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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

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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 Seasons 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

Postseason Batting

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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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 BSN NL 27 P 33 29 6 22 1 0 .966 0.85 .962 0.91
1949 BSN NL 28 P 37 58 7 50 1 3 .983 1.54 .952 0.91 AS
1950 BSN NL 29 P 40 73 26 45 2 5 .973 1.78 .960 0.97 MVP-30
1951 BSN NL 30 P 25 53 14 38 1 4 .981 2.08 .960 0.96
1952 BSN NL 31 P 26 45 12 32 1 4 .978 1.69 .951 0.98
1953 MLN NL 32 P 20 17 3 14 0 3 1.000 0.85 .953 0.87
1954 BAL AL 33 P 1 1 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.02 0.90
7 Seasons P 182 1 4.0 276 68 202 6 19 .978 607.50 1.48 .957 2.02 0.94
7 Seasons TOT 182 1 4.0 276 68 202 6 19 .978 607.50 1.48 .935 2.02 0.94

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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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

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

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 6 (370), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 45 (569), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (826), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1083), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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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
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.

February 10, 1954: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Baltimore Orioles for Charlie White and $10,000.

May 12, 1954: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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