Mike Vail stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1984

Center Fielder

Age 74 · 6' 1"

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Mike Vail played 10 MLB seasons, 1975 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
665
AB
1,604
R
146
H
447
HR
34
RBI
219
SB
3
AVG
.279

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1975NYM3816217493170.302
1976NYM53143831090.217
1977NYM10827929738350.262
1978CLE/CHC8821417684351.318
1979CHC8717928607350.335
1980CHC11431230936472.298
1981CIN313115030.161
1982CIN781899484290.254
1983WSH/SF5279619270.241
1984LAD161611020.063

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
1,705
TB
642
XBH
116
HBP
5
IBB
5
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1975NYM17168120100
1976NYM1523860000
1977NYM303111212000
1978CLE/CHC22294150100
1979CHC19593170100
1980CHC328132251100
1981CIN31500000
1982CIN19772150100
1983WSH/SF892852000
1984LAD17100000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
1.6
RC
201.1
RC/27
4.60
ISOP
.122
SECA
.163
BB/K
0.26
AB/HR
47.2
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1975NYM1.323.35.6.1170.20.2540
1976NYM-1.18.72.0490.10.300
1977NYM0.133.44.2.1360.20.334.90
1978CLE/CHC-0.130.35.4.1210.10.153.50
1979CHC1.034.37.5.1840.30.525.60
1980CHC0.842.45.1.1250.20.2520
1981CIN-0.4-0.1-0.1.0000000
1982CIN-0.120.23.8.1270.20.247.30
1983WSH/SF0.49.94.4.1140.20.539.50
1984LAD-0.3-0.7-1.3.0000.10.100

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
74 yearsNov 10, 1951
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1975
Birthplace
San Francisco, United States

What were Mike Vail's career stats?

Mike Vail played 10 seasons for the Mets, the Cubs, the Reds and the Dodgers. He was a career .279 hitter with 447 hits, 34 home runs and 219 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .335 batting average, 7 home runs and 35 RBI.

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