Claude Johnson vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Claude Johnson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueSecond Baseman
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Claude Johnson and Mike Vail are closely matched on the surface stats. Claude Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.754 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.378 vs .315). Mike Vail had the advantage in slugging (.400 vs .376). By the career numbers, Claude Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Claude Johnson and Mike Vail

Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
351
137.38
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1533
600
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1294
506.46
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
371
145.21
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
157.3
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
116.24
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
116.48
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
19.18
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.99
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.52
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.87
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.26
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.96
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
28.96
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
40.82
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206.72
80.91
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
486
190.22
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
225.92
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
561
219.57
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
533
187.57
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
91.98
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
146
51.38
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
62.62
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
77.07
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
148.34
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.86
89.18
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.74
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
71.62
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
81
28.5
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.76
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.91
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
317
111.55
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.3
153.3
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.3
18.3
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.18
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.57
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
43
15.13
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.57
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.96
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.04
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15

Fielding Stats for Claude Johnson and Mike Vail

Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.05
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.25
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.96
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.05
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9057
27
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
8787
27
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019
9
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2929
9
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
1.62
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.1
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
2.69
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.32
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1557
4.64
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
2.29
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
4.32
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
2.22
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.105
4.105
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.58
83.58
Claude Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0