Vic Harris

Victor Lanier Harris

Positions: Second Baseman, Centerfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: March 27, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Los Angeles HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted
by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed May 9, 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1972
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Giants/Cubs/Cardinals/Brewers 1972-1980

Final Game: October 5, 1980
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1972 22 TEX AL 61 198 186 8 26 5 1 0 10 7 3 12 39 .140 .192 .177 .369 13 33 0 0 0 0 1 4/6
1973 23 TEX AL 152 618 555 71 138 14 7 8 44 13 12 55 81 .249 .317 .342 .659 90 190 16 2 2 4 1 *854/9D7
1974 24 CHC NL 62 236 200 18 39 6 3 0 11 9 3 29 26 .195 .294 .255 .549 53 51 2 0 4 2 3 4
1975 25 CHC NL 51 64 56 6 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 7 .179 .254 .179 .433 20 10 0 0 1 1 0 7/548
1976 26 STL NL 97 282 259 21 59 12 3 1 19 1 2 16 55 .228 .275 .309 .584 65 80 6 1 6 0 0 485/796
1977 27 SFG NL 69 189 165 28 43 12 0 2 14 2 1 19 36 .261 .332 .370 .701 89 61 1 0 2 3 1 46/589
1978 28 SFG NL 53 116 100 8 15 4 0 1 11 0 0 11 24 .150 .230 .220 .450 29 22 0 0 3 2 1 64/789
1980 30 MIL AL 34 103 89 8 19 4 1 1 7 4 1 12 13 .213 .304 .315 .619 73 28 1 0 1 1 0 9/8754
8 Yrs 579 1806 1610 168 349 57 15 13 121 36 22 160 281 .217 .287 .295 .582 66 475 26 3 19 13 7
162 Game Avg. 162 505 450 47 98 16 4 4 34 10 6 45 79 .217 .287 .295 .582 66 133 7 1 5 4 2
SFG (2 yrs) 122 305 265 36 58 16 0 3 25 2 1 30 60 .219 .293 .313 .607 67 83 1 0 5 5 2
TEX (2 yrs) 213 816 741 79 164 19 8 8 54 20 15 67 120 .221 .286 .301 .587 72 223 16 2 2 4 2
CHC (2 yrs) 113 300 256 24 49 6 3 0 16 9 3 35 33 .191 .286 .238 .524 46 61 2 0 5 3 3
STL (1 yr) 97 282 259 21 59 12 3 1 19 1 2 16 55 .228 .275 .309 .584 65 80 6 1 6 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 34 103 89 8 19 4 1 1 7 4 1 12 13 .213 .304 .315 .619 73 28 1 0 1 1 0
NL (5 yrs) 332 887 780 81 166 34 6 4 60 12 6 81 148 .213 .285 .287 .572 60 224 9 1 16 8 5
AL (3 yrs) 247 919 830 87 183 23 9 9 61 24 16 79 133 .220 .288 .302 .591 72 251 17 2 3 5 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1972 22 TEX AL 61 198 -17 1 1 -4 2 -18 -2.3 6 -12 -1.7 .462 .486 -1.1 -0.4 -8 $6,000 4/6
1973 23 TEX AL 152 618 -6 1 0 -21 -0 -26 -2.4 20 -6 -0.6 .482 .483 1.6 -2.1 15 $9,000 *854/9D7
1974 24 CHC NL 62 236 -13 1 -0 -16 1 -27 -2.9 7 -20 -2.2 .453 .482 -0.5 -1.6 -4 $ 4
1975 25 CHC NL 51 64 -6 0 1 -2 -0 -8 -0.9 2 -6 -0.7 .483 .495 -0.5 -0.2 -4 $ 7/548
1976 26 STL NL 97 282 -10 -0 -0 -4 1 -13 -1.5 8 -5 -0.7 .484 .491 -0.3 -0.3 -2 $ 485/796
1977 27 SFG NL 69 189 -4 2 0 -9 2 -9 -0.9 6 -3 -0.4 .487 .494 0.5 -0.7 5 $ 46/589
1978 28 SFG NL 53 116 -10 0 0 -2 1 -9 -1.0 3 -6 -0.7 .481 .494 -0.5 0.0 -4 $ 64/789
1980 30 MIL AL 34 103 -2 1 -0 -0 -1 -3 -0.3 3 -0 0.0 .489 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 $ 9/8754
8 Seasons 579 1806 -69 7 2 -58 4 -113 -12.3 55 -58 -7.0 .478 .490 -0.8 -5.4 -0 $15,000
SFG (2 yrs) 122 305 -14 2 1 -10 3 -18 -1.9 9 -9 -1.1 .484 .494 0.0 -0.7 1 $
TEX (2 yrs) 213 816 -23 2 1 -25 1 -44 -4.8 26 -18 -2.3 .476 .484 0.5 -2.5 8 $15,000
CHC (2 yrs) 113 300 -20 2 1 -18 1 -35 -3.8 9 -26 -2.9 .466 .488 -1.0 -1.8 -8 $
STL (1 yr) 97 282 -10 -0 -0 -4 1 -13 -1.5 8 -5 -0.7 .484 .491 -0.3 -0.3 -2 $
MIL (1 yr) 34 103 -2 1 -0 -0 -1 -3 -0.3 3 -0 0.0 .489 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1972 22 TEX AL 198 163 7 1.2 80 .177 .140 .242 .192 .310 .177 .350 .369 .660 13 .109 -20.1 -2.3 .301 .124 .038 .0
1973 23 TEX AL 618 451 58 3.4 89 .277 .249 .254 .317 .322 .342 .373 .659 .695 90 .396 -7.0 -0.7 .557 .195 .094 9.9
1974 24 CHC NL 236 172 18 2.8 97 .222 .195 .266 .294 .338 .255 .384 .549 .722 53 .321 -12.4 -1.3 .518 .235 .060 .0
1975 25 CHC NL 64 48 3 1.7 99 .200 .179 .270 .254 .342 .179 .390 .433 .732 20 .151 -6.2 -0.6 .348 .107 .000
1976 26 STL NL 282 214 21 2.6 93 .286 .228 .264 .275 .330 .309 .376 .584 .706 65 .310 -12.6 -1.3 .462 .139 .081 1.0
1977 27 SFG NL 189 129 22 4.6 102 .315 .261 .268 .332 .336 .370 .409 .701 .744 89 .498 -1.6 -0.2 .653 .230 .109 2.0
1978 28 SFG NL 116 90 6 1.8 91 .182 .150 .257 .230 .324 .220 .378 .450 .703 29 .175 -9.2 -1.0 .388 .180 .070 .0
1980 30 MIL AL 103 74 10 3.6 96 .237 .213 .266 .304 .328 .315 .394 .619 .721 73 .394 -3.0 -0.3 .597 .270 .101 1.6
8 Yrs 1806 1341 145 2.9 92 .253 .217 .258 .287 .327 .295 .378 .582 .704 66 .333 -72.2 -7.7 .498 .186 .078 19.1
162 Game Avg. 505 375 41 2.9 92 .253 .217 .258 .287 .327 .295 .378 .582 .704 66 .333 -72.2 -7.7 .498 .186 .078 5
SFG (2 yrs) 305 219 28 3.4 98 .266 .219 .264 .293 .331 .313 .397 .607 .729 67 .384 -10.9 -1.1 .545 .211 .094 2.4
TEX (2 yrs) 816 614 65 2.8 87 .253 .221 .251 .286 .319 .301 .367 .587 .686 72 .332 -27.1 -3.0 .488 .177 .080 11.4
CHC (2 yrs) 300 220 21 2.6 98 .217 .191 .267 .286 .339 .238 .385 .524 .724 46 .284 -18.6 -1.9 .481 .207 .047 .0
STL (1 yr) 282 214 21 2.6 93 .286 .228 .264 .275 .330 .309 .376 .584 .706 65 .310 -12.6 -1.3 .462 .139 .081 1.0
MIL (1 yr) 103 74 10 3.6 96 .237 .213 .266 .304 .328 .315 .394 .619 .721 73 .395 -3.0 -0.3 .597 .270 .101 1.6
NL (5 yrs) 887 653 70 2.9 96 .255 .213 .265 .285 .334 .287 .386 .572 .720 60 .328 -42.0 -4.4 .496 .186 .074 6.0
AL (3 yrs) 919 688 75 2.9 88 .251 .220 .252 .288 .320 .302 .370 .591 .690 72 .339 -30.2 -3.3 .500 .187 .082 13.1

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1972 22 TEX AL 198 0.0% 19.7% 6.1% 3.0% 23% 3.25 4.8 18.6 0.86 74%
1973 23 TEX AL 618 1.3% 13.1% 8.9% 4.7% 21% 1.47 6.9 69.4 12.6 1.14 76%
1974 24 CHC NL 236 0.0% 11.0% 12.3% 3.8% 23% 0.90 7.7 18.2 1.25 75%
1975 25 CHC NL 64 0.0% 10.9% 9.4% 0.0% 0% 1.17 8.0 11.2 0.64 78%
1976 26 STL NL 282 0.4% 19.5% 5.7% 5.7% 27% 3.44 4.7 259.0 13.6 0.95 72%
1977 27 SFG NL 189 1.1% 19.1% 10.1% 7.4% 33% 1.89 4.6 82.5 11.8 0.65 69%
1978 28 SFG NL 116 0.9% 20.7% 9.5% 4.3% 33% 2.18 4.2 100.0 9.1 0.73 66%
1980 30 MIL AL 103 1.0% 12.6% 11.7% 5.8% 32% 1.08 6.8 89.0 12.7 0.61 74%
8 Yrs 1806 0.7% 15.6% 8.9% 4.7% 24% 1.76 5.7 123.8 13.3 0.95 74%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.1% 8.6% 6.3% 27% 1.53 6.8 46.5 8.7 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1972 22 TEX AL -20.1 -2.3 209 -1.2 2.6 -3.8 1.03 -1.6 0.4 -10.1 -1.2 0.95 -13.9 0.39 4
1973 23 TEX AL -7.0 -0.7 650 -2.9 8.8 -11.7 1.00 -1.4 -1.6 -19.0 -2.0 0.94 -12.6 2.48 1
1974 24 CHC NL -12.4 -1.3 255 -0.8 3.5 -4.3 1.02 -0.9 0.1 -6.5 -0.7 0.94 -10.8 1.80 4
1975 25 CHC NL -6.2 -0.6 65 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 1.25 -0.4 -0.2 -5.4 -0.5 1.01 -4.9 1.20 24
1976 26 STL NL -12.6 -1.3 287 -1.3 4.7 -6.0 1.18 -1.2 0.1 -11.4 -1.2 0.93 -12.6 1.80 23
1977 27 SFG NL -1.6 -0.2 198 -0.5 2.8 -3.4 1.07 -0.3 -0.2 1.0 0.1 0.92 -2.5 1.32 25
1978 28 SFG NL -9.2 -1.0 119 -1.1 1.8 -2.9 1.34 -1.0 0.2 -6.0 -0.6 1.03 -8.9 2.28 15
1980 30 MIL AL -3.0 -0.3 109 -0.2 1.8 -2.0 1.04 -0.2 0.0 -4.9 -0.5 0.94 -4.1 3.66 1
8 Yrs -72.2 -7.7 1892 -8.8 26.6 -35.4 1.07 -7.0 -1.2 -62.3 -6.6 0.95 -70.3 1.57 97

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1972 22 TEX AL 3 0 21% 45 7 3 70% 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 100% 4 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 1
1973 23 TEX AL 8 0 34% 229 13 12 52% 13 11 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 15 55% 41 23 18 4 0 4 21 7 14
1974 24 CHC NL 2 1 27% 72 9 3 75% 9 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 6 68% 13 4 8 2 1 1 4 0 4
1975 25 CHC NL 0 0 38% 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60% 6 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 3
1976 26 STL NL 5 0 27% 95 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 46% 16 10 6 2 1 1 6 2 4
1977 27 SFG NL 0 0 43% 83 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 53% 10 7 3 3 0 3 4 1 3
1978 28 SFG NL 1 0 28% 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 42% 7 4 2 3 1 2 2 1 1
1980 30 MIL AL 2 0 23% 43 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 44% 7 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
8 Yrs 21 1 31% 657 36 22 62% 35 20 0 1 1 1 8 1 13 49 55% 104 55 47 17 4 13 42 12 30

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1972 22 TEX AL 198 100% 26 4 0 0 0 0.39 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0% 16 3 19% 107 10 9% 7 3 43% 8 2 25% 0
1973 23 TEX AL 618 100% 138 1 0 0 0 2.48 8 0 13 7 1 3 5 0 5 2 40% 113 16 14% 49 14 29% 367 38 10% 27 13 48% 19 10 53% 0
1974 24 CHC NL 236 100% 39 4 0 0 0 1.80 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 26 2 8% 12 6 50% 118 12 10% 8 2 25% 5 3 60% 0
1975 25 CHC NL 64 100% 10 24 4 0 2 1.20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 12 0 0% 8 5 63% 45 5 11% 6 3 50% 2 1 50% 0
1976 26 STL NL 282 100% 59 23 4 0 2 1.80 1 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 6 6 100% 45 6 13% 22 7 32% 155 19 12% 10 6 60% 11 4 36% 0
1977 27 SFG NL 189 100% 43 25 3 0 1 1.32 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 2 50% 33 1 3% 16 8 50% 93 12 13% 10 7 70% 5 3 60% 0
1978 28 SFG NL 116 100% 15 15 1 0 3 2.28 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 100% 15 0 0% 13 7 54% 71 10 14% 11 4 36% 4 3 75% 0
1980 30 MIL AL 103 100% 19 1 0 0 0 3.66 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 16 1 6% 6 2 33% 58 6 10% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
8 Yrs 1806 100% 349 97 12 0 8 1.57 13 0 44 10 3 3 10 0 24 19 79% 294 26 9% 142 52 37% 1014 112 11% 82 39 48% 54 26 48% 0
MLB Averages 55% 77% 11% 34% 14% 49% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 22 61 198 186 8 26 5 1 0 10 7 3 12 39 .140 .192 .177 .369 13 33 0 0 0 0 1
1973 23 213 816 741 79 164 19 8 8 54 20 15 67 120 .221 .286 .301 .587 72 223 16 2 2 4 2
1974 24 275 1052 941 97 203 25 11 8 65 29 18 96 146 .216 .288 .291 .579 68 274 18 2 6 6 5
1975 25 326 1116 997 103 213 25 11 8 70 29 18 102 153 .214 .286 .285 .571 65 284 18 2 7 7 5
1976 26 423 1398 1256 124 272 37 14 9 89 30 20 118 208 .217 .284 .290 .574 65 364 24 3 13 7 5
1977 27 492 1587 1421 152 315 49 14 11 103 32 21 137 244 .222 .290 .299 .589 68 425 25 3 15 10 6
1978 28 545 1703 1521 160 330 53 14 12 114 32 21 148 268 .217 .286 .294 .580 65 447 25 3 18 12 7
1979 29 545 1703 1521 160 330 53 14 12 114 32 21 148 268 .217 .286 .294 .580 65 447 25 3 18 12 7
1980 30 579 1806 1610 168 349 57 15 13 121 36 22 160 281 .217 .287 .295 .582 66 475 26 3 19 13 7

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1972 22 64 212 198 11 31 6 1 0 13 8 14 41 .157 .212 .197 .409 8 61
1973 23 152 636 568 83 151 15 8 9 51 14 60 81 .266 .336 .368 .704 70 152
1974 24 62 237 201 19 40 6 3 0 12 9 30 26 .199 .300 .259 .559 16 62
1975 25 51 66 57 7 11 0 0 0 6 0 7 7 .193 .277 .193 .470 3 51
1976 26 97 286 262 23 62 13 3 1 21 1 17 55 .237 .286 .321 .606 24 97
1977 27 69 190 166 29 44 12 0 2 14 2 19 36 .265 .335 .373 .709 21 69
1978 28 53 118 101 9 16 4 0 1 13 0 12 24 .158 .243 .228 .471 6 53
1980 30 34 105 90 8 20 4 1 1 7 4 13 13 .222 .317 .322 .640 9 34
8 Yrs 582 1850 1643 189 375 60 16 14 137 38 172 283 .228 .300 .310 .610 157 579
162 Game Avg. 162 515 457 53 104 17 4 4 38 11 48 79 .228 .300 .310 .610 44 579

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1973 AL  7 (6th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1973 AL  12 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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