Hippo Vaughn
James Leslie Vaughn
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: April 9, 1888 in Weatherford, TX
High School: Weatherford (Weatherford, TX) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 19, 1908
Final Game: July 9, 1921
Died: May 29, 1966 in Chicago, IL
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1908 20 NYY AL 0 0 3.86 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 10 64 2.143 3.9 0.0 15.4 7.7 0.50
1910 22 NYY AL 13 11 .542 1.83 30 25 3 18 5 1 221.2 190 76 45 1 58 107 10 0 7 869 145 1.119 7.7 0.0 2.4 4.3 1.84
1911 23 NYY AL 8 10 .444 4.39 26 18 3 11 0 0 145.2 158 92 71 2 54 74 7 1 4 618 81 1.455 9.8 0.1 3.3 4.6 1.37
1912 24 TOT AL 6 11 .353 3.88 27 18 7 9 1 0 144.0 141 81 62 1 80 95 5 0 11 631 90 1.535 8.8 0.1 5.0 5.9 1.19
1912 24 NYY AL 2 8 .200 5.14 15 10 3 5 1 0 63.0 66 48 36 1 37 46 1 0 3 288 70 1.635 9.4 0.1 5.3 6.6 1.24
1912 24 WSH AL 4 3 .571 2.89 12 8 4 4 0 0 81.0 75 33 26 0 43 49 4 0 8 343 117 1.457 8.3 0.0 4.8 5.4 1.14
1913 25 CHC NL 5 1 .833 1.45 7 6 1 5 2 0 56.0 37 13 9 0 27 36 2 1 2 235 219 1.143 5.9 0.0 4.3 5.8 1.33
1914 26 CHC NL 21 13 .618 2.05 42 35 6 23 4 1 293.2 236 119 67 1 109 165 8 1 13 1209 136 1.175 7.2 0.0 3.3 5.1 1.51
1915 27 CHC NL 20 12 .625 2.87 41 34 6 18 4 1 269.2 240 105 86 4 77 148 11 0 5 1121 97 1.176 8.0 0.1 2.6 4.9 1.92
1916 28 CHC NL 17 15 .531 2.20 44 35 9 21 4 1 294.0 269 94 72 4 67 144 7 0 6 1191 132 1.143 8.2 0.1 2.1 4.4 2.15
1917 29 CHC NL 23 13 .639 2.01 41 38 2 27 5 0 295.2 255 97 66 3 91 195 9 0 2 1216 144 1.170 7.8 0.1 2.8 5.9 2.14
1918 30 CHC NL 22 10 .688 1.74 35 33 2 27 8 0 290.1 216 75 56 4 76 148 7 2 4 1146 161 1.006 6.7 0.1 2.4 4.6 1.95
1919 31 CHC NL 21 14 .600 1.79 38 37 1 25 4 1 306.2 264 83 61 3 62 141 6 0 5 1224 161 1.063 7.7 0.1 1.8 4.1 2.27
1920 32 CHC NL 19 16 .543 2.54 40 38 2 24 4 0 301.0 301 113 85 8 81 131 8 1 3 1255 126 1.269 9.0 0.2 2.4 3.9 1.62
1921 33 CHC NL 3 11 .214 6.01 17 14 2 7 0 0 109.1 153 90 73 8 31 30 5 1 1 500 64 1.683 12.6 0.7 2.6 2.5 0.97
13 Seasons 178 137 .565 2.49 390 331 45 215 41 5 2730.0 2461 1039 754 39 817 1416 85 7 63 11225 120 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 4.7 1.73
162 Game Avg. 17 13 .565 2.49 37 31 4 20 4 0 257 232 98 71 4 77 134 8 1 6 1059 120 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 4.7 1.73
CHC (9 yrs) 151 105 .590 2.33 305 270 31 177 35 4 2216.1 1971 789 575 35 621 1138 63 6 41 9097 126 1.169 8.0 0.1 2.5 4.6 1.83
NYY (4 yrs) 23 29 .442 3.18 73 53 10 34 6 1 432.2 415 217 153 4 153 229 18 1 14 1785 97 1.313 8.6 0.1 3.2 4.8 1.50
WSH (1 yr) 4 3 .571 2.89 12 8 4 4 0 0 81.0 75 33 26 0 43 49 4 0 8 343 117 1.457 8.3 0.0 4.8 5.4 1.14
NL (9 yrs) 151 105 .590 2.33 305 270 31 177 35 4 2216.1 1971 789 575 35 621 1138 63 6 41 9097 126 1.169 8.0 0.1 2.5 4.6 1.83
AL (4 yrs) 27 32 .458 3.14 85 61 14 38 6 1 513.2 490 250 179 4 196 278 22 1 22 2128 100 1.335 8.6 0.1 3.4 4.9 1.42

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1918 30 CHC NL WS L BOS 1 2 .333 1.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 17 3 3 0 5 1 17 1 0 0 97 0.815 5.7 0.0 1.7 5.7 3.40
1 WS 1 2 .333 1.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 17 3 3 0 5 1 17 1 0 0 97 0.815 5.7 0.0 1.7 5.7 3.40

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1908 20 0 0 3.86 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 10 64 2.143 3.9 0.0 15.4 7.7 0.50 64
1909 21 0 0 3.86 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 10 64 2.143 3.9 0.0 15.4 7.7 0.50 64
1910 22 13 11 .542 1.85 32 25 4 18 5 1 224.0 191 77 46 1 62 109 10 0 7 879 143 1.129 7.7 0.0 2.5 4.4 1.76 143
1911 23 21 21 .500 2.85 58 43 7 29 5 1 369.2 349 169 117 3 116 183 17 1 11 1497 106 1.258 8.5 0.1 2.8 4.5 1.58 106
1912 24 27 32 .458 3.14 85 61 14 38 6 1 513.2 490 250 179 4 196 278 22 1 22 2128 100 1.335 8.6 0.1 3.4 4.9 1.42 100
1913 25 32 33 .492 2.97 92 67 15 43 8 1 569.2 527 263 188 4 223 314 24 2 24 2363 106 1.317 8.3 0.1 3.5 5.0 1.41 106
1914 26 53 46 .535 2.66 134 102 21 66 12 2 863.1 763 382 255 5 332 479 32 3 37 3572 114 1.268 8.0 0.1 3.5 5.0 1.44 114
1915 27 73 58 .557 2.71 175 136 27 84 16 3 1133.0 1003 487 341 9 409 627 43 3 42 4693 109 1.246 8.0 0.1 3.2 5.0 1.53 109
1916 28 90 73 .552 2.60 219 171 36 105 20 4 1427.0 1272 581 413 13 476 771 50 3 48 5884 113 1.225 8.0 0.1 3.0 4.9 1.62 113
1917 29 113 86 .568 2.50 260 209 38 132 25 4 1722.2 1527 678 479 16 567 966 59 3 50 7100 117 1.216 8.0 0.1 3.0 5.0 1.70 117
1918 30 135 96 .584 2.39 295 242 40 159 33 4 2013.0 1743 753 535 20 643 1114 66 5 54 8246 122 1.185 7.8 0.1 2.9 5.0 1.73 122
1919 31 156 110 .586 2.31 333 279 41 184 37 5 2319.2 2007 836 596 23 705 1255 72 5 59 9470 126 1.169 7.8 0.1 2.7 4.9 1.78 126
1920 32 175 126 .581 2.34 373 317 43 208 41 5 2620.2 2308 949 681 31 786 1386 80 6 62 10725 126 1.181 7.9 0.1 2.7 4.8 1.76 126
1921 33 178 137 .565 2.49 390 331 45 215 41 5 2730.0 2461 1039 754 39 817 1416 85 7 63 11225 120 1.201 8.1 0.1 2.7 4.7 1.73 120

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1908 20 0 0 9.00 2.0 1 2 2 0 4 2 0 2.500 4.5 18.0 9.0 0.50 0.0 2
1910 22 16 6 .727 2.36 206.0 205 60 54 1 63 99 11 1.301 9.0 2.8 4.3 1.57 0.0 30
1911 23 7 9 .438 4.22 145.0 154 76 68 2 53 74 7 1.428 9.6 3.3 4.6 1.40 0.1 26
1912 24 8 7 .533 3.88 144.0 142 69 62 1 81 95 5 1.549 8.9 5.1 5.9 1.17 0.1 27
1913 25 5 1 .833 1.55 58.0 41 11 10 0 30 37 2 1.224 6.4 4.7 5.7 1.23 0.0 7
1914 26 23 9 .719 2.50 288.0 261 89 80 1 121 162 9 1.326 8.2 3.8 5.1 1.34 0.0 42
1915 27 16 13 .552 3.65 264.0 272 119 107 5 87 145 12 1.360 9.3 3.0 4.9 1.67 0.2 41
1916 28 21 10 .677 2.71 286.0 297 96 86 4 74 140 8 1.297 9.3 2.3 4.4 1.89 0.1 44
1917 29 23 9 .719 2.49 289.0 284 89 80 3 101 191 10 1.332 8.8 3.1 5.9 1.89 0.1 41
1918 30 29 9 .763 2.22 348.0 301 96 86 6 106 177 10 1.170 7.8 2.7 4.6 1.67 0.2 35
1919 31 27 9 .750 2.37 331.0 336 97 87 4 79 152 8 1.254 9.1 2.1 4.1 1.92 0.1 38
1920 32 21 12 .636 2.92 299.0 327 108 97 9 88 130 9 1.388 9.8 2.6 3.9 1.48 0.3 40
1921 33 4 8 .333 5.95 112.0 157 82 74 8 32 31 5 1.688 12.6 2.6 2.5 0.97 0.6 17
13 Seasons 200 102 .662 2.90 2772.0 2778 994 893 44 919 1435 96 1.334 9.0 4.7 1.56 0.1 390

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1918-NL-Triple Crown

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1910 AL--1.827--9th
1914 NL--2.053--4th
1917 NL--2.009--5th
1918 NL--1.736--1st
1919 NL--1.790--2nd
1920 NL--2.542--8th
Career--2.486--40th

Wins s c a p y
1914 NL--21--7th
1915 NL--20--5th
1916 NL--17--9th
1917 NL--23--3rd
1918 NL--22--1st
1919 NL--21--2nd
1920 NL--19--8th
Career--178--157th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1914 NL--.618--9th
1915 NL--.625--5th
1917 NL--.639--7th
1918 NL--.688--4th
Career--.565--246th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1918 NL--1.006--1st
Career--1.201--132nd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 NL--7.233--6th
1917 NL--7.762--8th
1918 NL--6.696--1st
1919 NL--7.748--10th
Career--8.113--149th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 NL--5.057--4th
1915 NL--4.939--6th
1916 NL--4.408--10th
1917 NL--5.936--1st
1918 NL--4.588--1st
1919 NL--4.138--4th
1920 NL--3.917--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1915 NL--41--10th
1916 NL--44--5th
1917 NL--41--10th
1918 NL--35--4th
1919 NL--38--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1910 AL--1--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1914 NL--293.7--10th
1916 NL--294.0--6th
1917 NL--295.7--5th
1918 NL--290.3--1st
1919 NL--306.7--1st
1920 NL--301.0--5th
Career--2730.0--176th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1914 NL--165--3rd
1915 NL--148--5th
1916 NL--144--5th
1917 NL--195--2nd
1918 NL--148--1st
1919 NL--141--1st
1920 NL--131--2nd
Career--1416--198th

Games Started s c a p y
1914 NL--35--8th
1915 NL--34--7th
1916 NL--35--7th
1917 NL--38--4th
1918 NL--33--1st
1919 NL--37--1st
1920 NL--38--2nd
Career--331--218th

Complete Games s c a p y
1914 NL--23--8th
1915 NL--18--9th
1916 NL--21--7th
1917 NL--27--3rd
1918 NL--27--2nd
1919 NL--25--3rd
1920 NL--24--5th
Career--215--117th

Shutouts s c a p y
1910 AL--5--5th
1914 NL--4--9th
1915 NL--4--8th
1916 NL--4--8th
1917 NL--5--5th
1918 NL--8--1st
1919 NL--4--5th
1920 NL--4--7th
Career--41--41st

Home Runs s c a p y
1918 NL--4--8th
1920 NL--8--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1914 NL--109--4th
1915 NL--77--10th
1916 NL--67--10th
1917 NL--91--2nd
1918 NL--76--3rd
1919 NL--62--8th
1920 NL--81--7th
Career--817--224th

Hits s c a p y
1915 NL--240--9th
1916 NL--269--3rd
1917 NL--255--8th
1918 NL--216--8th
1919 NL--264--3rd
1920 NL--301--5th
Career--2461--237th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1914 NL--1.514--9th
1915 NL--1.922--10th
1916 NL--2.149--7th
1917 NL--2.143--4th
1918 NL--1.947--2nd
1919 NL--2.274--6th
1920 NL--1.617--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1910 AL--.041--8th
1914 NL--.031--2nd
1916 NL--.122--9th
1917 NL--.091--9th
1919 NL--.088--7th
Career--.129--70th

Losses s c a p y
1916 NL--15--7th
1919 NL--14--4th
1920 NL--16--6th
Career--137--215th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1915 NL--86--4th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1912 AL--11--2nd
1914 NL--13--2nd
1916 NL--6--10th
1918 NL--4--9th
1919 NL--5--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1910 AL--10--9th
1915 NL--11--6th
1917 NL--9--3rd
1918 NL--7--7th
1920 NL--8--7th
Career--85--98th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1914 NL--1209--10th
1915 NL--1121--9th
1916 NL--1191--6th
1917 NL--1216--4th
1918 NL--1146--2nd
1919 NL--1224--1st
1920 NL--1255--4th
Career--11225--166th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1910 AL--145--9th
1914 NL--136--4th
1916 NL--132--7th
1917 NL--144--3rd
1918 NL--161--1st
1919 NL--161--2nd
1920 NL--126--5th
Career--120--116th

Youngest s c a p y
1908 AL--born 1888-04-09--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 21 (60), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 111 (71), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 88 (121), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 36 (91), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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