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Vern Olsen

Vern Jarl Olsen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 16, 1918 in Hillsboro, OR (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1939
Team: Cubs 1939-1946

Final Game: September 13, 1946
Died: July 13, 1989 in Maywood, IL
Buried: Arlington Cemetery, Elmhurst, IL
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:11AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1939 21 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 4 0 4 0 0 0 7.2 2 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 30 1.174 2.3 0.0 8.2 3.5 0.43
1940 22 CHC NL 13 9 .591 2.97 34 20 6 9 4 0 172.2 172 64 57 5 62 71 2 0 0 734 126 1.355 9.0 0.3 3.2 3.7 1.15
1941 23 CHC NL 10 8 .556 3.15 37 23 10 10 2 1 185.2 202 84 65 7 59 73 1 0 2 807 111 1.406 9.8 0.3 2.9 3.5 1.24
1942 24 CHC NL 6 9 .400 4.49 32 17 9 4 1 1 140.1 161 75 70 6 55 46 1 1 3 632 71 1.539 10.3 0.4 3.5 3.0 0.84
1946 28 CHC NL 0 0 2.79 5 0 3 0 0 0 9.2 10 3 3 0 9 8 0 0 0 44 124 1.966 9.3 0.0 8.4 7.4 0.89
5 Seasons 30 26 .536 3.40 112 60 32 23 7 2 516.0 547 226 195 18 192 201 4 1 5 2247 103 1.432 9.5 0.3 3.3 3.5 1.05
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .536 3.40 44 24 13 9 3 1 204 216 89 77 7 76 79 2 0 2 888 103 1.432 9.5 0.3 3.3 3.5 1.05

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1939 21 CHC NL 7.2 0 0 4 0 1.0 4 0.5 $
1940 22 CHC NL 172.2 20 64 98 0 1.0 34 3.3 $
1941 23 CHC NL 185.2 23 84 102 -3 1.0 18 1.9 $
1942 24 CHC NL 140.1 17 75 67 -2 1.0 -8 -1.0 $
1946 28 CHC NL 9.2 0 3 5 0 1.0 2 0.2 $
5 Seasons 516.0 60 226 276 -5 1.0 50 4.9 $

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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
1939 21 CHC NL 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .667 .000 .667 91 0 0 0 0 /1
1940 22 CHC NL 35 62 57 4 15 3 0 0 5 2 2 9 .263 .288 .316 .604 68 18 0 0 3 1
1941 23 CHC NL 37 67 63 7 15 2 0 1 5 0 2 10 .238 .262 .317 .579 65 20 1 0 2 1
1942 24 CHC NL 32 54 48 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 5 2 .188 .264 .208 .472 42 10 0 0 1 1
1946 28 CHC NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 113 186 169 16 39 6 0 1 14 2 11 22 .231 .278 .284 .562 61 48 1 0 6
162 Game Avg. 162 267 242 23 56 9 0 1 20 3 16 32 .231 .278 .284 .562 61 69 1 0 9

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1939 21 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1940 22 CHC NL 62 -3 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 1
1941 23 CHC NL 67 -3 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 1
1942 24 CHC NL 54 -3 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $ 1
4 Seasons 186 -9 0 0 0 0 14 6 11 1.0 11 1.1 -0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1939 CHC NL 21 P 4 0 0 7.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.17 0.25 .960 2.23 2.15
1940 CHC NL 22 P 34 20 9 172.2 62 9 53 0 1 1.000 3.23 1.82 .962 2.22 2.22
1941 CHC NL 23 P 37 23 10 185.2 59 9 48 2 2 .966 2.76 1.54 .965 2.23 2.21
1942 CHC NL 24 P 32 17 4 140.1 45 8 37 0 1 1.000 2.89 1.41 .968 2.35 2.35
1946 CHC NL 28 P 5 0 0 9.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.40 .960 2.23 2.22
5 Seasons P 112 60 23 516.0 169 26 141 2 4 .988 2.91 1.49 .965 2.26 2.25
5 Seasons TOT 112 60 23 516.0 169 26 141 2 4 .988 2.91 1.49 .965 2.26 2.25
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1940 NL  2.97 (5th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1940 NL  .591 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1940 NL  4 (3rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL  0.261 (3rd)
1941 NL  0.339 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1940 NL  126 (8th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1940 NL  3.23 (1st)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1940 NL  1.000 (1st)
1942 NL  1.000 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1939 NL  born 1918-03-16 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 8 (1600), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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