Vern Stephens Stats

Vern Stephens was born on Saturday, October 23, 1920, in McAlister, New Mexico. Stephens was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1941, with the St. Louis Browns. 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 Stephens baseball stats page.

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Vern Stephens
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Vernon Decatur Stephens
Nickname:   Buster
Born On:   10-23-1920
Place of Birth Data Born In:   McAlister, New Mexico
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-03-1968
Place of Death Data Died In:   Long Beach, California
Cemetery:   Sunnyside Memorial Park, Long Beach, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-13-1941 (Age 20)
Last Game:   06-30-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable
Vern Stephens

Vern Stephens Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Vern Stephens

Vern Stephens Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 Browns 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .500 .500 .500
1942 Browns 145 575 84 169 26 6 14 0 92 41 - 53 3 - 0 15 .294 .341 .433
1943 Browns 137 512 75 148 27 3 22 0 91 54 - 73 5 - 0 11 .289 .357 .482
1944 Browns 145 559 91 164 32 1 20 2 109 62 - 54 6 - 1 3 .293 .365 .462
1945 Browns 149 571 90 165 27 3 24 1 89 55 - 70 5 - 1 11 .289 .352 .473
1946 Browns 115 450 67 138 19 4 14 1 64 35 - 49 3 - 0 12 .307 .357 .460
1947 Browns 150 562 74 157 18 4 15 1 83 70 - 61 2 - 0 7 .279 .359 .406
1948 Red Sox 155 635 114 171 25 8 29 1 137 77 - 56 2 - 2 25 .269 .350 .471
1949 Red Sox 155 610 113 177 31 2 39 2 159 101 - 73 0 - 0 19 .290 .391 .539
1950 Red Sox 149 628 125 185 34 6 30 2 144 65 - 43 0 - 0 21 .295 .361 .511
1951 Red Sox 109 377 62 113 21 2 17 0 78 38 - 33 0 - 0 22 .300 .364 .501
1952 Red Sox 92 295 35 75 13 2 7 0 44 39 - 31 2 - 1 8 .254 .343 .383
1953 White Sox 44 129 14 24 6 0 1 0 14 13 - 18 1 - 0 3 .186 .261 .256
1953 Browns 46 165 16 53 8 0 4 0 17 18 - 24 3 - 0 7 .321 .388 .442
1954 Orioles 101 365 31 104 17 1 8 0 46 17 - 36 4 7 0 4 .285 .311 .403
1955 Orioles 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167
1955 White Sox 22 56 10 14 3 0 3 0 7 7 0 11 1 1 0 1 .250 .328 .464
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
15 Years 1,720 6,497 1,001 1,859 307 42 247 10 1,174 692 0 685 37 8 6 169 .286 .355 .460
Vern Stephens

Vern Stephens Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1941 Browns SS 1 - - 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1942 Browns SS 144 - - 747 5.2 705 290 415 42 82 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
1943 Browns OF 11 - - 23 2.1 23 20 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1943 Browns SS 123 - - 593 4.8 559 220 339 34 51 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 -
1944 Browns SS 143 - - 754 5.3 719 239 480 35 71 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1945 Browns 3B 4 - - 15 3.8 13 2 11 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .867 0.00 -
1945 Browns SS 144 - - 723 5.0 695 256 439 28 69 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1946 Browns SS 112 - - 597 5.3 567 224 343 30 71 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1947 Browns SS 149 - - 801 5.4 777 283 494 24 113 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1948 Red Sox SS 155 - - 833 5.4 809 269 540 24 113 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1949 Red Sox SS 155 - - 792 5.1 765 257 508 27 128 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1950 Red Sox SS 146 - - 702 4.8 689 258 431 13 115 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1951 Red Sox 3B 89 - - 319 3.6 312 105 207 7 19 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1951 Red Sox SS 2 - - 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Red Sox 3B 29 - - 99 3.4 94 21 73 5 8 n/a n/a n/a .949 0.00 -
1952 Red Sox SS 53 - - 254 4.8 243 89 154 11 40 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1953 White Sox 3B 38 - - 98 2.6 97 30 67 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1953 White Sox SS 3 - - 4 1.3 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Browns 3B 46 - - 152 3.3 145 54 91 7 9 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1954 Orioles 3B 96 - - 298 3.1 288 102 186 10 19 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1955 Orioles 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1955 White Sox 3B 18 - - 50 2.8 50 13 37 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 1,330 0 0 6,804 5.1 6,535 2,385 4,150 269 853 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 --
3B Totals 322 0 0 1,033 3.2 1,001 327 674 32 68 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
OF Totals 11 0 0 23 2.1 23 20 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
15 Years 1,663 - - 7,860 4.7 7,559 2,732 4,827 301 921 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 --
Vern Stephens

Vern Stephens Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1942 Browns 1 3 .250 - - n/a 41.1 10.8 6.3 - - -
1943 Browns 3 2 .600 - - n/a 23.3 7.0 5.6 - - -
1944 Browns 2 2 .500 - - n/a 28.0 10.4 5.1 - - -
1945 Browns 2 1 .667 - - n/a 23.8 8.2 6.4 - - -
1946 Browns 0 1 .000 - - n/a 32.1 9.2 7.0 - - -
1947 Browns 8 4 .667 - - n/a 37.5 9.2 6.8 - - -
1948 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 21.9 11.3 4.6 - - -
1949 Red Sox 2 2 .500 - - n/a 15.6 8.4 3.8 - - -
1950 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 20.9 14.6 4.4 - - -
1951 Red Sox 1 2 .333 - - n/a 22.2 11.4 4.8 - - -
1952 Red Sox 2 2 .500 - - n/a 42.1 9.5 6.7 - - -
1953 White Sox 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 129.0 7.2 9.2 - - -
1953 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 41.3 6.9 9.7 - - -
1954 Orioles 0 3 .000 - - n/a 45.6 10.1 7.9 - - -
1955 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1955 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 18.7 5.1 8.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
15 Years 25 22 .532 - - n/a 26.3 9.5 5.5 - - -
Vern Stephens

Vern Stephens Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1941 St. Louis Browns 6 Undetermined - -
1942 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined - -
1943 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined Stats -
1944 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined Stats Stats
1945 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined n/a -
1946 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined Stats -
1947 St. Louis Browns 5 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined Stats -
1949 Boston Red Sox 5 $25,000.00 Stats -
1950 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined Stats -
1951 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined Stats -
1952 Boston Red Sox 5 Undetermined - -
1953 Chicago White Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1953 St. Louis Browns 40 Undetermined - -
1954 Baltimore Orioles 4 Undetermined - -
1955 Baltimore Orioles 4 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago White Sox 35 Undetermined - -


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