#53 Vern Stephens, Third Base, 35 yrs, Milwaukee Braves Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vern Stephens
10/23/1920 35 USA,NM,MCALISTER 5"10 195
Third Base 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average Normal Normal 1.0 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 16 Year(s), 16 Days (2768 total Days) 172 Day(s) 16 Year(s), 16 Days (2768 total Days) 17 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 2 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 5 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 6 (Range), .963 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/29 | @PHI | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
8/31 | @PHI | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/3 | @SLN | L 0-11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/5 | @CIN | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/6 | @CIN | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/10 | NYN | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/12 | @PHI | L 8-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/13 | @PHI | W 12-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/23 | @PIT | W 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | @PIT | W 8-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 61 | 107 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | .262 | .319 | .299 | .618 | .512 | .037 |
Projected | 64 | 113 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | .262 | .319 | .299 | .618 | .512 | .037 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 28 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 10.2 | 3.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 44 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .320 | .295 | .615 |
vs. RHP | 63 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .313 | .302 | .615 |
Close/Late | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .300 | .664 |
Scoring Position | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .345 | .280 | .625 |
Pinch Hitting | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .467 | .538 | 1.005 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 29 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .196 | .274 | .232 | .506 |
Road | 32 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .333 | .364 | .373 | .736 |
March/April | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
May | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .067 | .167 | .067 | .233 |
June | 11 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .360 | .385 | .400 | .785 |
July | 11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .208 | .296 | .208 | .505 |
August | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .300 | .391 | .400 | .791 |
Sept/Oct | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .263 | .263 | .526 |
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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 |
1953 | 149 | 552 | 157 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 100 | 83 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .350 | .491 | .840 | BSN,NL |
1954 | 145 | 558 | 176 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 115 | 83 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .375 | .511 | .886 | MIL,NL |
1955 | 144 | 537 | 136 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 73 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .312 | .363 | .675 | MIL |
1956 | 61 | 107 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .319 | .299 | .618 | MIL |
Total | 2115 | 7889 | 2319 | 359 | 45 | 313 | 1445 | 1237 | 892 | 2 | 66 | 793 | 21 | 22 | .294 | .363 | .470 | .833 | |
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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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Shortstop | 30 | 18 | 25 | 78 | 20 | 104 | 1 | .990 | 165.0 | 5.67 | | | | |
Leftfield | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 41.2 | 2.38 | | | | |
Rightfield | 8 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .923 | 40.1 | 2.90 | | | | |
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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... Was selected to the 1952 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... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1952, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 7 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... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cincinnati on 6/13/1952... Injuries Injured on 8/16/1951 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 10 runs on 4/26/1953... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1954, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Pittsburgh on 8/21/1954...
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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 1954 - 176 - 7th
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Doubles 1951 - 30 - 9th 1952 - 34 - 3rd
| Homeruns 1951 - 32 - 7th 1953 - 33 - 8th
| RBI 1950 - 109 - 10th 1951 - 130 - 3rd 1954 - 115 - 5th
| BB 1952 - 83 - 10th
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