How Mike Vail's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Mike Vail totaled 8,787 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1977, posting 1,782, well above the league average of 1,254.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at 12, well below the league average of 1,165.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 1,032 in 1982 to 401 in 1983 and 12 in 1984, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 12 to 1,782 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Mike Vail Lifetime Played Outs

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Mike Vail
Played Outs
Career8787
Season Avg.878.7
162 Game Avg.3488.96
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Mike Vail Played Outs Per Season

Mike Vail's Played Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, PH, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Mike Vail Played Outs per season line chart

Mike Vail Played Outs by Team

Mike Vail's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Vail career Played Outs by team bar chart

Mike Vail Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Mike Vail's career Played Outs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Mike Vail Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Mike Vail Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Mike Vail's seasonal Played Outs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Mike Vail Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Mike Vail Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Mike Vail's MLB career with Played Outs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Mike Vail Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table