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
447H
34HR
219RBI
3SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1977-05-01 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1975-09-26 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1979-09-09 | 1 in 462 player-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 | – | – |