Vern Bickford
Vernon Edgell Bickford
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 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
Final Game: April 24, 1954
Died: May 6, 1960 in Richmond, VA
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1948 27 BSN NL 11 5 .688 3.27 33 22 5 10 1 1 146.0 125 59 53 9 63 60 3 0 0 625 117 1.288 7.7 0.6 3.9 3.7 0.95
1949 28 BSN NL 16 11 .593 4.25 37 36 1 15 2 0 230.2 246 125 109 20 106 101 6 1 3 1026 89 1.526 9.6 0.8 4.1 3.9 0.95 AS
1950 29 BSN NL 19 14 .576 3.47 40 39 1 27 2 0 311.2 293 135 120 25 122 126 6 1 5 1325 111 1.332 8.5 0.7 3.5 3.6 1.03 MVP-30
1951 30 BSN NL 11 9 .550 3.12 25 20 5 12 3 0 164.2 146 68 57 7 76 76 6 0 0 697 118 1.348 8.0 0.4 4.2 4.2 1.00
1952 31 BSN NL 7 12 .368 3.74 26 22 3 7 1 0 161.1 165 73 67 7 64 62 2 0 4 690 97 1.419 9.2 0.4 3.6 3.5 0.97
1953 32 MLN NL 2 5 .286 5.28 20 9 8 2 0 1 58.0 60 35 34 8 35 25 2 1 2 258 75 1.638 9.3 1.2 5.4 3.9 0.71
1954 33 BAL AL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
7 Seasons 66 57 .537 3.71 182 149 23 73 9 2 1076.1 1040 500 444 76 467 450 25 3 14 4641 102 1.400 8.7 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.96
162 Game Avg. 14 12 .537 3.71 37 31 5 15 2 0 221 214 103 91 16 96 92 5 1 3 953 102 1.400 8.7 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.96
MLN (6 yrs) 66 56 .541 3.69 181 148 23 73 9 2 1072.1 1035 495 440 76 466 450 25 3 14 4621 102 1.400 8.7 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.97
BAL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00
NL (6 yrs) 66 56 .541 3.69 181 148 23 73 9 2 1072.1 1035 495 440 76 466 450 25 3 14 4621 102 1.400 8.7 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.97
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 1.500 11.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1948 27 BSN NL WS L CLE 0 1 .000 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 4 2 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 18 2.700 10.8 0.0 13.5 2.7 0.20
1 WS 0 1 .000 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 4 2 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 18 2.700 10.8 0.0 13.5 2.7 0.20

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1949 BSN NL 28 0 0 0 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 33 BAL AL 1 19 14 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .333 .571 .905 .294 8 0 0 1 3
1 Season 1 19 14 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .357 .333 .571 .905 .294 8 0 0 1 3
162 Game Avg. 34 646 476 170 170 34 34 0 0 0 34 0 .357 .333 .571 .905 .294 272 0 0 34 102
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1954 33 BAL AL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 33 33 33 0 0 0 1 4.0 0.0 4.0
1 Season 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 33 33 33 0 0 0 1 4.0 0.0 4.0
MLB Averages

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1948 27 BSN NL
1949 28 BSN NL
1950 29 BSN NL
1951 30 BSN NL
1952 31 BSN NL
1953 32 MLN NL
1954 33 BAL AL 19 42% 0.0% 0.0% 5.3% 10.5% 40% 0.38 89% 8 0 0%
7 Seasons 19 42% 400.0% 2368.4% 2457.9% 10.5% 0% 0.38 89% 8 0 0%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1948 27 BSN NL 125 9 0
1949 28 BSN NL 246 20 3
1950 29 BSN NL 293 25 5
1951 30 BSN NL 146 7 0
1952 31 BSN NL 165 7 4
1953 32 MLN NL 60 8 2
1954 33 BAL AL 19 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 80% 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 Seasons 19 1040 76 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 80% 1 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1948 27 11 5 .688 3.27 33 22 5 10 1 1 146.0 125 59 53 9 63 60 3 0 0 625 117 1.288 7.7 0.6 3.9 3.7 0.95 117
1949 28 27 16 .628 3.87 70 58 6 25 3 1 376.2 371 184 162 29 169 161 9 1 3 1651 98 1.434 8.9 0.7 4.0 3.8 0.95 98
1950 29 46 30 .605 3.69 110 97 7 52 5 1 688.1 664 319 282 54 291 287 15 2 8 2976 104 1.387 8.7 0.7 3.8 3.8 0.99 104
1951 30 57 39 .594 3.58 135 117 12 64 8 1 853.0 810 387 339 61 367 363 21 2 8 3673 106 1.380 8.5 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.99 106
1952 31 64 51 .557 3.60 161 139 15 71 9 1 1014.1 975 460 406 68 431 425 23 2 12 4363 105 1.386 8.7 0.6 3.8 3.8 0.99 105
1953 32 66 56 .541 3.69 181 148 23 73 9 2 1072.1 1035 495 440 76 466 450 25 3 14 4621 102 1.400 8.7 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.97 102
1954 33 66 57 .537 3.71 182 149 23 73 9 2 1076.1 1040 500 444 76 467 450 25 3 14 4641 102 1.400 8.7 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.96 102

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1948 27 9 7 .563 3.44 149.0 134 63 57 10 68 61 3 1.356 8.1 4.1 3.7 0.90 0.6 33
1949 28 11 14 .440 4.60 229.0 260 130 117 21 112 100 6 1.624 10.2 4.4 3.9 0.89 0.8 37
1950 29 19 15 .559 3.64 314.0 309 141 127 26 129 127 6 1.395 8.9 3.7 3.6 0.98 0.7 40
1951 30 9 8 .529 3.54 160.0 156 70 63 7 81 74 6 1.481 8.8 4.6 4.2 0.91 0.4 25
1952 31 8 9 .471 4.36 157.0 178 84 76 8 69 60 2 1.573 10.2 4.0 3.4 0.87 0.5 26
1953 32 2 4 .333 5.89 55.0 63 40 36 8 37 24 2 1.818 10.3 6.1 3.9 0.65 1.3 20
1954 33 0 0 7.20 5.0 6 4 4 0 1 0 0 1.400 10.8 1.8 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
7 Seasons 58 57 .504 4.04 1069.0 1106 532 480 80 497 446 25 1.500 9.3 3.8 0.90 0.7 182

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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 (1456th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1950 NL--3.465--10th
1951 NL--3.115--8th

Wins s c a p y
1949 NL--16--7th
1950 NL--19--4th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1948 NL--.688--4th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1950 NL--8.461--9th
1951 NL--7.980--6th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL--3.941--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1949 NL--230.7--7th
1950 NL--311.7--1st

Strikeouts s c a p y
1949 NL--101--9th
1950 NL--126--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1949 NL--36--3rd
1950 NL--39--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
1949 NL--15--7th
1950 NL--27--1st

Shutouts s c a p y
1950 NL--2--9th
1951 NL--3--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1949 NL--20--7th
1950 NL--25--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1949 NL--106--2nd
1950 NL--122--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1949 NL--246--5th
1950 NL--293--2nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 NL--.383--2nd
1952 NL--.391--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1949 NL--109--4th
1950 NL--120--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1950 NL--5--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1949 NL--6--6th
1950 NL--6--6th
1951 NL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1949 NL--1026--6th
1950 NL--1325--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 6 (368), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 45 (553), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (837), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Dave Boswell (959)
  7. Darby O'Brien (958)
  8. Orval Grove (958)
  9. Jim Nash (957)
  10. Joe Hatten (957)
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  3. Dick Donovan (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dolly Gray (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Charlie Lea (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jack Sanford (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dixie Davis (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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