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Vern Bickford

Vernon Edgell Bickford

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 17, 1920 in Hellier, KY
Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1948
Teams (by GP): Braves/Orioles 1948-1954

Final Game: April 24, 1954
Died: May 6, 1960 in Richmond, VA
Buried: Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canton, VA
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All-Star

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
1948 27 BSN NL 33 57 49 3 10 2 0 0 7 0 2 12 .204 .235 .245 .480 31 12 1 0 6 1
1949 28 BSN NL 37 93 81 7 15 0 0 0 8 0 2 20 .185 .205 .185 .390 8 15 4 0 10 1 AS
1950 29 BSN NL 40 128 116 9 16 0 0 0 6 0 3 24 .138 .160 .138 .298 -19 16 0 0 9 1 MVP-30
1951 30 BSN NL 25 60 52 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 12 .115 .148 .135 .283 -21 7 2 0 6 1
1952 31 BSN NL 26 56 51 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .176 .176 .196 .373 4 10 2 0 5 1
1953 32 MLN NL 20 17 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .067 .125 .067 .192 -47 1 1 0 1 1
1954 33 BAL AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Yrs 182 412 365 23 57 4 0 0 28 0 0 10 85 .156 .179 .167 .346 -5 61 10 0 37 0
162 Game Avg. 162 367 325 20 51 4 0 0 25 0 9 76 .156 .179 .167 .346 -5 54 9 0 33
MLN (6 yrs) 181 411 364 23 57 4 0 0 28 0 0 10 84 .157 .179 .168 .347 -5 61 10 0 37
BAL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 181 411 364 23 57 4 0 0 28 0 0 10 84 .157 .179 .168 .347 -5 61 10 0 37
AL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 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
1948 27 BSN NL 33 57 -5 0 -0 0 6 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1
1949 28 BSN NL 37 93 -12 0 -0 0 10 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1 AS
1950 29 BSN NL 40 128 -20 0 1 0 15 -4 -0.5 4 -0 -0.5 .489 .497 -0.5 -0.0 -0 $ 1 MVP-30
1951 30 BSN NL 25 60 -9 -0 -1 0 6 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.5 .482 .497 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1
1952 31 BSN NL 26 56 -7 -0 -0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1953 32 MLN NL 20 17 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1954 33 BAL AL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .478 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
7 Seasons 182 412 -57 1 -0 0 45 -12 -1.3 14 2 -1.3 .493 .499 -1.2 -0.0 2 $
MLN (6 yrs) 181 411 -57 1 -0 0 45 -12 -1.3 14 2 -1.3 .493 .499 -1.2 -0.0 2 $
BAL (1 yr) 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .478 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

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
1948 27 BSN NL 57 46 3 1.7 101 .270 .204 .268 .235 .342 .245 .396 .480 .738 31 .151 -4.8 -0.5 .350 .082 .041
1949 28 BSN NL 93 80 3 1.0 100 .246 .185 .264 .205 .337 .185 .396 .390 .733 8 .058 -10.5 -1.1 .243 .025 .000
1950 29 BSN NL 128 109 3 0.7 103 .174 .138 .262 .160 .338 .138 .407 .298 .745 -19 .032 -19.8 -2.0 .190 .026 .000
1951 30 BSN NL 60 54 1 0.5 97 .150 .115 .259 .148 .332 .135 .392 .283 .724 -21 .018 -8.6 -0.9 .188 .058 .019
1952 31 BSN NL 56 49 2 1.1 95 .214 .176 .258 .176 .330 .196 .384 .373 .714 4 .080 -6.6 -0.7 .227 .020 .020
1953 32 MLN NL 17 16 0 0.0 105 .125 .067 .267 .125 .337 .067 .416 .192 .753 -47 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .133 .067 .000
1954 33 BAL AL 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .256 .000 .330 .000 .374 .000 .704 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 412 355 12 0.9 100 .204 .156 .263 .179 .336 .167 .398 .346 .734 -5 .049 -53.9 -5.4 .223 .038 .011
162 Game Avg. 367 316 11 0.9 100 .204 .156 .263 .179 .336 .167 .398 .346 .734 -5 .049 -53.9 -5.4 .223 .038 .011
MLN (6 yrs) 411 354 12 0.9 100 .204 .157 .263 .179 .336 .168 .398 .347 .734 -5 .050 -53.6 -5.4 .224 .038 .011
BAL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .256 .000 .330 .000 .374 .000 .704 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (6 yrs) 411 354 12 0.9 100 .204 .157 .263 .179 .336 .168 .398 .347 .734 -5 .050 -53.6 -5.4 .224 .038 .011
AL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .256 .000 .330 .000 .374 .000 .704 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 27 BSN NL WS CLE L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 BSN NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1948 27 BSN NL 57 0.0% 21.1% 3.5% 3.5% 20% 6.00 4.1 7.0 3.67 65%
1949 28 BSN NL 93 0.0% 21.5% 2.2% 0.0% 0% 10.00 4.1 10.1 2.54 66%
1950 29 BSN NL 128 0.0% 18.8% 2.3% 0.0% 0% 8.00 4.8 19.3 1.28 72%
1951 30 BSN NL 60 0.0% 20.0% 3.3% 1.7% 17% 6.00 4.3 13.0 1.81 67%
1952 31 BSN NL 56 0.0% 16.1% 0.0% 1.8% 11% 5.7 17.0 1.47 75%
1953 32 MLN NL 17 0.0% 41.2% 5.9% 0.0% 0% 7.00 2.1 1.33 47%
1954 33 BAL AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
7 Yrs 412 0.0% 20.6% 2.4% 1.0% 7% 8.50 4.3 13.0 1.72 68%
MLB Averages 1.9% 10.1% 9.8% 6.5% 28% 1.04 8.7 45.8 8.0 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1948 27 BSN NL -4.8 -0.5 22 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 .98 -0.4 0.1 -6.3 -0.6 1.09 -4.8 0
1949 28 BSN NL -10.5 -1.1 77 -0.5 1.0 -1.4 1.01 -0.7 0.3 -9.8 -1.0 1.01 -9.0 0
1950 29 BSN NL -19.8 -2.0 100 -1.2 0.8 -1.9 .93 -1.4 0.1 -15.8 -1.6 0.98 -16.9 0
1951 30 BSN NL -8.6 -0.9 60 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 1.06 -1.0 0.0 -11.3 -1.2 1.15 -11.1 0
1952 31 BSN NL -6.6 -0.7 53 -0.5 0.6 -1.2 1.04 -0.6 0.1 -6.3 -0.7 0.96 -6.4 0
1953 32 MLN NL -3.2 -0.3 13 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 1.15 -0.3 0.0 -3.4 -0.3 0.91 -3.7 0
1954 33 BAL AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.40 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 1.16 -0.4 0
7 Yrs -53.9 -5.4 326 -4.0 2.9 -6.9 1.00 -4.5 0.5 -53.2 -5.5 1.02 -52.3 0

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
1948 27 BSN NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 28 BSN NL 1 0 41% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60% 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1950 29 BSN NL 0 0 47% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57% 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
1951 30 BSN NL 0 0 13% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1952 31 BSN NL 0 0 22% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1953 32 MLN NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 33 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 1 0 34% 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 47% 9 7 2 0 0 0 8 2 6

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
1948 27 BSN NL 57 36% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 200% 5 1 20% 8 3 38% 19 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1949 28 BSN NL 93 20% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 100% 21 4 19% 18 5 28% 63 6 10% 5 3 60% 0 0 0
1950 29 BSN NL 128 40% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 90% 17 0 0% 23 3 13% 66 6 9% 6 2 33% 5 1 20% 0
1951 30 BSN NL 60 32% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 18 2 11% 16 2 13% 56 4 7% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1952 31 BSN NL 56 49% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 12 2 17% 12 3 25% 31 3 10% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1953 32 MLN NL 17 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 4 1 25% 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1954 33 BAL AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
7 Yrs 412 33% 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 40 37 93% 77 10 13% 82 17 21% 244 19 8% 17 6 35% 8 3 38% 0
MLB Averages 50% 96% 13% 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
1948 27 33 57 49 3 10 2 0 0 7 0 2 12 .204 .235 .245 .480 31 12 1 0 6
1949 28 70 150 130 10 25 2 0 0 15 0 4 32 .192 .216 .208 .424 16 27 5 0 16
1950 29 110 278 246 19 41 2 0 0 21 0 7 56 .167 .190 .175 .365 -0 43 5 0 25
1951 30 135 338 298 20 47 3 0 0 25 0 0 9 68 .158 .182 .168 .350 -4 50 7 0 31
1952 31 161 394 349 22 56 4 0 0 28 0 0 9 77 .160 .182 .172 .353 -3 60 9 0 36
1953 32 181 411 364 23 57 4 0 0 28 0 0 10 84 .157 .179 .168 .347 -5 61 10 0 37
1954 33 182 412 365 23 57 4 0 0 28 0 0 10 85 .156 .179 .167 .346 -5 61 10 0 37 0

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
1948 27 34 60 52 3 11 2 0 0 8 0 2 13 .212 .241 .250 .491 3 33
1949 28 38 96 84 7 15 0 0 0 8 0 2 21 .179 .198 .179 .376 3 37
1950 29 42 135 123 11 18 0 0 0 7 0 3 25 .146 .167 .146 .313 3 40
1951 30 26 62 54 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 2 12 .111 .143 .130 .272 1 25
1952 31 27 59 54 2 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 9 .185 .185 .204 .389 2 26
1953 32 21 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 20
1954 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
7 Yrs 189 431 384 24 60 4 0 0 31 0 10 88 .156 .178 .167 .344 12 182
162 Game Avg. 162 369 329 21 51 3 0 0 27 0 9 75 .156 .178 .167 .344 10 182

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1949 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1950 NL (30, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1497th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1949 NL  10 (8th)
1950 NL  9 (9th)

             

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