Player
Vern Bickford
Player Info
- Full Name
- Vernon Edgell
- Born
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August 17, 1920
Hellier, KY, USA - Died
- May 6, 1960
- Size
- 6'0" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 24, 1948
- Final Game
- April 24, 1954
- Career
- 7 years
Teams
- Boston Braves 1948-1952
- Milwaukee Braves 1953-1953
- Baltimore Orioles 1954-1954
Honors
1 x All-Star
Career Batting
182
G
.156
AVG
57
H
0
HR
28
RBI
.346
OPS
-4
OPS vs Lg
12% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
66-57
W-L
3.71
ERA
182
G
450
SO
2
SV
1.40
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953 | Milwaukee Braves | 2 | 5 | 5.28 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 58.0 | 25 | 35 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 7 | 12 | 3.74 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 161.1 | 62 | 64 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 11 | 9 | 3.12 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 164.1 | 76 | 76 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 19 | 14 | 3.47 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 311.2 | 126 | 122 |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 16 | 11 | 4.25 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 230.1 | 101 | 106 |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 11 | 5 | 3.27 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 146.0 | 60 | 63 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | AL | 4.0 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |
| 1953 | NL | 58.0 | 3.88 | 5.43 | 1.638 | |
| 1952 | NL | 161.3 | 3.46 | 3.57 | 1.419 | ✓ |
| 1951 | NL | 164.7 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 1.348 | ✓ |
| 1950 | NL | 311.7 | 3.64 | 3.52 | 1.332 | ✓ |
| 1949 | NL | 230.7 | 3.94 | 4.14 | 1.526 | ✓ |
| 1948 | NL | 146.0 | 3.70 | 3.88 | 1.288 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | Milwaukee Braves | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 26 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 25 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .115 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 40 | 116 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .138 |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 37 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .185 |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 33 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .204 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | AL | 1 | .000 | — | 0.0 | 100.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1953 | NL | 17 | .000 | .125 | 5.9 | 41.2 | -47 | 0.0 | |
| 1952 | NL | 56 | .020 | .214 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| 1951 | NL | 60 | .019 | .150 | 3.3 | 20.0 | -21 | 0.0 | |
| 1950 | NL | 128 | .000 | .174 | 2.3 | 18.8 | -18 | 0.0 | |
| 1949 | NL | 93 | .000 | .246 | 2.2 | 21.5 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| 1948 | NL | 57 | .041 | .270 | 3.5 | 21.1 | 35 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 182 | 68 | 202 | 6 | 19 | .978 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | Milwaukee Braves | P | 20 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | P | 26 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 4 | .978 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | P | 25 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 4 | .981 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | P | 40 | 26 | 45 | 2 | 5 | .973 |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | P | 37 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 3 | .983 |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | P | 33 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .966 |
Postseason Pitching
| Year | Round | Team | G | W-L | SV | IP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 2.70 | ||
| 1948 | World Series | Boston Braves | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 2.70 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1948 | World Series | Boston Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |