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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 HS (San Jose, CA)
School: DeAnza College (Cupertino, 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 Fielding

Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 NYM NL 23 OF 36 36 36 334.1 104 92 9 3 1 .971 6 23 2.72 2.81 .978 2.29 2.28
1975 NYM NL 23 LF 35 35 35 326.1 97 85 9 3 1 .969 7 25 2.59 2.69 .973 2.10 2.10
1975 NYM NL 23 CF 1 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 3.38 3.00 .983 2.70 2.70
1976 NYM NL 24 OF 35 34 25 283.2 68 63 1 4 0 .941 -2 -11 2.03 1.83 .979 2.34 2.33
1976 NYM NL 24 RF 33 32 24 269.2 62 57 1 4 0 .935 -3 -12 1.94 1.76 .974 2.15 2.15
1976 NYM NL 24 LF 2 2 1 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 26 2.57 2.00 .975 1.99 2.00
1977 NYM NL 25 OF 85 68 52 594.0 170 159 5 6 2 .965 3 5 2.48 1.93 .978 2.26 2.26
1977 NYM NL 25 RF 82 67 51 587.0 168 159 5 4 2 .976 3 6 2.51 2.00 .974 2.11 2.11
1977 NYM NL 25 LF 2 1 1 7.0 4 2 0 2 0 .500 -0 -51 2.57 1.00 .972 1.93 1.95
1978 TOT MLB 26 OF 54 41 26 353.0 70 68 1 1 0 .986 -5 -16 1.76 1.28 .980 2.33 2.31
1978 TOT MLB 26 RF 46 37 22 309.1 56 54 1 1 0 .982 -4 -16 1.60 1.20 .977 2.14 2.13
1978 TOT MLB 26 LF 9 4 4 43.2 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -11 2.68 1.44 .976 2.08 2.02
1978 CLE AL 26 OF 9 7 4 53.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0 9 3.06 2.00 .979 2.46 2.44
1978 CLE AL 26 RF 7 5 2 36.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1 23 2.75 1.57 .978 2.25 2.21
1978 CLE AL 26 LF 2 2 2 17.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -21 3.71 3.50 .974 2.22 2.20
1978 CLE AL 26 DH 1 1
1978 CHC NL 26 OF 45 34 22 300.0 52 50 1 1 0 .981 -5 -20 1.53 1.13 .980 2.31 2.29
1978 CHC NL 26 RF 39 32 20 273.1 45 43 1 1 0 .978 -5 -22 1.45 1.13 .977 2.13 2.11
1978 CHC NL 26 LF 7 2 2 26.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -5 2.02 0.86 .978 1.99 1.97
1978 CHC NL 26 3B 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 3.00
1979 CHC NL 27 OF 39 35 20 287.2 56 51 3 2 0 .964 -2 -10 1.69 1.38 .979 2.33 2.32
1979 CHC NL 27 RF 38 35 20 286.2 60 55 3 2 0 .967 -2 -9 1.82 1.53 .979 2.18 2.18
1979 CHC NL 27 3B 2 0 0 2.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.38 0.50 .950 3.04 2.90
1979 CHC NL 27 LF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -240 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1980 CHC NL 28 OF 77 64 45 580.2 136 126 5 5 1 .963 1 2 2.03 1.70 .980 2.31 2.31
1980 CHC NL 28 RF 61 51 36 452.0 108 97 6 5 1 .954 -2 -6 2.05 1.69 .977 2.06 2.06
1980 CHC NL 28 LF 19 13 9 128.2 34 33 1 0 0 1.000 4 33 2.38 1.79 .976 2.06 2.06
1981 CIN NL 29 OF 3 0 0 11.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 55 2.45 1.00 .980 2.29 2.33
1981 CIN NL 29 RF 3 0 0 11.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 55 2.45 1.00 .977 2.05 2.07
1982 CIN NL 30 OF 52 45 21 344.0 80 72 7 1 0 .988 0 1 2.07 1.52 .978 2.25 2.26
1982 CIN NL 30 LF 50 43 21 331.0 82 75 6 1 0 .988 1 4 2.20 1.62 .973 2.08 2.08
1982 CIN NL 30 RF 2 2 0 13.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -65 0.69 0.50 .980 2.01 2.00
1983 TOT NL 31 OF 17 13 6 105.0 25 20 4 1 0 .960 2 21 2.06 1.41 .980 2.27 2.26
1983 TOT NL 31 1B 5 4 1 26.1 31 30 1 0 1 1.000 1 32 10.59 6.20 .992 9.95 9.92
1983 TOT NL 31 LF 5 3 2 25.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -53 0.36 0.20 .980 2.02 2.02
1983 SFG NL 31 1B 4 3 1 19.1 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 0 12 11.17 6.00 .992 9.96 9.93
1983 SFG NL 31 LF 2 1 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.00
1983 SFG NL 31 OF 2 1 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.12 0.50 .980 2.25 2.25
1983 MON NL 31 OF 15 12 6 97.0 24 19 4 1 0 .958 2 22 2.13 1.53 .980 2.27 2.26
1983 MON NL 31 RF 12 10 4 80.0 23 18 4 1 0 .957 3 44 2.48 1.83 .979 2.01 2.00
1983 MON NL 31 LF 3 2 2 17.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -78 0.53 0.33 .980 2.01 2.03
1983 MON NL 31 1B 1 1 0 7.0 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 0 86 9.00 7.00 .991 9.90 9.90
1983 MON NL 31 3B 1 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -154 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1984 LAD NL 32 LF 1 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -30 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.00
1984 LAD NL 32 OF 1 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -30 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.30
10 Seasons OF 399 337 231 2897.1 712 654 35 23 4 .968 4 1 2.14 1.73 .979 2.30 2.29
8 Seasons RF 277 234 157 2008.2 481 443 21 17 3 .965 -6 -3 2.08 1.68 .976 2.11 2.11
9 Seasons LF 124 102 73 880.2 235 213 16 6 1 .974 10 13 2.34 1.85 .974 2.08 2.07
1 Season 1B 5 4 1 26.1 31 30 1 0 1 1.000 1 32 10.59 6.20 .992 9.95 9.92
3 Seasons 3B 4 0 0 5.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -68 1.69 0.25 .950 2.87 2.88
1 Season CF 1 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -60 3.38 3.00 .983 2.70 2.70
10 Seasons TOT 408 341 232 2929.0 744 684 37 23 5 .969 4 2 2.22 1.77 .979 2.37 2.39
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Sabermetric Fielding

Year Tm Lg Age Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP
1975 NYM NL 23 LF 7 25 4 2 2 3
1975 NYM NL 23 CF -0 -60 -0 0 -0 0
1976 NYM NL 24 RF -3 -12 -2 1 -2 -1
1976 NYM NL 24 LF 0 26 0 0 0 0
1977 NYM NL 25 RF 3 6 5 5 0 -2
1977 NYM NL 25 LF -0 -51 -0 0 -0 0
1978 CLE AL 26 RF 1 23 1 1 -0 0
1978 CLE AL 26 LF -0 -21 1 0 1 -1
1978 CHC NL 26 RF -5 -22 -5 -4 -1 0
1978 CHC NL 26 LF -0 -5 -0 0 0 0
1978 CHC NL 26 3B
1979 CHC NL 27 RF -2 -9 -3 -1 -3 1
1979 CHC NL 27 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CHC NL 27 LF -0 -240 -0 -0 0 0
1980 CHC NL 28 RF -2 -6 -0 1 -2 -2
1980 CHC NL 28 LF 4 33 2 2 0 1
1981 CIN NL 29 RF 0 55 0 0 0 0
1982 CIN NL 30 LF 1 4 -1 0 -1 2
1982 CIN NL 30 RF -1 -65 -1 0 -1 0
1983 SFG NL 31 1B 0 12 0 0 0 0
1983 SFG NL 31 LF 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MON NL 31 RF 3 44 -0 0 -1 3
1983 MON NL 31 LF -1 -78 -1 0 -1 0
1983 MON NL 31 1B 0 86 0 0 0 0
1983 MON NL 31 3B -0 -154 -0 -0 0
1984 LAD NL 32 LF -0 -30 -0 0 -0
8 Seasons RF -6 -3 -5 4 -9 -1
9 Seasons LF 10 13 5 4 1 5
1 Season 1B 1 32 1 1 0 0
3 Seasons 3B -0 -68 -0 -0 0 0
1 Season CF -0 -60 -0 0 -0 0
10 Seasons TOT 4 2 -0 8 -8 0 4
Lg Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP

Appearances

Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1975 NYM NL 23 38 36 38 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 1 0 36 0 2 0
1976 NYM NL 24 53 34 53 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 35 0 19 0
1977 NYM NL 25 108 68 108 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 82 84 0 32 3
1978 CHC NL 26 74 34 74 46 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 39 46 0 34 1
1978 CLE AL 26 14 8 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 9 1 6 0
1979 CHC NL 27 87 35 87 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 38 39 0 51 0
1980 CHC NL 28 114 64 114 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 61 80 0 46 0
1981 CIN NL 29 31 0 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 28 0
1982 CIN NL 30 78 45 78 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 2 52 0 32 0
1983 MON NL 31 34 13 34 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 12 15 0 19 0
1983 SFG NL 31 18 4 18 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 13 0
1984 LAD NL 32 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 14 1
10 Seasons 665 342 665 405 0 0 5 0 4 0 124 1 277 402 1 296 5
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1976 NYM NL 24 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 8 0 4 0 0 7 5 1 4 1 0 9 4 0 39 18 46.2% 20 1 2.6% 0 1110 69% 80% 30% 117 50%
1977 NYM NL 25 4 0 3 1 1 5 0 0 3 1 34 11 0 14 1 1 13 7 0 12 4 0 14 10 1 87 33 37.9% 52 2 2.3% 3 2472 67% 79% 29% 289 56%
1978 CHC NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 12 6 0 6 2 0 8 4 0 3 1 0 5 4 0 34 17 50.0% 17 0 0.0% 1 1185 60% 83% 31% 107 42%
1978 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 146 60% 84% 27% 16 69%
1979 CHC NL 27 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 18 11 0 8 2 0 4 3 0 6 3 0 5 3 0 41 22 53.7% 19 0 0.0% 3 1238 56% 80% 23% 117 48%
1980 CHC NL 28 5 0 5 0 3 6 1 3 1 0 22 8 1 9 3 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 15 7 0 55 20 36.4% 34 1 1.8% 5 1945 64% 79% 20% 186 55%
1981 CIN NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 42% 76% 29% 3 100%
1982 CIN NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 1 100.0% 0 48 29% 75% 19% 3 33%
1983 MON NL 31 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 9 7 0 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 10 62.5% 3 3 18.8% 1 364 42% 80% 24% 41 51%
8 Seasons 17 0 14 3 5 21 1 5 6 6 111 51 1 49 9 5 35 22 1 33 9 0 50 30 1 278 121 43.5% 149 8 2.9% 13 8546 62% 80% 26% 879 52%
MLB Averages 41.7% 3.1% 60% 82% 27% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 NYM NL 23 3 0 3 0 1 9 0 3 0 5 18 14 1 11 2 3 6 3 1 7 3 1 6 5 0 48 27 56.3% 15 6 12.5% 3 1362 63% 77% 28% 167 56%
1976 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 56 100% 71% 30% 7 57%
1977 NYM NL 25 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 36 72% 92% 25% 4 50%
1978 CHC NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 114 67% 86% 27% 10 60%
1978 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 74 76% 80% 26% 17 41%
1979 CHC NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 57% 86% 14% 1 0%
1980 CHC NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 7 0 6 3 0 8 6 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 29 21 72.4% 8 0 0.0% 1 543 62% 79% 25% 77 44%
1982 CIN NL 30 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 3 1 19 14 2 14 7 2 5 4 0 5 0 0 8 7 0 51 32 62.7% 15 4 7.8% 2 1409 58% 80% 24% 172 47%
1983 MON NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 74 57% 81% 23% 4 25%
1983 SFG NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 79% 54% 33% 0
1984 LAD NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 76% 76% 18% 0
9 Seasons 6 0 6 0 1 16 0 5 3 6 54 39 3 35 13 5 19 13 1 15 3 1 20 18 0 143 86 60.1% 47 10 7.0% 6 3716 62% 79% 26% 459 50%
MLB Averages 59.5% 3.0% 60% 82% 27% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1983 SFG NL 31 73 51% 84% 33% 3 100% 0 24 0 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MON NL 31 25 20% 76% 28% 3 100% 0 6 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 98 43% 82% 32% 6 100% 0 30 0 30 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 60% 82% 28% 94% 89%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1978 CHC NL 26 1 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CHC NL 27 14 86% 64% 14% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MON NL 31 14 43% 71% 29% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 29 66% 66% 21% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 60% 82% 28% 89% 70%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1975 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 44 43% 68% 23% 6 50%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 44 43% 68% 23% 6 50%
MLB Averages 44.4% 2.5% 60% 82% 27% 60%

* 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

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1975 NL  9 (5th)

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1980 NL  5 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1975 NL  7 (2nd)
1980 NL  4 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1977 NL  2.51 (2nd)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1977 NL  .976 (5th)

                                         

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