Player

Vern Stephens

Player Info
Full Name
Vernon Decatur
Born
October 23, 1920
McAlister, NM, USA
Died
November 4, 1968
Size
5'10" / 185 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 13, 1941
Final Game
June 30, 1955
Career
15 years
Teams
Honors
8 x All-Star
1951, 1950, 1949, 1948, 1946, 1945, 1944, 1943
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1945 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1945 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1942 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1942 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
1,720
G
.286
AVG
1,859
H
247
HR
1,174
RBI
.815
OPS
131
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1955 Baltimore Orioles 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 .167
1955 Chicago White Sox 22 56 14 3 0 3 10 .250
1954 Baltimore Orioles 101 365 104 17 1 8 31 .285
1953 Chicago White Sox 44 129 24 6 0 1 14 .186
1953 St. Louis Browns 46 165 53 8 0 4 16 .321
1952 Boston Red Sox 92 295 75 13 2 7 35 .254
1951 Boston Red Sox 109 377 113 21 2 17 62 .300
1950 Boston Red Sox 149 628 185 34 6 30 125 .295
1949 Boston Red Sox 155 610 177 31 2 39 113 .290
1948 Boston Red Sox 155 635 171 25 8 29 114 .269
1947 St. Louis Browns 150 562 157 18 4 15 74 .279
1946 St. Louis Browns 115 450 138 19 4 14 67 .307
1945 St. Louis Browns 149 571 165 27 3 24 90 .289
1944 St. Louis Browns 145 559 164 32 1 20 91 .293
1943 St. Louis Browns 137 512 148 27 3 22 75 .289
1942 St. Louis Browns 145 575 169 26 6 14 84 .294
1941 St. Louis Browns 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1955 AL 72 .194 .245 9.7 15.3 111 3.1
1954 AL 393 .118 .293 4.3 9.2 102 8.4
1953 AL 329 .099 .292 9.4 12.8 93 5.2
1952 AL 337 .129 .265 11.6 9.2 109 7.4
1951 AL 415 .202 .294 9.2 8.0 138 17.9
1950 AL 693 .217 .279 9.4 6.2 128 31.6 ✓
1949 AL 711 .249 .277 14.2 10.3 153 40.8 ✓
1948 AL 716 .202 .258 10.8 7.8 124 30.3 ✓
1947 AL 634 .126 .292 11.0 9.6 118 15.8 ✓
1946 AL 488 .153 .320 7.2 10.0 136 14.5 ✓
1945 AL 632 .184 .296 8.7 11.1 146 25.2 ✓
1944 AL 628 .168 .297 9.9 8.6 143 21.0 ✓
1943 AL 571 .193 .302 9.5 12.8 153 23.3 ✓
1942 AL 619 .139 .305 6.6 8.6 126 15.0 ✓
1941 AL 2 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 175 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 1,330 2,385 4,150 269 853 .960
3B 322 327 674 32 68 .969
OF 11 20 3 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1955 Baltimore Orioles 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1.000
1955 Chicago White Sox 3B 18 13 37 0 4 1.000
1954 Baltimore Orioles 3B 96 102 186 10 19 .966
1953 Chicago White Sox 3B 38 30 67 1 7 .990
1953 St. Louis Browns 3B 46 54 91 7 9 .954
1953 Chicago White Sox SS 3 0 4 0 0 1.000
1952 Boston Red Sox 3B 29 21 73 5 8 .949
1952 Boston Red Sox SS 53 89 154 11 40 .957
1951 Boston Red Sox 3B 89 105 207 7 19 .978
1951 Boston Red Sox SS 2 0 2 0 0 1.000
1950 Boston Red Sox SS 146 258 431 13 115 .981
1949 Boston Red Sox SS 155 257 508 27 128 .966
1948 Boston Red Sox SS 155 269 540 24 113 .971
1947 St. Louis Browns SS 149 283 494 24 113 .970
1946 St. Louis Browns SS 112 224 343 30 71 .950
1945 St. Louis Browns 3B 4 2 11 2 2 .867
1945 St. Louis Browns SS 144 256 439 28 69 .961
1944 St. Louis Browns SS 143 239 480 35 71 .954
1943 St. Louis Browns OF 11 20 3 0 0 1.000
1943 St. Louis Browns SS 123 220 339 34 51 .943
1942 St. Louis Browns SS 144 290 415 42 82 .944
1941 St. Louis Browns SS 1 0 1 1 0 .500
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 6 22 5 0 0 .227
1944 World Series St. Louis Browns 6 22 5 0 0 .227