Vern Bickford Stats
Vern Bickford was born on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, in Hellier, Kentucky. Bickford was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1948, with the Boston Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Vern Bickford baseball stats page.
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"And another thing - all that talk about (Warren) Spahn and (Johnny) Sain and two days of rain is bunk. Sure, they pitched fine ball, but so did Vern Bickford and Bill Voiselle, yet nobody ever gave those two any credit." - Catcher Phil Masi in Baseball Digest (Art Ahrens, February 1978) |
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| Year |
Team |
G |
GS |
GF |
W |
L |
PCT |
ERA |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
BFP |
H |
ER |
R |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
WP |
HBP |
BK |
HLD |
| 1948 |
Braves |
33 |
22 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
.688 |
3.27 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
146.0 |
625 |
125 |
53 |
59 |
9 |
63 |
- |
60 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
- |
| 1949 |
Braves |
37 |
36 |
1 |
16 |
11 |
.593 |
4.25 |
15 |
2 |
0 |
230.2 |
1,026 |
246 |
109 |
125 |
20 |
106 |
- |
101 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
- |
| 1950 |
Braves |
40 |
39 |
1 |
19 |
14 |
.576 |
3.47 |
27 |
2 |
0 |
311.2 |
1,325 |
293 |
120 |
135 |
25 |
122 |
- |
126 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
- |
| 1951 |
Braves |
25 |
20 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
.550 |
3.12 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
164.2 |
697 |
146 |
57 |
68 |
7 |
76 |
- |
76 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
- |
| 1952 |
Braves |
26 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
.368 |
3.74 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
161.1 |
690 |
165 |
67 |
73 |
7 |
64 |
- |
62 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- |
| 1953 |
Braves |
20 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
5 |
.286 |
5.28 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
58.0 |
258 |
60 |
34 |
35 |
8 |
35 |
- |
25 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
- |
| 1954 |
Orioles |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
9.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
20 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
| Career |
G |
GS |
GF |
W |
L |
PCT |
ERA |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
BFP |
H |
ER |
R |
HR |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
WP |
HBP |
BK |
HLD |
| 7 Years |
182 |
149 |
23 |
66 |
57 |
.537 |
3.71 |
73 |
9 |
2 |
1,076.1 |
4,641 |
1,040 |
444 |
500 |
76 |
467 |
0 |
450 |
14 |
25 |
3 |
- |
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| Yr |
Team |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
GS |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
SH |
SF |
HBP |
GIDP |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1948 |
Braves |
33 |
49 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
- |
12 |
6 |
- |
0 |
1 |
.204 |
.235 |
.245 |
| 1949 |
Braves |
37 |
81 |
7 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
- |
20 |
10 |
- |
0 |
4 |
.185 |
.205 |
.185 |
| 1950 |
Braves |
40 |
116 |
9 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
- |
24 |
9 |
- |
0 |
0 |
.138 |
.160 |
.138 |
| 1951 |
Braves |
25 |
52 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
- |
12 |
6 |
- |
0 |
2 |
.115 |
.148 |
.135 |
| 1952 |
Braves |
26 |
51 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
- |
9 |
5 |
- |
0 |
2 |
.176 |
.176 |
.196 |
| 1953 |
Braves |
20 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
7 |
1 |
- |
0 |
1 |
.067 |
.125 |
.067 |
| 1954 |
Orioles |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
| Career |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
GS |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
SO |
SH |
SF |
HBP |
GIDP |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
| 7 Years |
182 |
365 |
23 |
57 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
10 |
- |
85 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
.156 |
.179 |
.167 |
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| Team |
POS |
G |
GS |
OUTS |
TC |
TC/G |
CH |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
PB |
CASB |
CACS |
FLD% |
RF |
ZR |
| 1948 Braves |
P |
33 |
22 |
438 |
29 |
0.9 |
28 |
6 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
.966 |
1.73 |
- |
| 1949 Braves |
P |
37 |
36 |
692 |
58 |
1.6 |
57 |
7 |
50 |
1 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
.983 |
2.22 |
- |
| 1950 Braves |
P |
40 |
39 |
935 |
73 |
1.8 |
71 |
26 |
45 |
2 |
5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
.973 |
2.05 |
- |
| 1951 Braves |
P |
25 |
20 |
494 |
53 |
2.1 |
52 |
14 |
38 |
1 |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
.981 |
2.84 |
- |
| 1952 Braves |
P |
26 |
22 |
484 |
45 |
1.7 |
44 |
12 |
32 |
1 |
4 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
.978 |
2.45 |
- |
| 1953 Braves |
P |
20 |
9 |
174 |
17 |
0.9 |
17 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1.000 |
2.64 |
- |
| 1954 Orioles |
P |
1 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1.000 |
2.25 |
- |
| Career |
POS |
G |
GS |
OUTS |
TC |
TC/G |
CH |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
PB |
CASB |
CACS |
FLD% |
RF |
ZR |
| P Totals |
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182 |
149 |
3,229 |
276 |
1.5 |
270 |
68 |
202 |
6 |
19 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
.978 |
2.26 |
-- |
| 7 Years |
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182 |
149 |
3,229 |
276 |
1.5 |
270 |
68 |
202 |
6 |
19 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
.978 |
2.26 |
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| Baserunning Statistics |
Other Positions |
Common Hitting Ratios |
Common Pitching Ratios |
| Team |
SB |
CS |
SB% |
PH |
PR |
DH |
AB/HR |
AB/K |
AB/RBI |
K/BB |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
| 1948 Braves |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
n/a |
0.0 |
4.1 |
7.0 |
0.95 |
3.70 |
3.88 |
| 1949 Braves |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
n/a |
0.0 |
4.1 |
10.1 |
0.95 |
3.94 |
4.14 |
| 1950 Braves |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
n/a |
0.0 |
4.8 |
19.3 |
1.03 |
3.64 |
3.52 |
| 1951 Braves |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
n/a |
0.0 |
4.3 |
13.0 |
1.00 |
4.15 |
4.15 |
| 1952 Braves |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
n/a |
0.0 |
5.7 |
17.0 |
0.97 |
3.46 |
3.57 |
| 1953 Braves |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
n/a |
0.0 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
0.71 |
3.88 |
5.43 |
| 1954 Orioles |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
n/a |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.25 |
| Career |
SB |
CS |
SB% |
PH |
PR |
DH |
AB/HR |
AB/K |
AB/RBI |
K/BB |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
| 7 Years |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
n/a |
0.0 |
4.3 |
13.0 |
0.96 |
3.76 |
3.90 |
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