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Vernon
Potter		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 17, 1919 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 28 GLO KL $ 2,178,571   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 4 4
1948 29 CON YL $ 2,965,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
1949 30 CON YL $ 2,965,000   5 5 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 4 5
1950 31 CON YL $ 2,965,000   5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,178,571   5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,965,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 4 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 28 GLO KL 158 596 77 156 34 4 12 67 17 4 46 133 .262 .317 .393 .709 72.6 9.3
1948 29 CON YL 145 542 71 152 25 3 15 69 26 10 33 122 .280 .324 .421 .745 72.3 11.6
1949 30 CON YL 145 521 78 151 24 7 14 68 20 6 33 114 .290 .332 .443 .776 73.1 9.4
1950 31 CON YL 153 568 68 164 20 7 16 86 18 15 42 122 .289 .338 .433 .771 77.5 9.8
4 Years Sim 601 2227 294 623 103 21 57 290 81 35 154 491 .280 .328 .422 .749 295.4 40.1
162 Game Average 600 79 167 27 5 15 78 21 9 41 132 .280 .328 .422 .749 79.6  
Career Highs 158 596 78 164 34 7 16 86 26 15 46 133 .290 .338 .443 .776 77.5  
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   1715 215 457 77 18 47 231 53 30 100 423 .266 .308 .415 .723 212.5
vs LH   512 79 166 26 3 10 59 28 5 54 68 .324 .389 .445 .835 88.3
Home 299 1085 143 311 57 13 21 144 48 19 84 219 .287 .338 .421 .760 151.6
Away 302 1142 151 312 46 8 36 146 33 16 70 272 .273 .317 .422 .739 149.2
RISP   546 0 171 23 5 21 218 0 0 35 111 .313 .352 .489 .841 88.9
Pinch Hitting   11 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .364 .417 .636 1.053 2.6
Close/Late   226 34 56 4 1 8 28 0 0 22 59 .248 .317 .381 .698 28.1
Mar/Apr 99 384 57 103 16 4 7 41 15 2 28 78 .268 .318 .385 .703 48.4
May 104 377 49 106 21 2 11 46 19 3 33 76 .281 .341 .435 .776 56.7
June 96 348 55 110 23 4 11 54 8 10 26 86 .316 .366 .500 .866 56.8
July 95 356 36 94 18 1 12 53 17 6 26 75 .264 .313 .421 .734 47.6
August 103 390 43 98 9 8 12 53 7 4 17 100 .251 .287 .408 .695 44.3
Sep/Oct 104 372 54 112 16 2 4 43 15 10 24 76 .301 .343 .387 .730 47.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1947 28 GLO KL SS 152 148 1296.0 188 474 27 84 .961 4.60   4.7
1948 29 CON YL SS 141 135 1148.7 205 456 28 104 .959 5.18   5.6
1949 30 CON YL SS 141 139 1160.0 190 411 21 88 .966 4.66   6.3
    LF 3 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93   0.0
1950 31 CON YL SS 153 153 1325.7 211 451 11 95 .984 4.49   6.9
  SS 587 575 4930.3 794 1792 87 371 .967 4.72   23.4
  LF 3 0 4.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93   0.0
Career Totals   590 575 4935.0 795 1792 87 371 .967 4.72   23.4
Career Highs   153 153 1325.7 211 474 28 104 .984 5.18    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1947-5-158
 At-Bats
1947-7-596
CAR-45-2227
 Hits
CAR-46-623
 Total Bases
CAR-50-939
 Singles
CAR-38-442
 Doubles
1947-8-34
CAR-48-103
Triples
1949-6-7
1950-9-7
CAR-26-21
 Stolen Bases
1948-6-26
1949-9-20
CAR-26-81
 Caught Stealing
1948-9-10
1950-6-15
CAR-31-35
 Strikeouts
1947-1-133
1948-3-122
1949-3-114
1950-8-122
CAR-4-491
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 10
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26
 
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  1. Cesar Olivera (961)
  2. Daniel Woods (957)
  3. Loren Trull (942)
  4. Alonso Guglielmo (926)
  5. Neville Desjardins (921)
  6. Juan Riojas (915)
  7. Tyrone Prior (915)
  8. Danny Saravia (912)
  9. Paul Norris (912)
  10. Phillip Brun (911)
History
Drafted in 11th round, 184th overall pick, by Gloucester in 1947
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/1/1947, off Dwight Roesch (TRO)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against South Beach on 6/16/1947
Signed as a free agent by Connecticut on 2/2/1948 to a 3-year deal worth $2,965,000 per year
10/7/1950: Signed a contract extension with Connecticut, $3,500,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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