Arky Vaughan
1932–1948 · bats L / throws R · ASD, Brooklyn Dodgers, NLS, PIR, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,817G
.318AVG
.406OBP
.453SLG
More career statistics
2,103H
96HR
926RBI
118SB
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 6,622 | 6,623 |
| Batting · Doubles | 356 | 357 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,103 | 2,104 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 46 | 45 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 276 | 278 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,721 | 7,722 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,175 | 1,172 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 118 | 121 |
| Batting · Walks | 937 | 938 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,817 | 7,721 | 6,622 | 1,175 | 2,103 | 356 | 128 | 96 | 926 | 937 | 276 | 118 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 3,003 | .318 | .406 | .453 | .859 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1936-05-21 to 1936-06-07
56longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1933-06-24 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1933-06-24 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1932-06-07 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 919 | 3846 | 1049 | 45 | 475 | 469 | 125 | .320 | .395 | .459 |
| Away | 898 | 3876 | 1055 | 51 | 451 | 469 | 153 | .315 | .393 | .448 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 131 | 565 | 139 | 11 | 65 | 70 | 21 | .284 | .370 | .429 |
| May | 342 | 1506 | 406 | 21 | 200 | 188 | 45 | .315 | .394 | .461 |
| June | 307 | 1309 | 348 | 13 | 157 | 149 | 54 | .307 | .380 | .429 |
| July | 365 | 1526 | 448 | 24 | 199 | 190 | 61 | .344 | .418 | .502 |
| August | 348 | 1449 | 401 | 13 | 152 | 159 | 40 | .319 | .386 | .438 |
| September | 313 | 1321 | 349 | 14 | 151 | 173 | 56 | .314 | .395 | .444 |
| October | 11 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .351 | .478 | .405 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 274 | 1168 | 301 | 21 | 119 | 133 | 51 | .296 | .372 | .425 |
| chicago-cubs | 265 | 1098 | 319 | 12 | 149 | 132 | 38 | .338 | .411 | .471 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 262 | 1148 | 337 | 17 | 165 | 151 | 30 | .347 | .425 | .504 |
| boston-braves | 255 | 1123 | 307 | 9 | 131 | 130 | 24 | .318 | .389 | .420 |
| cincinnati-reds | 248 | 1027 | 262 | 7 | 110 | 126 | 30 | .300 | .378 | .431 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 247 | 1036 | 264 | 17 | 119 | 120 | 51 | .294 | .371 | .429 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 205 | 884 | 244 | 12 | 107 | 122 | 45 | .328 | .414 | .513 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 61 | 238 | 70 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 9 | .330 | .395 | .425 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 129 | 497 | 158 | 4 | 59 | 10 | .318 | – | – |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 573 | 180 | 9 | 97 | 3 | .314 | – | – |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 558 | 186 | 12 | 95 | 10 | .333 | – | – |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 137 | 499 | 192 | 19 | 99 | 4 | .385 | – | – |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 568 | 190 | 9 | 79 | 7 | .335 | – | – |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | 469 | 151 | 5 | 73 | 7 | .322 | – | – |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 541 | 175 | 7 | 68 | 15 | .323 | – | – |
| 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 595 | 182 | 6 | 61 | 12 | .306 | – | – |
| 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 594 | 178 | 7 | 97 | 13 | .300 | – | – |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 106 | 375 | 118 | 6 | 38 | 8 | .315 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 128 | 495 | 137 | 2 | 48 | 8 | .277 | – | – |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 149 | 610 | 186 | 5 | 66 | 20 | .305 | – | – |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 64 | 126 | 41 | 2 | 24 | 4 | .325 | – | – |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 65 | 123 | 30 | 3 | 22 | – | .244 | – | – |