Ed Pinkham vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Ed Pinkham
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White StockingsUnknownThird Baseman
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Ed Pinkham and Mike Vail are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Pinkham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.833 vs .715) and on-base percentage (.381 vs .315). Mike Vail had the advantage in batting average (.279 vs .263). By the career numbers, Ed Pinkham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Pinkham and Mike Vail

Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
24
127.43
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
95
504.42
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
25
132.74
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
157.3
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
116.48
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
24.99
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.87
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.31
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.96
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
40.82
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
96.37
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
228.32
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
642
225.92
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
228.32
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
187.57
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.904
0.904
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
143.36
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
51.38
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
90.27
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
77.07
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
228.32
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.05
95.84
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.76
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
95.58
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
28.5
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.76
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
317
111.55
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.67
37.67
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.7
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.57
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
43
15.13
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.55
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.98
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.04
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15

Fielding Stats for Ed Pinkham and Mike Vail

Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.15
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.25
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.96
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.05
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
27
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8787
27
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
9
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2929
9
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.71
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.1
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.35
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.27
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.34
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
2.29
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.06
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
2.22
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.12
76.12
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Ed Pinkham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.517
3.517
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.76
82.76
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pinkham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0