#63 Vern Bickford, Reliever, 38 yrs, No Team Friday, 10/6/1958 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vern Bickford
8/17/1920 38 USA,KY,HELLIER 6"0 195
Reliever R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Prone 2.5 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 :
| Free Agent - - 9 Year(s), 113 Days (1661 total Days) 0 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 53 Days (1773 total Days) 11 Year(s)
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 5 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Talent | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 53 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1948 | 42 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5.08 | 250.0 | 304 | 141 | 141 | 24 | 120 | 155 | 17 | 2 | 1.70 | .000 | BSN |
1949 | 42 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4.43 | 250.0 | 264 | 123 | 123 | 21 | 105 | 182 | 17 | 2 | 1.48 | .000 | BSN |
1950 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 17.1 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | .419 | BSN |
1951 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4.34 | 56.0 | 56 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .282 | BSN |
1952 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.78 | 47.2 | 38 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | .221 | BSN |
1953 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 4.30 | 69.0 | 69 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | .266 | BSN |
1954 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 | 50.1 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.39 | .258 | MIL |
1955 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.87 | 36.2 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.85 | .370 | PIT |
1956 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4.32 | 58.1 | 53 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.39 | .233 | PIT |
1957 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.95 | 44.0 | 60 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 | .333 | PIT |
Total | 459 | 70 | 55 | 39 | 46 | 4.80 | 879.1 | 968 | 480 | 469 | 94 | 417 | 508 | 34 | 4 | 1.58 | 1.027 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1950, AAA | 56 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4.24 | 46.2 | 52 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | .389 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1950 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 33 | 250 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .190 | .180 | .370 | BSN |
1949 | 37 | 250 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .190 | .180 | .370 | BSN |
1950 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BSN |
1951 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BSN |
1952 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BSN |
1953 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BSN |
1954 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | MIL |
1955 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT |
1956 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 1.000 | PIT |
1957 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | PIT |
Total | 445 | 520 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 15 | 119 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .190 | .185 | .375 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Awards Won World Championship with Boston (N) in 1951... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/9/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $3,260,002 per year... 6/29/1956: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $2,560,000 per year, for 2 years. Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1956, off Bill Henry (BRO)... Released by Pittsburgh on 3/5/1958...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1953 - 27 - 4th 1956 - 6 - 9th
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