#53 Vern Stephens, Third Base, 37 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Friday, 10/6/1958 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vern Stephens
10/23/1920 37 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) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Prone 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 :
| Minor League Contract - - 17 Year(s), 16 Days (2940 total Days) 0 Day(s) 17 Year(s), 16 Days (2940 total Days) 19 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Talent | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 2 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 4 (Range), .971 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 5 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .958 (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 | | |
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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 |
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 |
1957 | 46 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .279 | .375 | .654 | MIL |
Total | 2161 | 7953 | 2336 | 363 | 45 | 314 | 1458 | 1244 | 894 | 2 | 68 | 808 | 21 | 22 | .294 | .362 | .469 | .832 | |
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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 |
1958, AAA | 128 | 523 | 64 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 59 | 53 | 120 | 3 | 0 | .122 | .205 | .185 | .391 |
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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% |
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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... Injured on 8/26/1957 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 3/4/1958 to a minor league contract. Injured on 4/5/1958 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
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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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