Hippo Vaughn Stats

Hippo Vaughn was born on Monday, April 9, 1888, in Weatherford, Texas. Vaughn was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 19, 1908, with the New York Highlanders. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hippo Vaughn baseball stats page.

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Hippo Vaughn



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Birth Name:   James Leslie Vaughn
Nickname:   Hippo or Jumbo
Born On:   04-09-1888  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Weatherford, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-29-1966 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Weatherford High School (Weatherford, TX)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   06-19-1908 (Age 20)
Last Game:   07-09-1921
Draft:   Not Applicable

Hippo Vaughn

Hippo Vaughn Pitching Stats

1908 20 Highlanders 2 0 1 0 0 .000 3.86 0 0 0 2.1 10 1 1 1 0 4 - 2 0 0 0 -
1910 22 Highlanders 30 25 3 13 11 .542 1.83 18 5 1 221.2 869 190 45 76 1 58 - 107 7 10 0 -
1911 23 Highlanders 26 18 3 8 10 .444 4.39 11 0 0 145.2 618 158 71 92 2 54 - 74 4 7 1 -
1912 24 Highlanders 15 10 3 2 8 .200 5.14 5 1 0 63.0 288 66 36 48 1 37 - 46 3 1 0 -
1912 24 Senators 12 8 4 4 3 .571 2.89 4 0 0 81.0 343 75 26 33 0 43 - 49 8 4 0 -
1913 25 Cubs 7 6 1 5 1 .833 1.45 5 2 0 56.0 235 37 9 13 0 27 - 36 2 2 1 -
1914 26 Cubs 42 35 6 21 13 .618 2.05 23 4 1 293.2 1,209 236 67 119 1 109 - 165 13 8 1 -
1915 27 Cubs 41 34 6 20 12 .625 2.87 18 4 1 269.2 1,121 240 86 105 4 77 - 148 5 11 0 -
1916 28 Cubs 44 35 9 17 15 .531 2.20 21 4 1 294.0 1,191 269 72 94 4 67 - 144 6 7 0 -
1917 29 Cubs 41 38 2 23 13 .639 2.01 27 5 0 295.2 1,216 255 66 97 3 91 - 195 2 9 0 -
1918 30 Cubs 35 33 2 22 10 .688 1.74 27 8 0 290.1 1,146 216 56 75 4 76 - 148 4 7 2 -
1919 31 Cubs 38 37 1 21 14 .600 1.79 25 4 1 306.2 1,224 264 61 83 3 62 - 141 5 6 0 -
1920 32 Cubs 40 38 2 19 16 .543 2.54 24 4 0 301.0 1,255 301 85 113 8 81 - 131 3 8 1 -
1921 33 Cubs 17 14 2 3 11 .214 6.01 7 0 0 109.1 500 153 73 90 8 31 - 30 1 5 1 -
13 Years 390 331 45 178 137 .565 2.49 215 41 5 2,730.0 11,225 2,461 754 1,039 39 817 - 1,416 63 85 7 -

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Hippo Vaughn Hitting Stats

1908 20 Highlanders 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1910 22 Highlanders 30 75 6 10 1 0 0 0 4 7 - - 0 - 0 - .133 .207 .147
1911 23 Highlanders 26 49 4 7 1 0 0 0 3 9 - - 2 - 0 - .143 .276 .163
1912 24 Highlanders 15 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 - .095 .136 .095
1912 24 Senators 12 30 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 - .200 .200 .267
1913 25 Cubs 7 21 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 - 0 - .190 .190 .190
1914 26 Cubs 42 97 10 14 3 1 1 0 3 5 - 33 4 - 0 - .144 .186 .227
1915 27 Cubs 43 86 8 14 3 0 0 0 9 7 - 27 2 - 2 - .163 .242 .198
1916 28 Cubs 44 104 4 14 1 1 0 0 7 3 - 46 5 - 0 - .135 .159 .163
1917 29 Cubs 41 100 7 16 2 1 0 0 6 9 - 33 2 - 0 - .160 .229 .200
1918 30 Cubs 35 96 13 23 3 2 0 0 8 6 - 21 4 - 0 - .240 .284 .313
1919 31 Cubs 38 98 5 17 4 0 0 0 2 8 - 27 1 - 0 - .173 .236 .214
1920 32 Cubs 40 102 14 22 3 1 1 0 12 12 - 23 2 - 0 - .216 .298 .294
1921 33 Cubs 17 41 2 10 2 0 1 0 5 2 - 12 1 - 0 - .244 .279 .366
13 Years 392 921 81 159 25 6 3 0 61 68 0 229 23 0 3 - .173 .232 .223

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Hippo Vaughn Fielding Stats

1908 Highlanders P 2 0 7 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.71
1910 Highlanders P 30 25 665 86 2.9 78 5 73 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .907 3.17
1911 Highlanders P 26 18 437 54 2.1 50 9 41 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .926 3.09
1912 Highlanders P 15 10 189 29 1.9 26 4 22 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .897 3.71
1912 Senators P 12 8 243 33 2.8 32 1 31 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 3.56
1913 Cubs P 7 6 168 18 2.6 16 3 13 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.57
1914 Cubs P 42 35 881 99 2.4 86 11 75 13 1 n/a n/a n/a .869 2.64
1915 Cubs P 41 34 809 83 2.0 75 5 70 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .904 2.50
1916 Cubs P 44 35 882 92 2.1 88 6 82 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.69
1917 Cubs P 41 38 887 110 2.7 103 14 89 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .936 3.14
1918 Cubs P 35 33 871 90 2.6 87 14 73 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.70
1919 Cubs P 38 37 920 93 2.4 84 10 74 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .903 2.47
1920 Cubs P 40 38 903 90 2.3 80 9 71 10 4 n/a n/a n/a .889 2.39
1921 Cubs P 17 14 328 27 1.6 25 1 24 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .926 2.06
P Totals 390 331 8,190 906 2.3 832 92 740 74 17 n/a n/a n/a .918 2.74
13 Years 390 331 8,190 906 2.3 832 92 740 74 17 n/a n/a n/a .918 2.74

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Hippo Vaughn Miscellaneous Stats

1908 Highlanders 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 7.72 15.43
1910 Highlanders 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 18.8 1.84 4.34 2.35
1911 Highlanders 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 16.3 1.37 4.57 3.34
1912 Highlanders 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.24 6.57 5.29
1912 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 30.0 1.14 5.44 4.78
1913 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 21.0 1.33 5.79 4.34
1914 Cubs 2 - - 0 0 n/a 97.0 2.9 32.3 1.51 5.06 3.34
1915 Cubs 3 2 .600 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 9.6 1.92 4.94 2.57
1916 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 14.9 2.15 4.41 2.05
1917 Cubs 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 16.7 2.14 5.94 2.77
1918 Cubs 4 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.6 12.0 1.95 4.59 2.36
1919 Cubs 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 49.0 2.27 4.14 1.82
1920 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 102.0 4.4 8.5 1.62 3.92 2.42
1921 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 41.0 3.4 8.2 0.97 2.47 2.55
13 Years 12 2 .857 0 0 n/a 307.0 4.0 15.1 1.73 4.67 2.69

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Hippo Vaughn Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1908 New York Highlanders n/a Undetermined n/a -
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1911 New York Highlanders n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 New York Highlanders n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a -
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