VB
1948–1954 · P
Vern Bickford
6' 0", 180 lbs·Lived to 40·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
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Career Highs
3.12
Best ERA · 1951
19
Most W · 1950
126
Most K · 1950
1.288
Best WHIP · 1948
Career Arc · ERA
7 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
7 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BSN | 33 | 49 | 0 | 7 | .204 | — | — |
| 1949 | BSN | 37 | 81 | 0 | 8 | .185 | — | — |
| 1950 | BSN | 40 | 116 | 0 | 6 | .138 | — | — |
| 1951 | BSN | 25 | 52 | 0 | 4 | .115 | — | — |
| 1952 | BSN | 26 | 51 | 0 | 3 | .176 | — | — |
| 1953 | ML1 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .067 | — | — |
| 1954 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | — |
| Career | 182 | 365 | 0 | 28 | .156 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
7 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | BSN | 33 | 146.0 | 11 | 5 | 3.27 | 126 | 60 | 1.288 |
| 1949 | BSN | 37 | 230.7 | 16 | 11 | 4.25 | 97 | 101 | 1.526 |
| 1950 | BSN | 40 | 311.7 | 19 | 14 | 3.47 | 126 | 126 | 1.332 |
| 1951 | BSN | 25 | 164.7 | 11 | 9 | 3.12 | 129 | 76 | 1.348 |
| 1952 | BSN | 26 | 161.3 | 7 | 12 | 3.74 | 99 | 62 | 1.419 |
| 1953 | ML1 | 20 | 58.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.28 | 78 | 25 | 1.638 |
| 1954 | BAL | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 43 | 0 | 1.500 |
| Career | 182 | 1076.4 | 66 | 57 | — | — | 450 | — | |
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