Buck Freeman vs. Vern Stephens — Career Comparison

Buck Freeman
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Vern Stephens
Greatest GenerationNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Buck Freeman and Vern Stephens are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Buck Freeman, 107 for Vern Stephens), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 132). The overall lean goes to Vern Stephens, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Buck Freeman and Vern Stephens

Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1126
146.27
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1720
142.54
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
4619
600
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7240
600
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4208
546.61
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6497
538.43
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1235
160.42
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1859
154.06
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
823
106.91
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1263
104.67
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
25.85
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
25.44
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
17.02
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
42
3.48
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
82
10.65
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
20.47
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412
53.52
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
49.39
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
687.56
89.31
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030.08
85.37
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1942
252.26
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2991
247.87
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1573
204.33
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2557
211.91
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
588
76.38
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
82.96
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
713
92.62
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1174
97.29
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1219
158.35
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1928
159.78
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
741.55
96.33
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1081.21
89.6
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
8.57
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.5
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
272
35.33
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
57.35
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
50.4
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
685
56.77
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.9
11.9
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
10.57
10.57
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
9.48
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.07
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.66
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
169
14.01
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
11.95
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.07
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.82
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
11.95
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.9
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19

Fielding Stats for Buck Freeman and Vern Stephens

Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
1.07
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1663
15.41
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
0.38
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.03
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27918
27
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2913
27
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9306
9
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
9
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3624
3.5
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
25.32
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.22
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
44.74
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.13
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
2.79
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3992
3.86
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7860
72.85
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3853
3.73
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7559
70.06
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.481
3.481
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.545
4.545
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.14
35.14
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.11
Vern Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.54
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0