Vern Olsen
Vern Jarl Olsen
Born: March 16, 1918
Hillsboro, OR USA
Deceased: 1989
Maywood, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Career: 1939-1946
Minor League Statistics
Vern Olsen compiled a career record of 30 wins and 26 losses in his 113-game career with the Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.97 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 172.7 | 172 | 64 | 57 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 734 |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.15 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 185.7 | 202 | 84 | 65 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 807 |
| 1942 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.49 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 140.3 | 161 | 75 | 70 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 632 |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Totals | 30 | 26 | .536 | 3.40 | 112 | 60 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 516.0 | 547 | 226 | 195 | 18 | 192 | 0 | 201 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2247 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 62 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .263 | .288 | .316 | .604 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 67 | 63 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .238 | .262 | .317 | .579 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 54 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .188 | .264 | .208 | .472 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 113 | 186 | 169 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .231 | .278 | .284 | .562 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | |
| 1940 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.824 | |
| 1941 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 2 | .966 | 1.541 | |
| 1942 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.406 | |
| 1946 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 | |
| Totals | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 141 | 2 | 4 | .988 | 1.491 |
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