Mike Vail
1975–1984 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
665G
.279AVG
.313OBP
.400SLG
More career statistics
447H
34HR
219RBI
3SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 665 | 1,705 | 1,604 | 146 | 447 | 71 | 11 | 34 | 219 | 81 | 317 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 642 | .279 | .313 | .400 | .713 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1975-08-22 to 1975-09-15
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1980-07-06 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1975-09-16 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1977-07-17 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 339 | 888 | 241 | 15 | 118 | 43 | 164 | .289 | .320 | .414 |
| Away | 326 | 817 | 206 | 19 | 101 | 38 | 153 | .267 | .299 | .385 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 58 | 95 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 24 | .271 | .326 | .329 |
| May | 87 | 227 | 68 | 9 | 41 | 8 | 43 | .312 | .335 | .528 |
| June | 118 | 288 | 75 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 65 | .278 | .306 | .370 |
| July | 126 | 325 | 86 | 9 | 43 | 12 | 61 | .279 | .302 | .409 |
| August | 141 | 399 | 91 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 59 | .245 | .286 | .323 |
| September | 125 | 354 | 100 | 8 | 47 | 16 | 61 | .298 | .328 | .440 |
| October | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .294 | .312 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 92 | 263 | 71 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 57 | .290 | .331 | .445 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 77 | 215 | 63 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 38 | .310 | .349 | .488 |
| montreal-expos | 65 | 200 | 54 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 33 | .290 | .325 | .435 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 60 | 135 | 34 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 23 | .272 | .311 | .360 |
| san-diego-padres | 56 | 162 | 39 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 38 | .252 | .272 | .310 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 56 | 143 | 39 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 16 | .283 | .308 | .362 |
| san-francisco-giants | 54 | 121 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 26 | .281 | .306 | .351 |
| new-york-mets | 45 | 108 | 27 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 27 | .257 | .278 | .410 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  New York Mets | 38 | 162 | 49 | 3 | 17 | – | .302 | – | – |
| 1976 | New York Mets | 53 | 143 | 31 | – | 9 | – | .217 | – | – |
| 1977 | New York Mets | 108 | 279 | 73 | 8 | 35 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians | 88 | 214 | 68 | 4 | 35 | 1 | .318 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Chicago Cubs | 87 | 179 | 60 | 7 | 35 | – | .335 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago Cubs | 114 | 312 | 93 | 6 | 47 | 2 | .298 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 31 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .161 | – | – |
| 1982 | Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 189 | 48 | 4 | 29 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1983 | Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants | 52 | 79 | 19 | 2 | 7 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .062 | – | – |