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Vern Benson

Vernon Adair Benson

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: September 19, 1924 in Granite Quarry, NC
School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1943
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Athletics 1943-1953

Final Game: May 30, 1953
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1943 18 PHA AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1946 21 PHA AL 7 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 -50 0 0 0 0 /7O
1951 26 STL NL 13 52 46 8 12 3 1 1 7 0 0 6 8 .261 .346 .435 .781 109 20 0 0 0 /57O
1952 27 STL NL 20 53 47 6 9 2 0 2 5 0 0 5 9 .191 .269 .362 .631 73 17 0 0 1 5
1953 28 STL NL 13 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -42 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 55 118 104 17 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 13 22 .202 .291 .356 .646 76 37 0 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 348 306 50 62 15 3 9 35 0 0 38 65 .202 .291 .356 .646 76 109 0 0 3
STL (3 yrs) 46 110 97 16 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 12 19 .216 .303 .381 .684 85 37 0 0 1
PHA (2 yrs) 9 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 46 110 97 16 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 12 19 .216 .303 .381 .684 85 37 0 0 1
AL (2 yrs) 9 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1943 18 PHA AL 2 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .476 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
1946 21 PHA AL 7 6 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .482 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /7O
1951 26 STL NL 13 52 0 0 0 1 -0 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .511 .501 0.2 0.1 2 $ /57O
1952 27 STL NL 20 53 -2 -0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .491 .499 0.0 0.0 0 $ 5
1953 28 STL NL 13 5 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $
5 Seasons 55 118 -4 -0 0 1 -0 -3 -0.4 4 1 0.0 .493 .500 -0.1 0.1 -0 $
STL (3 yrs) 46 110 -2 -0 0 1 -0 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .496 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $
PHA (2 yrs) 9 8 -1 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .481 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1943 18 PHA AL 2 2 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .255 .000 .329 .000 .352 .000 .681 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1946 21 PHA AL 6 5 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .261 .167 .335 .000 .376 .167 .711 -50 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .200 .200 .000
1951 26 STL NL 52 34 7 5.5 103 .297 .261 .268 .346 .342 .435 .405 .781 .747 109 .592 0.6 0.1 .765 .304 .174 .0
1952 27 STL NL 53 39 5 3.4 97 .194 .191 .262 .269 .334 .362 .389 .631 .724 73 .414 -1.8 -0.2 .579 .277 .170 .0
1953 28 STL NL 5 4 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .274 .200 .345 .000 .428 .200 .773 -42 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
5 Yrs 118 84 12 3.8 100 .228 .202 .265 .291 .338 .356 .396 .646 .734 76 .443 -3.6 -0.4 .602 .279 .154 .0
162 Game Avg. 348 247 35 3.8 100 .228 .202 .265 .291 .338 .356 .396 .646 .734 76 .443 -3.6 -0.4 .602 .279 .154
STL (3 yrs) 110 77 12 4.2 101 .240 .216 .265 .303 .338 .381 .398 .684 .737 85 .481 -2.1 -0.2 .645 .289 .165 .0
PHA (2 yrs) 8 7 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .260 .125 .334 .000 .369 .125 .703 -63 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .143 .143 .000
NL (3 yrs) 110 77 12 4.2 101 .240 .216 .265 .303 .338 .381 .398 .684 .737 85 .481 -2.1 -0.2 .645 .289 .165 .0
AL (2 yrs) 8 7 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .260 .125 .334 .000 .369 .125 .703 -63 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .143 .143 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1943 18 PHA AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1946 21 PHA AL 6 0.0% 50.0% 16.7% 0.0% 3.00 1.7 33%
1951 26 STL NL 52 1.9% 15.4% 11.5% 9.6% 42% 1.33 5.8 46.0 6.6 0.40 71%
1952 27 STL NL 53 3.8% 17.0% 9.4% 7.6% 44% 1.80 5.2 23.5 9.4 1.20 68%
1953 28 STL NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% 2.00 2.0 1.00 40%
5 Yrs 118 2.5% 18.6% 11.0% 7.6% 43% 1.69 4.7 34.7 8.7 0.81 67%
MLB Averages 1.6% 9.6% 9.4% 6.1% 27% 1.02 9.2 55.8 8.4 0.97 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1943 18 PHA AL -0.5 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 21 PHA AL -1.0 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1951 26 STL NL 0.6 0.1 29 0.2 0.5 -0.3 .79 0.2 0.1 3.0 0.3 0.93 2.4 0
1952 27 STL NL -1.8 -0.2 36 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .79 -0.4 -0.3 -5.1 -0.5 0.91 -5.0 0.80 2
1953 28 STL NL -0.8 -0.1 3 0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.44 -0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.03 -0.1 1.44 2
5 Yrs -3.6 -0.4 68 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 .82 -0.2 -0.2 -2.0 -0.2 0.93 -2.8 1.12 4

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1951 26 STL NL 0 0 41% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 27 STL NL 0 0 33% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1953 28 STL NL 0 0 200% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
5 Yrs 0 0 45% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 22% 6 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1951 26 STL NL 52 81% 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 15 4 27% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
1952 27 STL NL 53 92% 9 2 0 0 0 0.80 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 4 2 50% 22 1 5% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1953 28 STL NL 5 100% 0 2 0 0 0 1.44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 110 88% 21 4 0 0 0 1.12 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 5 3 60% 38 5 13% 3 2 67% 2 2 100% 0
MLB Averages 51% 201% 23% 33% 15% 51% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 18 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1944 19 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1945 20 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1946 21 9 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 0 0 0
1947 22 9 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 0 0 0
1948 23 9 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 0 0 0
1949 24 9 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 0 0 0
1950 25 9 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 0 0 0
1951 26 22 60 53 9 12 3 1 1 7 0 0 7 11 .226 .317 .377 .694 87 20 0 0 0
1952 27 42 113 100 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 12 20 .210 .295 .370 .665 81 37 0 0 1
1953 28 55 118 104 17 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 13 22 .202 .291 .356 .646 76 37 0 0 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1943 18 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1946 21 7 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 7
1951 26 14 54 48 8 13 3 1 1 7 0 6 8 .271 .352 .438 .789 7 13
1952 27 21 57 50 7 10 2 0 2 6 0 6 9 .200 .286 .360 .646 5 20
1953 28 14 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 13
5 Yrs 58 124 109 18 23 5 1 3 13 0 14 22 .211 .301 .358 .659 12 55
162 Game Avg. 162 346 304 50 64 14 3 8 36 0 39 61 .211 .301 .358 .659 34 55

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1943 AL  born 1924-09-19 (4th)

                                         

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