Where does Arky Vaughan rank among baseball greats?
Arky Vaughan ranks #7 among the Top 50 all-time at SS. Rankings ⇒ Arky Vaughan Teammates Roy Campanella Gil Hodges Jackie Robinson Pie Traynor Pee Wee Reese Dixie Walker Lloyd Waner Paul Waner Rip Sewell Larry French Ralph Branca Preacher Roe Ray Kremer Hugh Casey Frankie Frisch Best Season: 1935 Perhaps more than any other Hall of Famer, Vaughan had one year that stands out head and shoulders above the rest. In ’35 he batted .385 at the age of 23, and was promptly anointed the next Honus Wagner. He never really delivered on that unfair promise, but he was solid. However, Johnny Pesky, Cecil Travis, and several other shortstops had very good careers too, but they didn’t get the HOF nod. That has a lot to do with the huge ’35 season Arky put up. Vaughan’s .607 slugging percentage was nearly 100 points higher than his next best effort. Really, what Vaughan did well was hit for average and take the walk. He also hit doubles well. He wasn’t known as a great fielder, but he was decent. He w
