Greg Vaughn

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2003)

Greg Vaughn was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2003 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,731 career games, he hit .242 with 1,475 hits, 355 home runs, and 1,072 RBI. Greg Vaughn was a 4-time All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 10,473.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .242
HR 355
RBI 1,072
H 1,475
OPS .807
PIV 10,473
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
7/3/1965 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1989-08-10
Last Game
2003-07-10
Awards
4× All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Gregory Lamont Vaughn

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Career Batting Statistics

Greg Vaughn — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,731 6,103 1,017 1,475 284 23 355 1,072 121 865 1,513 .242 .337 .470 .807 10,473

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 8.5% below league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .470 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — +14.1% above league average.

Career OPS .807 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Greg Vaughn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1989 ML4 AL 38 113 18 30 3 0 5 23 4 13 23 .265 .254 (+4%) .319 (+5%) .375 (+13%) .694 (+9%) 178.2
1990 ML4 AL 120 382 51 84 26 2 17 61 7 33 91 .220 .257 (-15%) .324 (-14%) .385 (+12%) .710 (avg) -152.3
1991 ML4 AL 145 542 81 132 24 5 27 98 2 62 125 .244 .255 (-5%) .323 (-1%) .384 (+18%) .708 (+9%) 874.0
1992 ML4 AL 141 501 77 114 18 2 23 78 15 60 123 .228 .255 (-11%) .322 (-3%) .377 (+8%) .699 (+3%) 317.2
1993 ML4 AL 154 569 97 152 28 2 30 97 10 89 118 .267 .265 (+1%) .332 (+11%) .403 (+19%) .735 (+16%) 2024.2
1994 ML4 AL 95 370 59 94 24 1 19 55 9 51 93 .254 .269 (-6%) .338 (+2%) .424 (+13%) .763 (+8%) 593.1
1995 ML4 AL 108 392 67 88 19 1 17 59 10 55 89 .224 .266 (-16%) .337 (-6%) .417 (-2%) .755 (-4%) -274.1
1996 ML4 AL 102 375 78 105 16 0 31 95 5 58 99 .280 .269 (+4%) .340 (+11%) .426 (+34%) .767 (+24%) 1808.2
1996 SDN NL 43 141 20 29 3 1 10 22 4 24 31 .206 .269 (-24%) .340 (-3%) .426 (+6%) .767 (+2%) 1808.2
1997 SDN NL 120 361 60 78 10 0 18 57 7 56 110 .216 .266 (-19%) .336 (-4%) .419 (-6%) .756 (-5%) -266.8
1998 SDN NL 158 573 112 156 28 4 50 119 11 79 121 .272 .266 (+2%) .335 (+8%) .420 (+42%) .755 (+27%) 3255.0
1999 CIN NL 153 550 104 135 20 2 45 118 15 85 137 .245 .271 (-9%) .344 (+1%) .433 (+23%) .778 (+13%) 1546.6
2000 TBA AL 127 461 83 117 27 1 28 74 8 80 128 .254 .270 (-6%) .344 (+6%) .437 (+14%) .782 (+10%) 1114.7
2001 TBA AL 136 485 74 113 25 0 24 82 11 71 130 .233 .263 (-12%) .332 (avg) .426 (+1%) .758 (+1%) 170.7
2002 TBA AL 69 251 28 41 10 2 8 29 3 41 82 .163 .261 (-37%) .331 (-14%) .416 (-24%) .747 (-20%) -792.5
2003 COL NL 22 37 8 7 3 0 3 5 0 8 13 .189 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 1,731 6,103 1,017 1,475 284 23 355 1,072 121 865 1,513 .242 — — — — 12,204

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Greg Vaughn — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 41 6 9 1 0 3 5 2 8 .220

Playoff Batting by Year

Greg Vaughn — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1998 NLCS SDN 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
1998 NLDS2 SDN 4 15 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 4 .333
1998 WS SDN 4 15 3 2 0 0 2 4 1 2 .133
1996 NLDS2 SDN 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Greg Vaughn — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8492905508726169521.250
Away8813195509749186551.234

Last 10 Games — Batting

Greg Vaughn — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2003-07-10 COLSFGW 110000011
2003-07-07 COLAZL 100000001
2003-07-06 COLMILL 100000000
2003-07-05 COLMILW 100000001
2003-07-04 COLMILW 100000001
2003-07-03 COLAZL 111001100
2003-06-30 COLAZL 100000001
2003-06-29 COLPITL 100000000
2003-06-27 COLPITL 100000000
2003-06-25 COLSDPL 100000120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Greg Vaughn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1266 1241 2518 65 38 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Greg Vaughn — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1989 ML4 OF 24 21 32 1 2 0
1990 ML4 OF 106 103 195 8 7 1
1991 ML4 OF 135 130 315 5 2 1
1992 ML4 OF 131 130 288 6 3 0
1993 ML4 OF 94 93 214 1 3 1
1994 ML4 OF 81 81 162 5 3 0
1996 ML4 OF 100 100 192 5 4 1
1996 SDN OF 39 38 74 2 2 0
1997 SDN OF 94 88 153 7 1 0
1998 SDN OF 151 150 270 5 2 1
1999 CIN OF 144 144 264 8 4 2
2000 TBA OF 72 72 145 6 1 1
2001 TBA OF 57 57 127 4 3 2
2002 TBA OF 31 30 75 2 1 0
2003 COL OF 7 4 12 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Greg Vaughn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Left Field 1262
Center Field 4
Right Field 3
Designated Hitter 398

Awards & Honors

Greg Vaughn — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-06-09
1999 Player of the Month September
1998 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-07-18
1998 Silver Slugger OF
1998 TSN All-Star OF
1998 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-06-22

Salary History

Greg Vaughn — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2002 TBA AL $8,750,000
2001 TBA AL $8,250,000
2000 TBA AL $7,097,962
1999 CIN NL $5,615,428
1998 SDN NL $5,275,000
1997 SDN NL $4,000,000
1996 ML4 AL $5,875,000
1995 ML4 AL $4,875,000
1994 ML4 AL $3,000,000
1993 ML4 AL $1,777,500
1992 ML4 AL $500,000
1991 ML4 AL $190,000
1990 ML4 AL $100,000
1989 ML4 AL $68,000
Total Career Earnings $55,373,890

College History

Greg Vaughn — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Sacramento City College Sacramento CA 1984, 1985
University of Miami Coral Gables FL 1986

Award Voting History

Greg Vaughn — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1999 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 121.0 448 0
1998 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 185.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Greg Vaughn (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jeromy Burnitz
    .253 avg, 315 HR
  2. 90
    Ron Gant
    .256 avg, 321 HR
  3. 89
    Jose Bautista
    .247 avg, 344 HR
  4. 86
    Jay Bruce
    .244 avg, 319 HR
  5. 83
    Justin Upton
    .261 avg, 325 HR
  6. 79
    Pat Burrell
    .253 avg, 292 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Greg Vaughn

What years did Greg Vaughn play?
Greg Vaughn played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2003.
Was Greg Vaughn a pitcher?
No. Greg Vaughn was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Greg Vaughn hit?
Greg Vaughn hit 355 career home runs with 1475 hits.
What was Greg Vaughn's career batting average?
Greg Vaughn batted .242 over his career, with 1,475 hits in 6,103 at bats.
How many RBI did Greg Vaughn have?
Greg Vaughn drove in 1,072 runs in his career.
Is Greg Vaughn in the Hall of Fame?
No. Greg Vaughn has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.