Vern Stephens
1941–1955 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, MLS, St. Louis Browns, VDA, WPS
1,719G
.286AVG
.355OBP
.460SLG
1,858H
247HR
1,170RBI
25SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,719 | 7,237 | 6,493 | 1,003 | 1,858 | 307 | 42 | 247 | 1,170 | 693 | 683 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2,990 | .286 | .355 | .460 | .815 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1944-06-11 to 1944-07-01
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1948-07-18 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1943-06-04 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1945-06-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 876 | 3659 | 995 | 137 | 637 | 377 | 351 | .305 | .375 | .498 |
| Away | 843 | 3578 | 863 | 110 | 533 | 316 | 332 | .267 | .330 | .423 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 141 | 576 | 146 | 19 | 101 | 64 | 51 | .287 | .365 | .465 |
| May | 319 | 1355 | 360 | 45 | 216 | 122 | 119 | .294 | .356 | .464 |
| June | 316 | 1358 | 363 | 60 | 255 | 123 | 129 | .295 | .358 | .501 |
| July | 326 | 1383 | 338 | 47 | 207 | 141 | 139 | .275 | .346 | .450 |
| August | 324 | 1374 | 368 | 45 | 238 | 131 | 128 | .298 | .363 | .484 |
| September | 284 | 1153 | 274 | 29 | 147 | 108 | 111 | .265 | .331 | .392 |
| October | 9 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .265 | .342 | .441 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 254 | 1052 | 261 | 30 | 138 | 105 | 118 | .278 | .348 | .421 |
| detroit-tigers | 250 | 1048 | 301 | 45 | 184 | 97 | 107 | .319 | .380 | .536 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 246 | 1040 | 269 | 25 | 156 | 84 | 76 | .284 | .339 | .440 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 241 | 1051 | 263 | 35 | 192 | 101 | 92 | .279 | .346 | .453 |
| chicago-white-sox | 237 | 1022 | 274 | 42 | 182 | 100 | 79 | .298 | .366 | .489 |
| new-york-yankees | 232 | 925 | 214 | 35 | 148 | 81 | 103 | .255 | .319 | .429 |
| boston-red-sox | 150 | 630 | 159 | 20 | 86 | 64 | 71 | .285 | .354 | .437 |
| st-louis-browns | 102 | 450 | 110 | 15 | 82 | 59 | 34 | .282 | .376 | .469 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  St. Louis Browns | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1942 | St. Louis Browns | 145 | 575 | 169 | 14 | 91 | 1 | .294 | – | – |
| 1943 | St. Louis Browns | 137 | 512 | 148 | 22 | 91 | 3 | .289 | – | – |
| 1944 | St. Louis Browns | 145 | 559 | 164 | 20 | 105 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1945 | St. Louis Browns | 149 | 571 | 165 | 24 | 89 | 2 | .289 | – | – |
| 1946 | St. Louis Browns | 115 | 450 | 138 | 14 | 64 | – | .307 | – | – |
| 1947 | St. Louis Browns | 150 | 562 | 157 | 15 | 84 | 8 | .279 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Boston Red Sox | 154 | 631 | 170 | 29 | 137 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 610 | 177 | 39 | 159 | 2 | .290 | – | – |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox | 149 | 628 | 185 | 30 | 144 | 1 | .295 | – | – |
| 1951 | Boston Red Sox | 109 | 377 | 113 | 17 | 78 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 92 | 295 | 75 | 7 | 44 | 2 | .254 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns | 90 | 294 | 77 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .262 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Baltimore Orioles | 101 | 365 | 104 | 8 | 46 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox | 25 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 7 | – | .242 | – | – |