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Vernon Decatur Stephens

First name: Vern

Last name: Stephens

Birthdate: 1920-10-23

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 122749

Retro ID: stepv101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1941SLA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1942SLA7.62.810.43.46.53.919
1943SLA7.22.49.64.57.32.322
1944SLA7.92.810.65.68.71.926
1945SLA8.02.810.84.98.12.724
1946SLA6.22.18.33.66.02.218
1947SLA8.12.810.94.67.93.124
1948BOS8.53.011.54.37.63.823
1949BOS8.52.911.55.48.72.726
1950BOS8.22.810.94.17.43.622
1951BOS5.01.16.13.14.81.215
1952BOS4.31.25.50.62.33.37
1953CHA1.80.42.2-0.60.02.20
1953SLA2.40.62.90.81.71.35
1954BAL5.01.26.20.72.53.78
1955BAL0.10.00.1-0.2-0.10.30
1955CHA0.80.21.00.20.50.52
Career89.629.1118.544.979.838.8241

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1941SLA2000000-1000-110.5-0.10.00.0-0.1-1
1942SLA621119-1312-770079.70.70.7-0.11.314
1943SLA57126241-101-5600208.72.30.6-0.42.514
1944SLA628242112004700289.13.10.7-0.43.425
1945SLA6322522-3201-2700208.42.40.7-0.42.720
1946SLA48814120100-1600129.31.30.60.01.915
1947SLA6349622133700179.21.80.7-0.12.425
1948BOS715129-33-3258001310.81.20.8-0.11.928
1949BOS712373110-20-57002510.42.40.7-0.13.017
1950BOS693177-11-3397001611.81.40.7-0.21.930
1951BOS415161122-3-190002010.31.90.0-0.11.817
1952BOS3370-311-1-1-3200-69.3-0.60.2-0.1-0.56
1953CHA143-11-110101-1000-109.2-1.10.00.0-1.12
1953SLA186650-1-10000039.40.30.0-0.10.24
1954BAL393-4-11000-4000-48.4-0.50.0-0.1-0.65
1955BAL7-1-10000-1000-29.1-0.20.00.0-0.2-1
1955CHA64110-100000009.10.00.00.00.02
Career7,241182142115-111106400158-16.36.4-2.220.5222

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1941 SLA SS 16 3 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1942 SLA SS 3532 594 -11.0 -11 -8 -49 -32 -0.2 1.0 1 -7
1943 SLA SS 2551 428 -9.0 -9 -6 -22 -13 -0.8 0.7 0 -6
1944 SLA SS 2638 496 6.0 6 4 0 5 -0.2 0.0 0 4
1945 SLA 3B 86 16 0.0 0 0 2 4 0.2 0.0 0 0
1945 SLA SS 3098 534 -1.0 0 0 -22 -17 -0.8 -0.8 -2 -2
1946 SLA SS 2296 397 -5.0 -4 -3 -18 -13 1.5 0.3 2 -1
1947 SLA SS 3392 588 2.0 3 2 -24 4 1.0 0.4 1 3
1948 BOS SS 4396 784 7.0 7 5 31 52 1.2 -0.9 0 5
1949 BOS SS 4288 733 -8.0 -8 -6 -18 19 0.1 0.6 1 -5
1950 BOS SS 3946 677 10.0 10 7 1 2 1.5 0.0 2 9
1951 BOS 3B 2516 394 14.0 14 10 25 20 -0.6 0.0 -1 9
1951 BOS SS 17 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1952 BOS 3B 765 127 -2.0 -2 -1 6 12 -0.3 0.0 0 -1
1952 BOS SS 1397 228 -5.0 -5 -4 -12 3 1.0 0.5 2 -2
1953 SLA 3B 1188 180 -1.0 0 0 -1 -5 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1953 CHA 3B 922 125 -2.0 -1 -1 -12 -5 0.1 0.0 0 -1
1953 CHA SS 36 7 0.0 0 0 0 2 -0.3 0.0 0 0
1954 BAL 3B 2576 377 -5.0 -6 -4 -28 -21 -0.1 0.0 0 -4
1955 BAL 3B 43 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1955 CHA 3B 440 65 0.0 0 0 -2 1 0.2 0.0 0 0
3B 8536 1289 3.0 4 3 -11 6 -0.6 0.0 -1 2
SS 31603 5472 -15.0 -12 -10 -133 12 4.0 1.8 7 -3

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1943 SLA LF 173 17 -1.0 -1 -1 1 6 1 0
1943 SLA RF 47 5 1.0 1 1 -2 1 0 1
LF 173 17 -1.0 -1 -1 1 6 1 0
RF 47 5 1.0 1 1 -2 1 0 1

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1944SLA0.30.10.4-0.10.00.40
Career0.30.10.4-0.10.00.40

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1944SLA25000000-1000-16.0-0.20.00.0-0.20
Career25000000-1000-1--0.20.00.0-0.20

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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