Joe Craig vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Joe Craig
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IILeft Fielder
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Joe Craig and Mike Vail are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Craig posted stronger numbers in OPS (.745 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.401 vs .315). Mike Vail had the advantage in slugging (.400 vs .344). By the career numbers, Joe Craig had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Craig and Mike Vail

Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
57
179.06
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
157
493.19
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
45
141.36
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
157.3
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
125.65
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.99
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.87
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.96
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.71
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
40.82
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.91
78.25
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
54
169.63
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
225.92
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
235.6
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
187.57
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
106.81
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
51.38
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.68
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
77.07
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
185.34
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.79
90.45
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.76
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
94.24
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
28.5
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.76
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
317
111.55
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
191
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.57
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
43
15.13
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.06
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.04
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15

Fielding Stats for Joe Craig and Mike Vail

Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.19
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.25
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.05
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
1.05
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
27
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8787
27
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
9
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2929
9
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.6
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.1
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
2.29
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.74
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
2.22
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.58
83.58
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0