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Vern
Bickford		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 17, 1920 in Usa, KY, HELLIER
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 4 6 5 6 7 7
1949 28 CIN NL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 4 6 5 6 7 6
1950 29 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 4 6 5 6 7 6
1951 30 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1952 31 CIN NL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1953 32 CIN NL $ 350,000 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1954 33 CIN NL $ 350,000 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 4 6 5 6 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 28 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 29 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 30 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 31 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 32 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 33 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1948 27 CIN NL 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 22.3 29 19 3 21 8 7.66 .319 .448 .462 .910 0.0
    AAA   5 3 .625 12 12 1 0 0 89.3 72 27 9 41 52 2.72 .221 .308 .331 .639  
1949 28 CIN NL 4 13 .235 78 4 0 0 9 105.0 120 74 10 91 27 6.34 .297 .424 .450 .874 0.0
1950 29 CIN NL 9 17 .346 114 0 0 0 4 126.0 132 74 15 87 42 5.29 .274 .381 .434 .815 7.1
1951 30 CIN NL 4 9 .308 53 13 0 0 0 85.3 86 67 13 79 32 7.07 .263 .403 .413 .816 0.0
1952 31 CIN NL 0 8 .000 26 10 0 0 0 46.0 61 48 9 45 23 9.39 .323 .452 .519 .970 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 19 0 0 0 3 19.0 19 13 1 15 16 6.16 .264 .391 .361 .752  
1953 32 CIN NL 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.0 3 1 0 2 2 4.50 .375 .500 .375 .875 0.0
    AAA   4 6 .400 53 0 0 0 3 77.7 90 44 3 36 61 5.10 .281 .354 .375 .729  
1954 33 A   11 1 .917 48 15 0 0 1 136.0 89 25 6 40 148 1.65 .187 .250 .258 .507  
6 Years Sim 17 48 .262 286 27 0 0 14 386.7 431 283 50 325 134 6.59 .287 .412 .446 .857 7.1
3 Years AAA 11 11 .500 84 12 1 0 6 186.0 181 84 13 92 129 4.06 .252 .337 .354 .691  
1 Years A 11 1 .917 48 15 0 0 1 136.0 89 25 6 40 148 1.65 .187 .250 .258 .507  
4 Years Minors 22 12 .647 132 27 1 0 7 322.0 270 109 19 132 277 3.05 .226 .303 .315 .618  
Season Average 2 8 .200 47 4 0 0 2 64.4 71 47 8 54 22 6.59 .287 .412 .446 .857  
Career Highs 9 17 .346 114 13 0 0 9 126.0 132 74 15 91 42 9.39 .375 .500 .519 .970  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   223 142 22 150 89   .281 .396 .420 .815
vs LH   208 141 28 175 45   .294 .434 .475 .908
Home 14 26 .350 151 15 0 0 8 210.3 233 155 24 181 69 6.63 .292 .422 .443 .866
Away 3 22 .120 135 12 0 0 6 176.3 198 128 26 144 65 6.53 .282 .404 .449 .853
Mar/Apr 3 16 .158 59 10 0 0 3 77.7 96 73 17 72 27 8.46 .304 .433 .535 .968
May 3 11 .214 64 5 0 0 1 74.0 81 50 4 62 25 6.08 .282 .410 .387 .797
June 3 3 .500 41 2 0 0 2 71.3 71 41 5 55 17 5.17 .276 .404 .389 .793
July 2 4 .333 38 2 0 0 2 46.0 59 35 7 39 22 6.85 .316 .434 .471 .904
August 3 7 .300 40 8 0 0 3 69.7 63 47 8 63 25 6.07 .240 .387 .388 .774
Sep/Oct 3 7 .300 44 0 0 0 3 48.0 61 37 9 34 18 6.94 .319 .422 .518 .941
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 27 CIN NL 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
1949 28 CIN NL 78 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .200 .143 .343 0.4 0.0
1950 29 CIN NL 114 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.2
1951 30 CIN NL 53 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.7 0.0
1952 31 CIN NL 26 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 283 47 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .106 .125 .128 .253 -0.6 0.2
162 Game Average 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .106 .125 .128 .253 -0.4  
Career Highs 114 15 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   27 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .148 .179 .185 .364 0.4
vs LH   20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .050 .050 .050 .100 -1.3
Home 148 24 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .208 .240 .250 .490 1.2
Away 135 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.2
RISP   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 59 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 .300 .664 1.2
May 47 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 41 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.4
July 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 22 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
Sep/Oct 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1948 27 CIN NL P 12 0 22.3 1 3 0 1 1.000 1.61    
1949 28 CIN NL P 78 4 105.0 8 23 0 1 1.000 2.66    
1950 29 CIN NL P 114 0 126.0 6 26 0 2 1.000 2.29    
1951 30 CIN NL P 53 13 85.3 4 16 0 0 1.000 2.11    
1952 31 CIN NL P 26 10 46.0 1 12 0 2 1.000 2.54    
1953 32 CIN NL P 3 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   286 27 386.7 20 80 0 6 1.000 2.33    
Career Highs   114 13 126.0 8 26 0 2 1.000 2.66    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1950-9-17
 Saves
1949-9-9
 Games Pitched
1949-3-78
1950-1-114
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Al Worthington (920)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1948
Injured on 6/15/1948 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/28/1949, off Hank Behrman (BRK)
Earned first career win on 4/28/1949
2/1/1952: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/2/1953 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/12/1954 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
 
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