dean (PHI)... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/15/1942... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 9/4/1942... Injured on 9/17/1944 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/15/1945 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 1942 - 40 - 8th
| RBI 1942 - 136 - 7th
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