Phil Plantier vs. Mike Vail — Career Comparison

Phil Plantier
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Mike Vail
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

Phil Plantier and Mike Vail are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 96 for Phil Plantier, 96 for Mike Vail), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 103). The overall lean goes to Phil Plantier, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Phil Plantier and Mike Vail

Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
610
169.05
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
234.02
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2165
600
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
1705
600
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1883
521.85
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1604
564.46
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.782
0.782
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
126.65
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
157.3
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
273
75.66
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
116.48
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
24.94
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
24.99
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.83
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.87
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
25.22
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.96
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
50.99
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
116
40.82
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287.82
79.77
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
186.93
65.78
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
228.91
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
642
225.92
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
198.71
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
533
187.57
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
72.06
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
146
51.38
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
80.92
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
219
77.07
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
127.76
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
331
116.48
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.17
77.09
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
199.41
70.17
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.37
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
65.68
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
81
28.5
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.48
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.76
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
476
131.92
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
111.55
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
4.55
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.11
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.7
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.99
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.57
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
10.25
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
43
15.13
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.6
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.06
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.16
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.98
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.76
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.04
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.43
46.43
Mike Vail
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15

Fielding Stats for Phil Plantier and Mike Vail

Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Vail
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
1.12
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.25
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.06
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
1.05
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12182
27
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
8787
27
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4060.2
9
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
2929
9
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940
2.08
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.1
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.09
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.04
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1000
2.22
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
2.29
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
2.17
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
2.22
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.944
1.944
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.84
94.84
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.58
83.58
Phil Plantier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Plantier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Vail
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0