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Mo
Vaughn		  
Nickname: Hit dog
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 240
 
Born: December 15, 1967 in Usa, CT, NORWALK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1995   
All-Star Selections 2001   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1991 23 NYY AL 91 293 26 61 9 1 2 15 1 0 15 74 .208 .252 .266 .518 18.4 0.0
1992 24 NYY AL 146 551 50 148 26 2 15 72 0 0 33 150 .269 .308 .405 .713 65.8 10.0
1993 25 NYY AL 157 610 73 154 28 4 22 94 0 0 40 137 .252 .303 .420 .722 72.6 11.9
1994 26 NYY AL 158 606 70 175 29 3 20 95 0 0 40 161 .289 .337 .446 .783 87.0 16.1
1995 27 NYY AL 154 597 86 180 32 5 16 102 0 0 59 146 .302 .371 .452 .823 96.1 20.8
1996 28 NYY AL 131 475 83 137 37 2 20 77 0 0 48 116 .288 .356 .501 .857 80.0 14.2
1997 29 NYY AL 157 599 105 164 40 3 26 104 0 0 75 165 .274 .355 .481 .836 97.7 15.9
1998 30 NYY AL 154 573 93 147 41 3 27 91 0 0 76 172 .257 .354 .480 .834 98.0 15.8
1999 31 NYY AL 154 589 81 144 25 6 27 94 0 0 84 199 .244 .339 .445 .784 91.5 12.4
2000 32 NYY AL 159 589 101 144 34 7 19 88 1 0 82 175 .244 .343 .423 .766 85.1 11.2
2001 33 NYY AL 156 564 95 148 34 2 36 119 1 0 67 169 .262 .350 .521 .871 97.6 12.0
2002 34 PIT NL 156 521 81 127 31 2 22 97 0 0 82 154 .244 .354 .438 .791 85.6 9.6
2003 35 PIT NL 73 229 24 56 20 0 7 48 0 0 41 77 .245 .365 .424 .789 36.3 5.2
  BOS AL 77 250 50 73 17 1 12 53 0 0 38 84 .292 .391 .512 .903 48.2 7.6
  TOT   150 479 74 129 37 1 19 101 0 0 79 161 .269 .379 .470 .848 84.5 12.8
13 Years Sim 1923 7046 1018 1858 403 41 271 1149 3 0 780 1979 .264 .342 .448 .790 1059.9 162.7
162 Game Average 593 85 156 33 3 22 96 0 0 65 166 .264 .342 .448 .790 89.3  
Career Highs 159 610 105 180 41 7 36 119 1 0 84 199 .302 .379 .521 .871 98.0  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1991 23 NYY AL 1B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1992 24 NYY AL 1B 145 142 1236.3 1311 103 9 150 .994 10.29   2.0
1993 25 NYY AL 1B 155 151 1343.0 1460 111 18 146 .989 10.53   2.2
1994 26 NYY AL 1B 157 154 1368.3 1433 133 15 121 .991 10.30   2.2
1995 27 NYY AL 1B 153 152 1337.3 1404 86 11 130 .993 10.03   1.9
1996 28 NYY AL 1B 131 126 1116.3 1129 79 10 101 .992 9.74   2.3
1997 29 NYY AL 1B 155 153 1367.7 1452 106 7 140 .996 10.25   3.0
1998 30 NYY AL 1B 152 147 1273.3 1453 95 5 137 .997 10.94   2.6
1999 31 NYY AL 1B 148 148 1337.3 1400 98 15 158 .990 10.08   1.7
2000 32 NYY AL 1B 121 119 1050.0 1149 71 9 127 .993 10.46   1.4
2001 33 NYY AL 1B 104 99 853.7 884 70 12 84 .988 10.06   1.2
    RF 12 12 104.0 14 0 2 0 .875 1.21   0.1
2002 34 PIT NL 1B 149 146 1277.0 1260 101 14 113 .990 9.59   2.2
2003 35 PIT NL 1B 32 31 272.9 253 24 5 23 .982 9.14   0.2
    SS 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    CF 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  BOS AL 1B 34 32 293.8 272 25 5 25 .983 9.10   0.6
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  1B 1637 1600 14129.0 14861 1102 135 1455 .992 10.17   23.6
  RF 12 12 104.0 14 0 2 0 .875 1.21   0.1
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1651 1612 14237.0 14876 1102 137 1455 .991 10.10   23.6
Career Highs   157 154 1368.3 1460 133 18 158 1.000 10.94    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1995 27 NYY AL 16 57 8 17 6 2 1 5 0 0 7 20 .298 .394 .526 .920
Career Post-Season Batting 16 57 8 17 6 2 1 5 0 0 7 20 .298 .394 .526 .920
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
2000-9-159
 Strikeouts
1998-9-172
1999-2-199
CAR-17-1979
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Sam Horn (926)
  2. Raul Mondesi (921)
  3. Greg Luzinski (912)
  4. Wally Joyner (910)
  5. Phil Plantier (904)
  6. Dale Murphy (890)
  7. Fred McGriff (888)
  8. Oscar Gamble (883)
  9. Ray Lankford (875)
  10. Andre Dawson (875)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1991
Injured on 4/25/1991 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Had first career hit on 6/16/1991, off Jimmy Key (SEA)
Hit first career homerun on 7/14/1991, off Larry Mcwilliams (OAK)
1/31/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1995
1/31/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,692,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1996, hitting .560 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Injured on 8/31/1996 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 4 weeks
1/31/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1997, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Baltimore on 8/8/1997
9/1/1997: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $6,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Drove in 6 runs against New Orleans on 10/3/1997
Injured on 8/1/1999 with a Sore Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 2001 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/6/2002 to a 3-year deal worth $8,000,000 per year
Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston on 7/1/2003 (Going to PIT: C Mike Piazza, P Carlos Silva. Going to BOS: 1B Mo Vaughn, C Ben Petrick, RF Ben Grieve, P Mike Bynum)
Hit 3 homeruns against Kansas City, driving in 4 runs on 8/7/2003
Released by Boston on 10/17/2003
 
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