Mickey Vernon Stats

Mickey Vernon was born on Monday, April 22, 1918, in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Vernon was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 8, 1939, with the Washington Senators. 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 Mickey Vernon baseball stats page.

"Mickey Vernon is as silent as a night watchman, as conservative as a banker, and as well-behaved as a vicar." - Ira Smith in Baseball's Famous First Basemen (1984)

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Mickey Vernon

Mickey Vernon Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#287)

Mickey Vernon Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#287)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Barton Vernon
Nickname:   Mickey
Born On:   04-22-1918
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-24-2008
Place of Death Data Died In:   Media, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pennsylvania
College:   Villanova University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   07-08-1939 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-27-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Mickey Vernon

Mickey Vernon 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
Mickey Vernon

Mickey Vernon Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 Senators 76 276 23 71 15 4 1 0 30 24 - 28 9 - 0 5 .257 .317 .351
1940 Senators 5 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 1 .158 .158 .158
1941 Senators 138 531 73 159 27 11 9 0 93 43 - 51 7 - 0 12 .299 .352 .443
1942 Senators 151 621 76 168 34 6 9 0 86 59 - 63 2 - 3 8 .271 .337 .388
1943 Senators 145 553 89 148 29 8 7 0 70 67 - 55 8 - 10 10 .268 .357 .387
1946 Senators 148 587 88 207 51 8 8 0 85 49 - 64 2 - 0 12 .353 .403 .508
1947 Senators 154 600 77 159 29 12 7 0 85 49 - 42 3 - 0 12 .265 .320 .388
1948 Senators 150 558 78 135 27 7 3 0 48 54 - 43 6 - 1 17 .242 .310 .332
1949 Indians 153 584 72 170 27 4 18 0 83 58 - 51 15 - 2 8 .291 .357 .443
1950 Indians 28 90 8 17 0 0 0 0 10 12 - 10 3 - 0 0 .189 .284 .189
1950 Senators 90 327 47 100 17 3 9 0 65 50 - 29 3 - 4 3 .306 .404 .459
1951 Senators 141 546 69 160 30 7 9 0 87 53 - 45 1 - 2 11 .293 .358 .423
1952 Senators 154 569 71 143 33 9 10 0 80 89 - 66 5 - 0 11 .251 .353 .394
1953 Senators 152 608 101 205 43 11 15 0 115 63 - 57 4 - 4 15 .337 .403 .518
1954 Senators 151 597 90 173 33 14 20 0 97 61 - 61 4 6 5 10 .290 .357 .492
1955 Senators 150 538 74 162 23 8 14 1 85 74 9 50 4 8 3 17 .301 .384 .452
1956 Red Sox 119 403 67 125 28 4 15 0 84 57 6 40 2 2 7 12 .310 .403 .511
1957 Red Sox 102 270 36 65 18 1 7 0 38 41 2 35 1 1 5 9 .241 .350 .393
1958 Indians 119 355 49 104 22 3 8 1 55 44 3 56 1 2 2 8 .293 .372 .439
1959 Braves 74 91 8 20 4 0 3 0 14 7 1 20 0 0 1 2 .220 .283 .363
1960 Pirates 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
20 Years 2,409 8,731 1,196 2,495 490 120 172 2 1,311 955 22 869 80 19 49 183 .286 .359 .428
Mickey Vernon

Mickey Vernon Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1939 Senators 1B 75 - - 741 9.9 730 690 40 11 75 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1940 Senators 1B 4 - - 43 10.8 43 41 2 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1941 Senators 1B 132 - - 1,276 9.7 1,266 1,186 80 10 122 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1942 Senators 1B 151 - - 1,481 9.8 1,455 1,360 95 26 109 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1943 Senators 1B 143 - - 1,440 10.1 1,426 1,351 75 14 125 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1946 Senators 1B 147 - - 1,436 9.8 1,421 1,320 101 15 133 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1947 Senators 1B 154 - - 1,423 9.2 1,404 1,299 105 19 123 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1948 Senators 1B 150 - - 1,425 9.5 1,410 1,297 113 15 128 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1949 Indians 1B 153 - - 1,607 10.5 1,593 1,438 155 14 168 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1950 Indians 1B 25 - - 234 9.4 233 216 17 1 28 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1950 Senators 1B 85 - - 812 9.6 804 743 61 8 93 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1951 Senators 1B 137 - - 1,252 9.1 1,244 1,157 87 8 121 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1952 Senators 1B 153 - - 1,416 9.3 1,406 1,291 115 10 139 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1953 Senators 1B 152 - - 1,482 9.8 1,470 1,376 94 12 158 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1954 Senators 1B 148 - - 1,452 9.8 1,441 1,365 76 11 144 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1955 Senators 1B 144 - - 1,335 9.3 1,327 1,258 69 8 137 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1956 Red Sox 1B 108 - - 999 9.3 988 930 58 11 96 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1957 Red Sox 1B 70 - - 719 10.3 713 662 51 6 47 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1958 Indians 1B 96 - - 835 8.7 824 774 50 11 90 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1959 Braves 1B 10 - - 59 5.9 58 54 4 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1959 Braves OF 4 - - 12 3.0 11 11 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 2,237 0 0 21,467 9.6 21,256 19,808 1,448 211 2,044 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
OF Totals 4 0 0 12 3.0 11 11 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 --
19 Years 2,241 - - 21,479 9.6 21,267 19,819 1,448 212 2,044 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
Mickey Vernon

Mickey Vernon Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1939 Senators 1 1 .500 - - n/a 276.0 9.9 9.2 - - -
1940 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.3 0.0 - - -
1941 Senators 9 3 .750 - - n/a 59.0 10.4 5.7 - - -
1942 Senators 25 6 .806 - - n/a 69.0 9.9 7.2 - - -
1943 Senators 24 8 .750 - - n/a 79.0 10.1 7.9 - - -
1946 Senators 14 10 .583 - - n/a 73.4 9.2 6.9 - - -
1947 Senators 12 12 .500 - - n/a 85.7 14.3 7.1 - - -
1948 Senators 15 11 .577 - - n/a 186.0 13.0 11.6 - - -
1949 Indians 9 7 .563 - - n/a 32.4 11.5 7.0 - - -
1950 Indians 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 9.0 9.0 - - -
1950 Senators 6 1 .857 - - n/a 36.3 11.3 5.0 - - -
1951 Senators 7 6 .538 - - n/a 60.7 12.1 6.3 - - -
1952 Senators 7 7 .500 - - n/a 56.9 8.6 7.1 - - -
1953 Senators 4 6 .400 - - n/a 40.5 10.7 5.3 - - -
1954 Senators 1 4 .200 - - n/a 29.9 9.8 6.2 - - -
1955 Senators 0 4 .000 - - n/a 38.4 10.8 6.3 - - -
1956 Red Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 26.9 10.1 4.8 - - -
1957 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 38.6 7.7 7.1 - - -
1958 Indians 0 4 .000 - - n/a 44.4 6.3 6.5 - - -
1959 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 30.3 4.6 6.5 - - -
1960 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 8.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
20 Years 137 90 .604 - - n/a 50.8 10.0 6.7 - - -
Mickey Vernon

Mickey Vernon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1939 Washington Senators 34 Undetermined - -
1940 Washington Senators 34 Undetermined - -
1941 Washington Senators 29 Undetermined - -
1942 Washington Senators 5 Undetermined - -
1943 Washington Senators 5 Undetermined - -
1946 Washington Senators 4 Undetermined Stats -
1947 Washington Senators 4 Undetermined - -
1948 Washington Senators 4 Undetermined Stats -
1949 Cleveland Indians 3 Undetermined - -
1950 Cleveland Indians 3 Undetermined - -
1950 Washington Senators 44 Undetermined - -
1951 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined - -
1952 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined - -
1953 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined Stats -
1954 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Washington Senators 3 Undetermined Stats -
1956 Boston Red Sox 6 Undetermined Stats -
1957 Boston Red Sox 6 Undetermined - -
1958 Cleveland Indians 8 Undetermined Stats -
1959 Milwaukee Braves 15 Undetermined - -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 42 Undetermined - -


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