Mike Vail

Michael Lewis Vail

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 10, 1951 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, CA)
Drafted
by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1975
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Mets/Reds/Expos/Giants/... 1975-1984

Final Game: July 30, 1984
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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
1975 23 NYM NL 38 171 162 17 49 8 1 3 17 0 0 9 37 .302 .339 .420 .759 114 68 3 0 0 0 1 7/8
1976 24 NYM NL 53 152 143 8 31 5 1 0 9 0 1 6 19 .217 .243 .266 .509 49 38 4 0 0 3 0 9/7
1977 25 NYM NL 108 303 279 29 73 12 1 8 35 0 7 19 58 .262 .310 .398 .708 93 111 9 2 0 3 0 9/7
1978 26 TOT MLB 88 222 214 17 68 8 3 4 35 1 2 4 33 .318 .326 .439 .765 105 94 6 0 1 3 1 9/75D
1978 26 CLE AL 14 37 34 2 8 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 9 .235 .250 .353 .603 69 12 0 0 1 1 1 /97D
1978 26 CHC NL 74 185 180 15 60 6 2 4 33 0 1 3 24 .333 .341 .456 .796 111 82 6 0 0 2 0 9/75
1979 27 CHC NL 87 195 179 28 60 8 2 7 35 0 2 14 27 .335 .379 .520 .899 134 93 4 0 0 2 1 9/57
1980 28 CHC NL 114 328 312 30 93 17 2 6 47 2 5 14 77 .298 .330 .423 .753 104 132 8 1 1 0 1 97
1981 29 CIN NL 31 31 31 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .161 .161 .161 .323 -9 5 1 0 0 0 0 /9
1982 30 CIN NL 78 197 189 9 48 10 1 4 29 0 0 6 33 .254 .274 .381 .655 81 72 7 0 0 2 1 7/9
1983 31 TOT NL 52 89 79 6 19 3 0 2 7 0 0 8 17 .241 .326 .354 .680 90 28 1 2 0 0 0 9/375
1983 31 SFG NL 18 27 26 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .154 .185 .192 .377 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 /37
1983 31 MON NL 34 62 53 5 15 2 0 2 4 0 0 8 10 .283 .387 .434 .821 129 23 1 1 0 0 0 9/735
1984 32 LAD NL 16 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .063 .118 .063 .180 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0 /7
10 Seasons 665 1705 1604 146 447 71 11 34 219 3 17 81 317 .279 .313 .400 .713 95 642 43 5 2 13 5
162 Game Avg. 162 415 391 36 109 17 3 8 53 1 4 20 77 .279 .313 .400 .713 95 156 10 1 0 3 1
NYM (3 yrs) 199 626 584 54 153 25 3 11 61 0 8 34 114 .262 .302 .372 .673 88 217 16 2 0 6 1
CHC (3 yrs) 275 708 671 73 213 31 6 17 115 2 8 31 128 .317 .347 .458 .804 114 307 18 1 1 4 2
CIN (2 yrs) 109 228 220 10 53 10 1 4 32 0 0 6 42 .241 .259 .350 .609 68 77 8 0 0 2 1
SFG (1 yr) 18 27 26 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .154 .185 .192 .377 6 5 0 1 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 16 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .063 .118 .063 .180 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 34 62 53 5 15 2 0 2 4 0 0 8 10 .283 .387 .434 .821 129 23 1 1 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 14 37 34 2 8 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 9 .235 .250 .353 .603 69 12 0 0 1 1 1
NL (10 yrs) 651 1668 1570 144 439 69 10 34 217 2 16 80 308 .280 .314 .401 .716 96 630 43 5 1 12 4
AL (1 yr) 14 37 34 2 8 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 9 .235 .250 .353 .603 69 12 0 0 1 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1975 23 NYM NL 171 3 0 0 0 6 -2 5 13 1.3 6 0.6 0.7 $ 7/8
1976 24 NYM NL 152 -9 -1 0 -1 -2 -2 5 -11 -1.3 -8 -0.8 -0.5 $ 9/7
1977 25 NYM NL 303 -1 -4 0 -1 3 -4 9 2 0.2 -1 -0.1 0.3 $ 9/7
1978 26 CLE AL 37 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ /97D
1978 26 CHC NL 185 3 -1 1 -1 -5 -2 6 1 0.1 6 0.6 -0.5 $ 9/75
1979 27 CHC NL 195 8 0 0 0 -2 -2 6 10 1.1 12 1.3 -0.2 $ 9/57
1980 28 CHC NL 328 1 -2 2 -1 1 -3 10 9 1.0 7 0.7 0.3 $ 97
1981 29 CIN NL 31 -5 0 0 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $175,000 /9
1982 30 CIN NL 197 -6 0 1 -1 0 -2 6 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 7/9
1983 31 SFG NL 27 -3 0 1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /37
1983 31 MON NL 62 2 0 0 0 2 -1 2 6 0.6 3 0.3 0.3 $ 9/735
1984 32 LAD NL 17 -3 0 0 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ /7
10 Seasons 1705 -12 -8 5 -5 4 -18 53 22 2.0 15 1.6 0.4 $175,000
NYM (3 yrs) 626 -7 -5 0 -2 7 -8 19 4 0.2 -3 -0.3 0.5 $
CHC (3 yrs) 708 12 -3 3 -2 -6 -7 22 20 2.2 25 2.6 -0.4 $
CIN (2 yrs) 228 -11 0 1 -1 1 -2 7 -5 -0.6 -6 -0.6 0.0 $175,000
SFG (1 yr) 27 -3 0 1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
LAD (1 yr) 17 -3 0 0 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $
MON (1 yr) 62 2 0 0 0 2 -1 2 6 0.6 3 0.3 0.3 $
CLE (1 yr) 37 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $

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
1975 23 NYM NL 171 116 23 5.4 93 .377 .302 .261 .339 .331 .420 .377 .759 .707 114 .596 2.3 0.2 .664 .173 .117 .0
1976 24 NYM NL 152 120 9 2.0 87 .244 .217 .256 .243 .321 .266 .364 .509 .685 49 .216 -9.5 -1.0 .368 .084 .049
1977 25 NYM NL 303 225 30 3.6 99 .301 .262 .263 .310 .330 .398 .401 .708 .732 93 .387 -2.9 -0.3 .563 .179 .136 .0
1978 26 TOT MLB 222 158 28 4.7 102 .356 .318 .273 .326 .342 .439 .402 .765 .743 105 .555 0.2 0.0 .630 .136 .121 1.6
1978 26 CLE AL 37 29 3 2.8 93 .308 .235 .260 .250 .325 .353 .383 .603 .708 69 .307 -1.5 -0.2 .481 .147 .118 .0
1978 26 CHC NL 185 129 25 5.2 104 .364 .333 .275 .341 .345 .456 .405 .796 .750 111 .598 1.7 0.2 .661 .133 .122 .0
1979 27 CHC NL 195 127 34 7.2 108 .361 .335 .280 .379 .347 .520 .416 .899 .764 134 .711 8.3 0.8 .840 .251 .184 .0
1980 28 CHC NL 328 233 40 4.6 101 .380 .298 .275 .330 .338 .423 .399 .753 .737 104 .541 0.4 0.0 .621 .160 .125 3.0
1981 29 CIN NL 31 27 1 1.0 93 .227 .161 .265 .161 .330 .161 .379 .323 .710 -9 .070 -4.6 -0.5 .185 .000 .000
1982 30 CIN NL 197 150 18 3.2 96 .286 .254 .268 .274 .331 .381 .389 .655 .721 81 .382 -5.7 -0.6 .527 .159 .127 .0
1983 31 TOT NL 89 61 10 4.4 95 .283 .241 .261 .326 .330 .354 .387 .680 .717 90 .518 -1.0 -0.1 .623 .215 .114 .0
1983 31 SFG NL 27 22 1 1.2 94 .211 .154 .260 .185 .328 .192 .385 .377 .713 6 .093 -3.3 -0.4 .273 .038 .038
1983 31 MON NL 62 39 9 6.2 96 .317 .283 .262 .387 .330 .434 .388 .821 .719 129 .668 2.4 0.2 .821 .302 .151 .0
1984 32 LAD NL 17 15 0 0.0 92 .111 .063 .261 .118 .326 .063 .380 .180 .705 -47 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .133 .063 .000
10 Seasons 1705 1232 193 4.2 98 .326 .279 .268 .313 .335 .400 .394 .713 .728 95 .490 -15.5 -1.7 .587 .163 .122 5.5
162 Game Avg. 415 300 47 4.2 98 .326 .279 .268 .313 .335 .400 .394 .713 .728 95 .490 -15.5 -1.7 .587 .163 .122 1
NYM (3 yrs) 626 461 62 3.6 94 .305 .262 .261 .302 .328 .372 .385 .673 .714 88 .411 -10.1 -1.1 .538 .154 .110 .0
CHC (3 yrs) 708 489 99 5.5 104 .370 .317 .276 .347 .343 .458 .405 .804 .748 114 .610 10.5 1.0 .688 .177 .140 3.6
CIN (2 yrs) 228 177 19 2.9 96 .278 .241 .267 .259 .331 .350 .388 .609 .719 68 .336 -10.3 -1.1 .474 .136 .109 .0
SFG (1 yr) 27 22 1 1.2 94 .211 .154 .260 .185 .328 .192 .385 .377 .713 6 .093 -3.3 -0.4 .273 .038 .038
LAD (1 yr) 17 15 0 0.0 92 .111 .063 .261 .118 .326 .063 .380 .180 .705 -47 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .133 .063 .000
MON (1 yr) 62 39 9 6.2 96 .317 .283 .262 .387 .330 .434 .388 .821 .719 129 .668 2.4 0.2 .821 .302 .151 .0
CLE (1 yr) 37 29 3 2.8 93 .308 .235 .260 .250 .325 .353 .383 .603 .708 69 .307 -1.5 -0.2 .481 .147 .118 .0
NL (10 yrs) 1668 1203 190 4.3 98 .327 .280 .268 .314 .335 .401 .394 .716 .729 96 .494 -14.0 -1.5 .589 .164 .122 3.8
AL (1 yr) 37 29 3 2.8 93 .308 .235 .260 .250 .325 .353 .383 .603 .708 69 .307 -1.5 -0.2 .481 .147 .118 .0

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
1975 23 NYM NL 171 1.8% 21.6% 5.3% 7.0% 25% 4.11 4.4 54.0 9.5 0.77 71%
1976 24 NYM NL 152 0.0% 12.5% 4.0% 4.0% 19% 3.17 7.5 15.9 0.83 84%
1977 25 NYM NL 303 2.6% 19.1% 6.3% 6.9% 29% 3.05 4.8 34.9 8.0 1.32 71%
1978 26 TOT MLB 222 1.8% 14.9% 1.8% 6.8% 22% 8.25 6.5 53.5 6.1 0.94 81%
1978 26 CLE AL 37 0.0% 24.3% 2.7% 8.1% 38% 9.00 3.8 17.0 0.64 70%
1978 26 CHC NL 185 2.2% 13.0% 1.6% 6.5% 20% 8.00 7.5 45.0 5.5 1.00 83%
1979 27 CHC NL 195 3.6% 13.9% 7.2% 8.7% 28% 1.93 6.6 25.6 5.1 1.82 75%
1980 28 CHC NL 328 1.8% 23.5% 4.3% 7.6% 27% 5.50 4.1 52.0 6.6 1.10 70%
1981 29 CIN NL 31 0.0% 29.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.4 10.3 1.57 71%
1982 30 CIN NL 197 2.0% 16.8% 3.1% 7.6% 31% 5.50 5.7 47.3 6.5 1.11 78%
1983 31 TOT NL 89 2.3% 19.1% 9.0% 5.6% 26% 2.13 4.6 39.5 11.3 0.95 67%
1983 31 SFG NL 27 0.0% 25.9% 0.0% 3.7% 25% 3.7 8.7 0.75 70%
1983 31 MON NL 62 3.2% 16.1% 12.9% 6.5% 27% 1.25 5.3 26.5 13.3 1.07 66%
1984 32 LAD NL 17 0.0% 41.2% 5.9% 0.0% 0% 7.00 2.3 8.0 0.33 53%
10 Seasons 1705 2.0% 18.6% 4.8% 6.8% 26% 3.91 5.1 47.2 7.3 1.09 74%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.0% 8.5% 6.5% 28% 1.54 6.9 45.7 8.6 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
1975 23 NYM NL 2.3 0.2 173 0.3 3.3 -2.9 1.02 0.6 -0.3 3.3 0.3 0.88 4.3 0.34 1
1976 24 NYM NL -9.5 -1.0 154 -1.7 1.9 -3.6 1.13 -1.1 -0.4 -15.5 -1.7 1.02 -12.3 1.69 17
1977 25 NYM NL -2.9 -0.3 312 -1.3 6.0 -7.3 1.23 -0.7 -0.3 -6.9 -0.7 1.00 -7.5 1.87 30
1978 26 TOT MLB 0.2 0.0 228 -0.1 5.0 -5.1 1.30 0.4 -0.4 1.3 0.1 1.07 1.7 2.12 35
1978 26 CLE AL -1.5 -0.2 40 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 1.56 -0.2 -0.0 -3.2 -0.3 0.97 -2.4 2.64 5
1978 26 CHC NL 1.7 0.2 188 0.2 4.2 -4.0 1.24 0.5 -0.4 4.6 0.4 1.09 4.0 2.03 30
1979 27 CHC NL 8.3 0.8 199 0.4 4.1 -3.7 1.08 1.2 -0.9 17.9 1.7 0.99 16.7 1.55 44
1980 28 CHC NL 0.4 0.0 336 -0.7 6.8 -7.5 1.25 -0.1 -0.5 4.2 0.4 1.01 0.3 2.11 46
1981 29 CIN NL -4.6 -0.5 31 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 1.35 -0.4 0.0 -4.0 -0.4 1.11 -4.5 1.48 28
1982 30 CIN NL -5.7 -0.6 199 0.6 4.7 -4.0 1.15 -0.2 0.7 2.2 0.2 0.97 -1.6 1.97 29
1983 31 TOT NL -1.0 -0.1 90 0.1 1.6 -1.6 1.07 -0.0 0.1 -4.3 -0.4 0.94 -1.0 1.44 25
1983 31 SFG NL -3.3 -0.4 27 0.0 0.5 -0.5 1.03 -0.2 0.3 -0.9 -0.1 0.87 -2.3 1.18 12
1983 31 MON NL 2.4 0.2 63 0.0 1.1 -1.1 1.08 0.2 -0.2 -3.5 -0.4 0.98 1.3 1.68 13
1984 32 LAD NL -3.2 -0.3 17 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 1.41 -0.3 0.1 -3.8 -0.4 1.24 -3.9 1.52 13
10 Seasons -15.5 -1.7 1739 -3.1 33.9 -37.1 1.18 -0.7 -1.9 -5.5 -0.9 1.00 -7.8 1.79 268

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
1975 23 NYM NL 1 0 26% 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 10 9 1 5 2 3 3 1 2
1976 24 NYM NL 2 0 22% 49 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 25% 6 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
1977 25 NYM NL 3 0 24% 100 0 7 0% 0 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 45% 16 13 3 6 3 3 9 1 8
1978 26 TOT MLB 4 0 19% 85 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 24% 10 9 1 4 3 1 3 1 2
1978 26 CLE AL 1 0 22% 13 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 26 CHC NL 3 0 19% 72 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 25% 9 8 1 4 3 1 3 1 2
1979 27 CHC NL 2 0 31% 83 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 35% 14 10 4 4 2 2 2 1 1
1980 28 CHC NL 6 0 24% 108 2 5 29% 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 4 33% 22 15 6 2 2 0 6 1 4
1981 29 CIN NL 0 0 20% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 30 CIN NL 3 0 10% 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 57% 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
1983 31 TOT NL 1 0 15% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 63% 3 1 2 2 0 2 3 1 1
1983 31 SFG NL 1 0 20% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1983 31 MON NL 0 0 14% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 80% 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0
1984 32 LAD NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
10 Seasons 22 0 22% 578 3 17 15% 3 15 0 2 0 0 6 3 16 25 37% 88 66 21 25 13 12 29 7 20

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
1975 23 NYM NL 171 36% 49 1 1 0 0 0.34 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 0% 36 3 8% 11 2 18% 90 14 16% 4 2 50% 5 2 40% 0
1976 24 NYM NL 152 39% 31 17 4 0 0 1.69 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 32 4 13% 22 5 23% 99 9 9% 13 4 31% 8 2 25% 0
1977 25 NYM NL 303 53% 73 30 4 0 2 1.87 8 0 9 3 5 3 5 0 1 0 0% 65 9 14% 29 5 17% 209 31 15% 13 9 69% 14 4 29% 0
1978 26 TOT MLB 222 57% 68 35 13 1 9 2.12 4 0 9 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 100% 47 6 13% 20 7 35% 188 32 17% 16 7 44% 5 3 60% 0
1978 26 CLE AL 37 78% 8 5 2 0 1 2.64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 2 2 100% 26 2 8% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1978 26 CHC NL 185 52% 60 30 11 1 8 2.03 4 0 9 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 43 6 14% 18 5 28% 162 30 19% 14 6 43% 4 2 50% 0
1979 27 CHC NL 195 64% 60 44 12 2 8 1.55 7 1 5 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 37 4 11% 22 7 32% 138 31 22% 17 9 53% 7 4 57% 0
1980 28 CHC NL 328 29% 93 46 12 0 8 2.11 6 0 13 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 100% 60 8 13% 27 3 11% 235 43 18% 20 10 50% 11 4 36% 0
1981 29 CIN NL 31 81% 5 28 5 0 2 1.48 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 4 1 25% 29 4 14% 5 1 20% 2 0 0% 0
1982 30 CIN NL 197 59% 48 29 8 0 8 1.97 4 0 3 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 32 7 22% 21 6 29% 129 26 20% 12 6 50% 6 5 83% 0
1983 31 TOT NL 89 84% 19 25 5 0 2 1.44 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 1 8% 7 1 14% 54 5 9% 7 3 43% 3 1 33% 0
1983 31 SFG NL 27 85% 4 12 2 0 2 1.18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 12 3 25% 2 2 100% 1 0 0% 0
1983 31 MON NL 62 84% 15 13 3 0 0 1.68 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 11 1 9% 6 1 17% 42 2 5% 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 0
1984 32 LAD NL 17 71% 1 13 1 0 2 1.52 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 3 0 0% 21 2 10% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
10 Seasons 1705 50% 447 268 65 3 41 1.79 34 1 53 18 16 15 19 0 6 2 33% 331 43 13% 166 37 22% 1192 197 17% 109 52 48% 63 26 41% 0
MLB Averages 56% 81% 11% 35% 15% 51% 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
1975 23 38 171 162 17 49 8 1 3 17 0 0 9 37 .302 .339 .420 .759 114 68 3 0 0 0 1
1976 24 91 323 305 25 80 13 2 3 26 0 1 15 56 .262 .294 .348 .642 84 106 7 0 0 3 1
1977 25 199 626 584 54 153 25 3 11 61 0 8 34 114 .262 .302 .372 .673 88 217 16 2 0 6 1
1978 26 287 848 798 71 221 33 6 15 96 1 10 38 147 .277 .308 .390 .698 93 311 22 2 1 9 2
1979 27 374 1043 977 99 281 41 8 22 131 1 12 52 174 .288 .321 .414 .735 101 404 26 2 1 11 3
1980 28 488 1371 1289 129 374 58 10 28 178 3 17 66 251 .290 .324 .416 .739 102 536 34 3 2 11 4
1981 29 519 1402 1320 130 379 58 10 28 181 3 17 66 260 .287 .320 .410 .730 99 541 35 3 2 11 4
1982 30 597 1599 1509 139 427 68 11 32 210 3 17 72 293 .283 .314 .406 .721 97 613 42 3 2 13 5
1983 31 649 1688 1588 145 446 71 11 34 217 3 17 80 310 .281 .315 .404 .719 97 641 43 5 2 13 5
1984 32 665 1705 1604 146 447 71 11 34 219 3 17 81 317 .279 .313 .400 .713 95 642 43 5 2 13 5

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
1975 23 38 176 166 19 53 9 1 3 19 0 10 37 .319 .358 .440 .798 26 38
1976 24 53 156 146 9 34 5 1 0 10 0 7 19 .233 .263 .281 .544 11 53
1977 25 108 306 281 30 75 12 1 8 37 0 20 58 .267 .317 .402 .719 36 108
1978 26 88 222 215 17 69 8 3 4 36 1 4 33 .321 .329 .442 .771 32 88
1979 27 87 193 177 27 58 8 2 7 33 0 14 27 .328 .373 .514 .887 34 87
1980 28 114 328 313 30 94 17 2 6 48 2 14 77 .300 .332 .425 .757 44 114
1981 29 47 48 48 2 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 14 .188 .188 .188 .375 2 31
1982 30 78 198 190 9 49 10 1 4 31 0 6 33 .258 .278 .384 .662 21 78
1983 31 52 92 81 6 21 3 0 2 7 0 9 17 .259 .348 .370 .718 10 52
1984 32 16 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 16
10 Seasons 681 1736 1633 149 462 72 11 34 227 3 85 322 .283 .318 .403 .721 216 665
162 Game Avg. 162 413 388 35 110 17 3 8 54 1 20 77 .283 .318 .403 .721 51 665

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