Alex Cabrera vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Alex Cabrera
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Alex Cabrera and Mike Vail are closely matched on the surface stats. Alex Cabrera posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .715) and slugging (.500 vs .400). Mike Vail had the advantage in on-base percentage (.315 vs .299). By the career numbers, Alex Cabrera had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Alex Cabrera and Mike Vail

Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
31
213.79
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
21
144.83
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
157.3
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
116.48
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.99
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.87
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
11.96
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
40.82
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.66
80.44
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
275.86
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642
225.92
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
187.57
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
68.97
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
51.38
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
77.07
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
131.03
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
80.45
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
28.5
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.76
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
144.83
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
111.55
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.7
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
4.57
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
15.13
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.06
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.04
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15

Fielding Stats for Alex Cabrera and Mike Vail

Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.45
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.25
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.13
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.05
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8787
27
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2929
9
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
6.55
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
2.1
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
6.98
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
2.29
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
6.92
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
2.22
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.778
4.778
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Alex Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0