5

Vern Stephens

Shortstop
1941—1955
BORN
October 23, 1920, in McAlister, NM
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HT / WT
5-10 / 185
MLB DEBUT
September 13, 1941
FINAL GAME
June 30, 1955
PRIMARY TEAM
Boston Red Sox
.286
BATTING AVERAGE
1859
HITS
46.0
WAR
.355
ON-BASE PCT
247
HOME RUNS
33.6
WAR7
.460
SLUGGING
.815
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
4.4
WAR PER SEASON
Vern Stephens
 
One of the first pure power-hitting shortstops, gained even more notoriety when he went from Browns to Red Sox.

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Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Stephens
46.0
33.6
23.8
17.6
39.8
4.4
AVG HOFer
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
55.4
4.9

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Vern Stephens Rank?

No. 49 Ranked

at Shortstop

Ranking Among Shortstops by Wins Above Replacement ↓

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
30
37
43
40
34
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Shortstops