How Mike Vail's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players
Mike Vail totaled 1,705 career Plate Appearances, below the league average of 2,004.2 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1980, posting 328, well above the league average of 226.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at 17, well below the league average of 229.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 197 in 1982 to 89 in 1983 and 17 in 1984, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 17 to 328 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Mike Vail Lifetime Plate Appearances
Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Mike Vail
| Mike Vail
Plate Appearances |
|---|
| Career | 1705 |
| Season Avg. | 170.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 415.35 |
| More Info | See More |
Mike Vail Plate Appearances Per Season
Mike Vail's Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances by Team
Mike Vail's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Mike Vail Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression
A running total of Mike Vail's career Plate Appearances, 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 Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Mike Vail's seasonal Plate Appearances 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 Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Mike Vail's MLB career with Plate Appearances 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.
