#60 Vern "Junior" Stephens, Shortstop, 25 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vern Stephens Junior 10/23/1920 25 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 3.0 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 : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,300,000 1945 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 108 Days (624 total Days) 4 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 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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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 |
Total | 456 | 1634 | 435 | 85 | 8 | 102 | 337 | 286 | 228 | 4 | 18 | 173 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .354 | .515 | .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% |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Homeruns 1942 - 40 - 8th
| RBI 1942 - 136 - 7th
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