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Vern Stephens
Vernon Decatur Stephens (Junior,Buster)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut September 13, 1941
Final Game June 30, 1955
Born October 23, 1920 in McAlister, NM
Died November 3, 1968 (age 48)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1942 21 SLA AL  153  640   66  188  26   7  15   98   0   0   39   77  .294  .331  .427  .758   107   273   0   8   4   1  25  
 1943 22 SLA AL  137  523   74  136  26   2  18   80   9   2   64   90  .260  .340  .421  .761   118   220   0   3   8   1  17  
 1944 23 SLA AL  154  624   79  159  34   4  19   87   5   4   55   84  .255  .313  .413  .727   107   258   0   8   1   2  22  MVP-8
 1945 24 SLA AL  151  629   93  189  31   6  16  115   6   5   57   85  .300  .361  .445  .806   113   280   0   3   7   4  27  MVP-3
 1946 25 SLA AL  130  498   61  154  20   6   9   51   0   0   39   60  .309  .358  .428  .786   113   213   0   2   3   0  17  
 1947 26 SLA AL  154  598   73  157  16   3   9   79  10   3   75   74  .263  .345  .344  .690    94   206   0   8  11   5  20  
 1948 27 SLA AL  154  599   98  158  26   7  30  102   0   0   77   64  .264  .351  .481  .832   115   288   0   4   6   6  20  MVP-7
 1949 28 SLA AL  154  586  108  178  28   1  50  132   1   0  107   92  .304  .408  .611 1.019   133   358   0   9   9   2  17  MVP-2
 1950 29 SLA AL  154  624   91  196  28   5  34  122   0   0   54   49  .314  .365  .538  .904   119   336   0   6   4   0  20  MVP-4
 1951 30 SLA AL  119  410   56  120  13   2  13   48   1   0   47   52  .293  .366  .429  .795   108   176   0   5   6   3  10  
 1952 31 SLA AL  104  320   44   71  10   0  13   44   2   0   48   36  .222  .329  .375  .704    98   120   1   2   1   4  11  
 1953 32 SLA AL  101  325   41   88  18   0   7   40   6   1   32   59  .271  .336  .391  .727    98   127   2   4   1   2  11  
 1954 33 BAA AL  124  400   33  115  24   1  11   53   0   0   21   42  .288  .321  .435  .756   110   174   2   3   3   0   5  
 1955 34 CHA AL   25   73    8   24   5   0   2   14   0   0    7   10  .329  .376  .479  .856   114    35   0   4   0   1   4  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     1814 6849  925 1933 305  44 246 1065  40  15  722  874  .282  .350  .447  .798        3064   5  69  64  31 226
 Per 600 PA           535   72  151  24   3  19   83   3   1   56   68                                 239   0   5   5   2  18
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA     1789 6776  917 1909 300  44 244 1051  40  15  715  864  .282  .350  .447  .797        3029   5  65  64  30 222
   With CHA       25   73    8   24   5   0   2   14   0   0    7   10  .329  .376  .479  .856          35   0   4   0   1   4
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1720 6497 1001 1859 307  42 247 1174  25  22  692  685  .286  .355  .460  .815        2991  37   8   0   6 169
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1942 21 SLA AL  21   84   4.7   0   0   0  .000  42  199  116  .583    0    0  .000  SS   3e44      -16   
 1943 22 SLA AL  18   74   4.9   2   0   0  .000  29  155   98  .632    0    0  .000  SS   3e41      -79   
 1944 23 SLA AL  18   77   4.2   0   0   0  .000  34  189  127  .672    0    0  .000  SS   3e37     -100   
 1945 24 SLA AL  19   93   5.3   2   0   0  .000  36  187  115  .615    0    0  .000  SS   3e29      -19   
 1946 25 SLA AL  31   72   5.4   8   1   0  .125  23  141   83  .589    0    0  .000  SS   3e40      -31   
 1947 26 SLA AL  25   72   4.2   0   0   0  .000  28  173  109  .630    0    0  .000  SS   3e24      -75   
 1948 27 SLA AL  33   99   5.8   0   0   0  .000  23  189  151  .799    0    0  .000  SS   2e24       11   
 1949 28 SLA AL  36  149   9.3   0   0   0  .000  34  202  125  .619    0    0  .000  SS   3e26       88   
 1950 29 SLA AL  35  118   7.0   0   0   0  .000  15  158  120  .759    0    0  .000  SS   3e14       32   
 1951 30 SLA AL  21   65   5.8  13   8   0  .615  18  103   69  .670    0    0  .000  SS   3e31      -70   
 1952 31 SLA AL  34   40   4.2   8   3   1  .375  28  117   70  .598    0    0  .000  SS   3e31      -22   
 1953 32 SLA AL  14   42   4.5   3   1   0  .333  11   53   28  .528    0    0  .000  3B   4e23       34   
 1954 33 BAA AL  20   55   5.1  10   4   1  .400  17   69   27  .391    0    0  .000  3B   4e17       42   
 1955 34 CHA AL  10   12   6.1   6   3   0  .500   0    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  3B   4e15       96   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 14 Seasons         1060   5.5  52  20   2  .385 338 1939 1240  .640    0    0  .000                 -15   7
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 41.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 83.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1942 21 SLA AL  SS   153   345   440   42   75   .949   153  1376.0   5.13
 1943 22 SLA AL  SS   128   254   347   29   66   .954   126  1160.2   4.66
                 RF     4     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    12.0   2.25
                 LF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   4.50
                 CF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
 1944 23 SLA AL  SS   154   335   476   34   89   .960   154  1391.2   5.24
 1945 24 SLA AL  SS   149   285   422   36   78   .952   149  1345.0   4.73
 1946 25 SLA AL  SS   125   224   313   23   81   .959   119  1074.1   4.50
 1947 26 SLA AL  SS   154   262   459   28  108   .963   154  1372.1   4.73
 1948 27 SLA AL  SS   154   294   545   23  138   .973   154  1395.1   5.41
 1949 28 SLA AL  SS   154   233   446   34   86   .952   154  1336.0   4.57
 1950 29 SLA AL  SS   154   262   519   15   95   .981   154  1357.0   5.18
 1951 30 SLA AL  SS    96   147   253   16   58   .962    86   796.0   4.52
                 3B    19    18    17    2    1   .946    12   130.0   2.42
 1952 31 SLA AL  SS    91   177   231   27   49   .938    87   729.0   5.04
                 3B     9     7    11    1    1   .947     3    39.0   4.15
 1953 32 SLA AL  3B    97   109   201   11   18   .966    86   773.0   3.61
                 SS     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.1   2.70
 1954 33 BAA AL  3B   116    64   233   17   11   .946   102   932.0   2.87
 1955 34 CHA AL  3B    18    16    48    0    1  1.000    18   158.1   3.64
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS  1513  2819  4451  307  923   .959  1490 13336.2   4.91
                 3B   259   214   510   31   32   .959   221  2032.1   3.21
                 RF     4     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    12.0   2.25
                 LF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   4.50
                 CF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1942  SLA   67-87   Pat Carr
 1943  SLA   74-80   Pat Carr
 1944  SLA   72-82   Pat Carr
 1945  SLA   84-70   Pat Carr
 1946  SLA   65-89   Pat Carr
 1947  SLA   66-88   Pat Carr
 1948  SLA   78-76   Pat Carr
 1949  SLA   65-89   Pat Carr
 1950  SLA   73-81   Pat Carr
 1951  SLA   64-90   Pat Carr
 1952  SLA   64-90   Pat Carr
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 1954  BAA   59-95   Pat Carr
 1955  CHA   81-73   Robert Rescigno

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