Lou Piniella vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Lou Piniella
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Piniella comes out clearly ahead of Mike Vail across most offensive categories. Lou Piniella led in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 60), batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 104), and slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 103). Mike Vail held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 109 vs 92). Lou Piniella was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Piniella and Mike Vail

Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1747
164.76
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6362
600
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5867
553.32
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
160.8
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
447
157.3
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
118.55
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
28.76
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
71
24.99
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.87
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.87
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
9.62
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.96
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
42.25
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
116
40.82
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.13
70.75
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2398
226.16
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
642
225.92
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2104
198.43
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
533
187.57
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
61.4
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
146
51.38
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
72.24
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
77.07
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
124.02
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796.48
75.12
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.92
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
34.71
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
81
28.5
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.73
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
541
51.02
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
111.55
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.76
11.76
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.3
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.75
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.57
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
209
19.71
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
15.13
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.02
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.87
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
6.88
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.04
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.84
43.84
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15

Fielding Stats for Lou Piniella and Mike Vail

Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
1.1
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.25
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
1.03
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.05
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34579
27
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
8787
27
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526.1
9
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2929
9
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2546
1.99
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.1
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.08
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.04
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2704
2.11
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
2.29
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
2.07
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
2.22
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.95
93.95
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.58
83.58
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0