Otis Johnson vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Otis Johnson
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Otis Johnson and Mike Vail are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Vail posted stronger numbers in slugging (.400 vs .378) and batting average (.279 vs .234). Otis Johnson had the advantage in OPS (.741 vs .715). By the career numbers, Mike Vail had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otis Johnson and Mike Vail

Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
162.6
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
262
600
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
478.63
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
112.21
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
157.3
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
70.99
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
116.48
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.99
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.74
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.87
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.87
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.96
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
41.22
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
40.82
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.98
82.4
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
79
180.92
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
225.92
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
208.4
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
187.57
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
48.09
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
51.38
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
77.07
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
123.66
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.2
82.9
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.87
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
89.31
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
28.5
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.76
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
98.47
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
317
111.55
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
6.09
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.19
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.57
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
43
15.13
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.04
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15

Fielding Stats for Otis Johnson and Mike Vail

Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.25
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.05
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8787
27
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2929
9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.1
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
2.29
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
2.22
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.4
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.492
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0