Hippo Vaughn
1908–1921 · bats B / throws L · Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
392G
.173AVG
.232OBP
.223SLG
More career statistics
159H
3HR
61RBI
12SB
178–137W–L
2,730.0IP
1,416K
2.49ERA
332GS
5SV
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 · Caught stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 229 | 284 |
| Batting · RBI | 61 | 64 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 12 | 11 |
| Batting · Walks | 68 | 69 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 11,225 | 11,279 |
| Pitching · p er | 754 | 755 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,461 | 2,462 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 8,190 | 8,174 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,039 | 1,038 |
| Pitching · p w | 817 | 807 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392 | 1,015 | 921 | 81 | 159 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 68 | 229 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 205 | .173 | .232 | .223 | .455 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,730.0 | 390 | 332 | 214 | 178 | 137 | 5 | 2,461 | 1,039 | 754 | 39 | 817 | 1,416 | 0 | 0 | 2.49 | 1.201 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1916-06-06 to 1916-06-24
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1915-09-16 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1911-04-29 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1915-08-31 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 208 | 524 | 80 | 1 | 34 | 39 | 138 | .170 | .227 | .223 |
| Away | 184 | 491 | 79 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 146 | .176 | .222 | .222 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 37 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 28 | .169 | .226 | .193 |
| May | 77 | 201 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 53 | .206 | .264 | .250 |
| June | 68 | 174 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 45 | .224 | .299 | .316 |
| July | 77 | 214 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 52 | .165 | .224 | .253 |
| August | 65 | 162 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 47 | .144 | .179 | .176 |
| September | 63 | 160 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 55 | .127 | .144 | .127 |
| October | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .111 | .182 | .111 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 50 | 125 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 36 | .167 | .200 | .228 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 50 | 131 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39 | .137 | .176 | .161 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 50 | 144 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 39 | .258 | .326 | .323 |
| boston-braves | 43 | 108 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 | .137 | .213 | .211 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 43 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 37 | .143 | .171 | .196 |
| cincinnati-reds | 39 | 100 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 21 | .222 | .270 | .300 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 32 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 29 | .198 | .242 | .244 |
| detroit-tigers | 16 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | .170 | .204 | .170 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  New York Yankees | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 2 | 2 |
| 1910 | New York Yankees | 30 | 75 | 10 | – | 5 | 1 | .133 | 221 | 106 |
| 1911 | New York Yankees | 26 | 49 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .143 | 143 | 75 |
| 1912 | New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 27 | 51 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .157 | 143 | 95 |
| 1913 |  Chicago Cubs | 7 | 21 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .190 | 56 | 36 |
| 1914 | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 97 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .144 | 292 | 165 |
| 1915 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 86 | 14 | – | 9 | 3 | .163 | 269 | 148 |
| 1916 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 104 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .135 | 293 | 145 |
| 1917 | Chicago Cubs | 41 | 100 | 16 | – | 6 | 1 | .160 | 295 | 195 |
| 1918 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 96 | 23 | – | 6 | 3 | .240 | 290 | 148 |
| 1919 | Chicago Cubs | 38 | 98 | 17 | – | 2 | 1 | .173 | 306 | 141 |
| 1920 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 102 | 22 | 1 | 15 | – | .216 | 301 | 130 |
| 1921 | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 5 | – | .244 | 109 | 30 |