Arky Vaughan was born on Saturday, March 9, 1912, in Clifty, Arkansas. Vaughan was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1932, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Arky Vaughan baseball stats page.
"I'd say he (Arky Vaughan) was as good a man at short as I ever saw. He could do it all and he was a good hitter. He could hit for power, and he could field for average. And could he ever fly around those bases." - Rip Sewell in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Yearbook (1989)
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Arky VaughanArky Vaughan Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Arky VaughanArky Vaughan Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1932 | 20 | Pirates | 129 | 497 | 71 | 158 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .318 | .375 | .412 |
| 1933 | 21 | Pirates | 152 | 573 | 85 | 180 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 97 | 64 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .314 | .388 | .478 |
| 1934 | 22 | Pirates | 149 | 558 | 115 | 186 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .431 | .511 |
| 1935 | 23 | Pirates | 137 | 499 | 108 | 192 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 99 | 97 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .385 | .491 | .607 |
| 1936 | 24 | Pirates | 156 | 568 | 122 | 190 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 118 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .335 | .453 | .474 |
| 1937 | 25 | Pirates | 126 | 469 | 71 | 151 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 54 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .322 | .394 | .463 |
| 1938 | 26 | Pirates | 148 | 541 | 88 | 174 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 104 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .322 | .433 | .444 |
| 1939 | 27 | Pirates | 152 | 595 | 94 | 182 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 70 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .306 | .385 | .424 |
| 1940 | 28 | Pirates | 156 | 594 | 113 | 178 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 88 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .300 | .393 | .453 |
| 1941 | 29 | Pirates | 106 | 374 | 69 | 118 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 50 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .316 | .399 | .455 |
| 1942 | 30 | Dodgers | 128 | 495 | 82 | 137 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 51 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .277 | .348 | .341 |
| 1943 | 31 | Dodgers | 149 | 610 | 112 | 186 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .305 | .370 | .413 |
| 1947 | 35 | Dodgers | 64 | 126 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .325 | .444 | .444 |
| 1948 | 36 | Dodgers | 65 | 123 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .244 | .354 | .341 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 1,817 | 6,622 | 1,173 | 2,103 | 356 | 128 | 96 | 4 | 926 | 937 | 85 | 276 | 116 | 0 | 46 | 76 | .318 | .406 | .453 | ||
Arky VaughanArky Vaughan Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1932 Pirates | SS | 128 | 125 | 3,342 | 696 | 5.4 | 650 | 247 | 403 | 46 | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 5.25 |
| 1933 Pirates | SS | 152 | 152 | 453 | 843 | 5.5 | 797 | 310 | 487 | 46 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 47.50 |
| 1934 Pirates | SS | 149 | 149 | 441 | 850 | 5.7 | 809 | 329 | 480 | 41 | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 49.53 |
| 1935 Pirates | SS | 137 | 137 | 3,657 | 706 | 5.2 | 671 | 249 | 422 | 35 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 4.95 |
| 1936 Pirates | SS | 156 | 155 | 465 | 851 | 5.5 | 804 | 327 | 477 | 47 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 46.68 |
| 1937 Pirates | LF | 12 | 12 | 231 | 27 | 2.3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 3.04 |
| 1937 Pirates | SS | 108 | 106 | 2,781 | 592 | 5.5 | 566 | 231 | 335 | 26 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 5.50 |
| 1938 Pirates | SS | 147 | 147 | 438 | 846 | 5.8 | 813 | 306 | 507 | 33 | 107 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 50.12 |
| 1939 Pirates | SS | 152 | 152 | 456 | 895 | 5.9 | 861 | 330 | 531 | 34 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 50.98 |
| 1940 Pirates | 3B | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1940 Pirates | SS | 155 | 153 | 4,323 | 902 | 5.8 | 850 | 308 | 542 | 52 | 94 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 5.31 |
| 1941 Pirates | 3B | 3 | 3 | 54 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 5.50 |
| 1941 Pirates | SS | 97 | 90 | 2,343 | 481 | 5.0 | 461 | 172 | 289 | 20 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 5.31 |
| 1942 Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1942 Dodgers | 3B | 119 | 118 | 2,940 | 340 | 2.9 | 326 | 118 | 208 | 14 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.99 |
| 1942 Dodgers | SS | 5 | 4 | 108 | 27 | 5.4 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
| 1943 Dodgers | 3B | 55 | 53 | 1,275 | 150 | 2.7 | 146 | 62 | 84 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 3.09 |
| 1943 Dodgers | SS | 99 | 94 | 2,340 | 483 | 4.9 | 466 | 175 | 291 | 17 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 5.38 |
| 1947 Dodgers | 3B | 10 | 10 | 249 | 27 | 2.7 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.93 |
| 1947 Dodgers | LF | 22 | 21 | 504 | 49 | 2.2 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.63 |
| 1948 Dodgers | 3B | 8 | 2 | 81 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.33 |
| 1948 Dodgers | LF | 26 | 22 | 555 | 51 | 2.0 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.48 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 1,485 | 1,464 | 21,147 | 8,172 | 5.5 | 7,775 | 2,995 | 4,780 | 397 | 850 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 9.93 | |
| 3B Totals | 197 | 188 | 4,599 | 544 | 2.8 | 525 | 190 | 335 | 19 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 3.08 | |
| LF Totals | 60 | 55 | 1,290 | 127 | 2.1 | 126 | 122 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 2.64 | |
| 2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 14 Years | 1,743 | 1,707 | 27,036 | 8,844 | 5.1 | 8,427 | 3,308 | 5,119 | 417 | 875 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 8.42 | |
Arky VaughanArky Vaughan Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1932 Pirates | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 124.3 | 19.1 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1933 Pirates | 3 | 11 | .214 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 63.7 | 24.9 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| 1934 Pirates | 10 | 4 | .714 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 46.5 | 14.7 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| 1935 Pirates | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 26.3 | 27.7 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1936 Pirates | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 63.1 | 27.0 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1937 Pirates | 7 | 8 | .467 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 93.8 | 21.3 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1938 Pirates | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 77.3 | 25.8 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
| 1939 Pirates | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 99.2 | 29.8 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
| 1940 Pirates | 12 | 10 | .545 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 84.9 | 23.8 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1941 Pirates | 8 | 3 | .727 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 62.3 | 28.8 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Dodgers | 8 | 2 | .800 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 247.5 | 29.1 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
| 1943 Dodgers | 20 | 11 | .645 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 122.0 | 46.9 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 1947 Dodgers | 4 | 1 | .800 | 32 | 0 | n/a | 63.0 | 11.5 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1948 Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 31 | 0 | n/a | 41.0 | 15.4 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 118 | 90 | .567 | 85 | 1 | n/a | 69.0 | 24.0 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
Arky VaughanArky Vaughan Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
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