Vern Olsen Stats
Vern Olsen was born on Saturday, March 16, 1918, in Hillsboro, Oregon. Olsen was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1939, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Vern Olsen baseball stats page.
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Vern Olsen
Vern Olsen Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#112)
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Vern OlsenVern Olsen Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1939 | 21 | Cubs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1940 | 22 | Cubs | 34 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.97 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 172.2 | 734 | 172 | 57 | 64 | 5 | 62 | - | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1941 | 23 | Cubs | 37 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 185.2 | 807 | 202 | 65 | 84 | 7 | 59 | - | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1942 | 24 | Cubs | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.49 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 140.1 | 632 | 161 | 70 | 75 | 6 | 55 | - | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1946 | 28 | Cubs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 5 Years | 112 | 60 | 32 | 30 | 26 | .536 | 3.40 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 516.0 | 2,247 | 547 | 195 | 226 | 18 | 192 | - | 201 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | ||
Vern OlsenVern Olsen Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1939 | 21 | Cubs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
| 1940 | 22 | Cubs | 35 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | .263 | .288 | .316 |
| 1941 | 23 | Cubs | 37 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | .238 | .262 | .317 |
| 1942 | 24 | Cubs | 32 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | .188 | .264 | .208 |
| 1946 | 28 | Cubs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 113 | 169 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - | 22 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | .231 | .278 | .284 | ||
Vern OlsenVern Olsen Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1939 Cubs | P | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.17 |
| 1940 Cubs | P | 34 | 20 | 518 | 62 | 1.8 | 62 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.23 |
| 1941 Cubs | P | 37 | 23 | 557 | 59 | 1.6 | 57 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.76 |
| 1942 Cubs | P | 32 | 17 | 421 | 45 | 1.4 | 45 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.89 |
| 1946 Cubs | P | 5 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 112 | 60 | 1,548 | 169 | 1.5 | 167 | 26 | 141 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.91 | |
| 5 Years | 112 | 60 | 1,548 | 169 | 1.5 | 167 | 26 | 141 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.91 | |
Vern OlsenVern Olsen Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1939 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.43 | 3.52 | 8.22 |
| 1940 Cubs | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 1.15 | 3.70 | 3.23 |
| 1941 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 63.0 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 1.24 | 3.54 | 2.86 |
| 1942 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 0.84 | 2.95 | 3.53 |
| 1946 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.89 | 7.45 | 8.38 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 169.0 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 1.05 | 3.51 | 3.35 |
Vern OlsenVern Olsen Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1939 Chicago Cubs | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1940 Chicago Cubs | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1941 Chicago Cubs | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1942 Chicago Cubs | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1946 Chicago Cubs | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
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