Vern Stephens

Shortstop

1941—1955

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
#46

Player Detail

Vernon Decatur
GIVEN NAME
Stephens
SURNAME
October 23, 1920, in McAlister, NM
BORN
November 4, 1968, in Long Beach, CA, USA
DIED
1941—1955
Playing Career
Played from 20-34
PLAYING AGE
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
Boston Red Sox
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Junior, Buster, Little Slug
NICKNAME
5
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 13, 1941
Major League Debut
June 30, 1955
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Vern Stephens?

One of the first pure power-hitting shortstops, gained even more notoriety when he went from Browns to Red Sox.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

40

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Vern Stephens was the cleanup hitter for the only St. Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant, in 1944. He led the league in runs batted in three times.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1720
1859
247
1174
.286
7 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1949 Red Sox

28 Years Old

.290
AVG
39
HR
159
RBI
113
RUNS
.391
OBP
177
HITS
31
2B
2
3B
.539
SLG
101
BB
2
SB
6.9
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.286
.355
.460

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.815
.685
119.1

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
39.8
55.4

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Vern Stephens Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Stephens
538
154
83
25
3
20
97
57
57
2
248
212
.286
.355
.460
815
AVG SS
529
138
67
21
4
6
58
49
6
185
198
.260
.336
.349
.685

Vern Stephens Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
46
29
23
31
20
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
25
31
39
37
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Vern Stephens PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
46.0
33.6
23.8
17.6
4.33
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Vern Stephens
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
266.9
187.5
123.4
95.0
25.1
327.4
189.4
134.4
92.3
24.2
BLUE = Vern Stephens
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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