Vic Davalillo

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1980)

Vic Davalillo was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1980 for 6 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,458 career games, he hit .279 with 1,122 hits, 36 home runs, and 329 RBI. Vic Davalillo was an All-Star and a Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 451.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .279
HR 36
RBI 329
H 1,122
OPS .680
PIV 451
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'7" / 150 lb
Born
7/30/1939 in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela
Died
12/6/2023 in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
MLB Debut
1963-04-09
Last Game
1980-10-06
Awards
All-Star · Gold Glove

Full name: Victor Jose Davalillo

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Career Batting Statistics

Vic Davalillo — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,458 4,017 510 1,122 160 37 36 329 125 212 422 .279 .315 .364 .680 451

Career AVG .279 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +10.5% above league average.

Career OBP .315 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .364 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .680 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Vic Davalillo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1963 CLE AL 90 370 44 108 18 5 7 36 3 16 41 .292 .246 (+19%) .308 (+4%) .371 (+14%) .680 (+10%) 503.6
1964 CLE AL 150 577 64 156 26 2 6 51 21 34 77 .270 .250 (+8%) .312 (-1%) .377 (-6%) .690 (-4%) -402.7
1965 CLE AL 142 505 67 152 19 1 5 40 26 35 50 .301 .245 (+23%) .310 (+11%) .371 (avg) .682 (+5%) 504.1
1966 CLE AL 121 344 42 86 6 4 3 19 8 24 37 .250 .248 (+1%) .309 (-4%) .376 (-16%) .685 (-10%) -535.1
1967 CLE AL 139 359 47 103 17 5 2 22 6 10 30 .287 .242 (+18%) .306 (avg) .357 (+6%) .663 (+3%) 92.9
1968 CLE AL 51 180 15 43 2 3 2 13 8 3 19 .239 .236 (+1%) .298 (-15%) .340 (-7%) .638 (-11%) -328.2
1968 CAL AL 93 339 34 101 15 4 1 18 17 15 34 .298 .236 (+26%) .298 (+9%) .340 (+10%) .638 (+10%) -328.2
1969 CAL AL 33 71 10 11 1 1 0 1 3 6 5 .155 .248 (-38%) .320 (-28%) .369 (-47%) .689 (-38%) -409.1
1969 SLN NL 63 98 15 26 3 0 2 10 1 7 8 .265 .248 (+7%) .320 (-2%) .369 (-3%) .689 (-3%) -409.1
1970 SLN NL 111 183 29 57 14 3 1 33 4 13 19 .311 .253 (+23%) .325 (+9%) .385 (+13%) .711 (+11%) 346.6
1971 PIT NL 99 295 48 84 14 6 1 33 10 11 31 .285 .249 (+14%) .316 (-2%) .365 (+5%) .682 (+2%) -20.4
1972 PIT NL 117 368 60 117 19 2 4 28 14 26 44 .318 .243 (+30%) .310 (+18%) .353 (+17%) .664 (+17%) 1157.1
1973 PIT NL 59 83 9 15 1 0 1 3 0 2 7 .181 .256 (-30%) .325 (-38%) .378 (-40%) .703 (-39%) -510.8
1973 OAK AL 38 64 5 12 1 0 0 4 0 3 4 .188 .256 (-27%) .325 (-31%) .378 (-46%) .703 (-39%) -510.8
1974 OAK AL 17 23 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 .174 — — — — 0.0
1977 LAN NL 24 48 3 15 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 .312 — — — — 0.0
1978 LAN NL 75 77 15 24 1 1 1 11 2 3 7 .312 .257 (+21%) .323 (+3%) .378 (+3%) .702 (+3%) 24.5
1979 LAN NL 29 27 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 .259 — — — — 0.0
1980 LAN NL 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 1,458 4,017 510 1,122 160 37 36 329 125 212 422 .279 — — — — -826

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Vic Davalillo — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 2 0 0.00 0.0

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Vic Davalillo — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1969 SLN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 2 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 2 0 — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Vic Davalillo — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
22 31 4 10 1 1 0 2 4 2 .323

Playoff Batting by Year

Vic Davalillo — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1978 WS LAN 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
1977 NLCS LAN 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 WS LAN 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
1973 ALCS OAK 4 8 2 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 .625
1973 WS OAK 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .091
1972 NLCS PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1971 NLCS PIT 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1971 WS PIT 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Vic Davalillo — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home743197225455414158.281
Away714204425556822171.278

Pitching — Home / Away

Vic Davalillo — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home20.02120—

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vic Davalillo — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1980-09-28 LADSDPL 100000000
1980-09-22 LADATLL 111000000
1980-09-21 LADCINL 100000000
1980-09-20 LADCINL 000000000
1980-09-19 LADCINL 100000000
1980-09-15 LADATLL 100000001
1979-09-30 LADHOUL 000000000
1979-09-29 LADHOUL 201000000
1979-09-28 LADHOUW 111000000
1979-09-27 LADSFGL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vic Davalillo — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 47 25 268 24 5 34
OF 1066 832 2121 58 31 11
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vic Davalillo — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1963 CLE OF 89 88 247 10 3 0
1964 CLE OF 143 141 346 11 5 5
1965 CLE OF 134 124 320 5 4 0
1966 CLE OF 108 74 208 6 3 1
1967 CLE OF 125 73 202 5 3 1
1968 CLE OF 49 46 84 4 3 1
1968 CAL OF 86 82 212 4 1 2
1969 CAL 1B 3 0 6 1 0 1
1969 CAL OF 22 15 30 0 0 0
1969 SLN OF 23 11 37 0 0 0
1969 SLN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1970 SLN OF 54 23 67 3 2 1
1971 PIT 1B 16 14 144 10 3 18
1971 PIT OF 61 48 112 5 2 0
1972 PIT 1B 8 3 19 2 0 2
1972 PIT OF 97 81 181 4 4 0
1973 PIT 1B 10 8 77 9 2 8
1973 PIT OF 10 2 12 0 0 0
1973 OAK 1B 8 0 16 1 0 3
1973 OAK OF 19 11 28 1 1 0
1974 OAK OF 6 2 3 0 0 0
1977 LAN OF 12 7 13 0 0 0
1978 LAN 1B 1 0 4 1 0 1
1978 LAN OF 25 4 17 0 0 0
1979 LAN OF 3 0 2 0 0 0
1980 LAN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Vic Davalillo Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 48
Left Field 131
Center Field 755
Right Field 202
Designated Hitter 6

Awards & Honors

Vic Davalillo — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1964 Gold Glove OF

Award Voting History

Vic Davalillo — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1965 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 5.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Vic Davalillo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Doug Glanville
    .277 avg, 59 HR
  2. 97
    Joe Orsulak
    .273 avg, 57 HR
  3. 95
    Russ Snyder
    .271 avg, 42 HR
  4. 90
    Endy Chavez
    .270 avg, 30 HR
  5. 89
    Jesus Alou
    .280 avg, 32 HR
  6. 85
    George Whitted
    .269 avg, 23 HR

Vic Davalillo: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 9, 1963 and the final game on October 6, 1980, Vic Davalillo built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1963 to 1968), the California Angels (1968 through 1969), the St. Louis Cardinals (1969 to 1970), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971 to 1973), the Oakland Athletics (1973 to 1974), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1977 through 1980). Davalillo, an outfielder by primary position, threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds. Davalillo was born on July 30, 1939, in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela. The bio records the death on December 6, 2023, in Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela. Vic Davalillo was the playing name; the full given name is Victor Jose.

In 1,458 games and 4,017 at bats, Davalillo batted .279 with 1,122 hits; the totals also include 36 homers, 329 runs batted in, and 125 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .315 and the slugging percentage .364, for an OPS of .680.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vic Davalillo

What years did Vic Davalillo play?
Vic Davalillo played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1980.
Was Vic Davalillo a pitcher?
No. Vic Davalillo was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Vic Davalillo hit?
Vic Davalillo hit 36 career home runs with 1122 hits.
What was Vic Davalillo's career batting average?
Vic Davalillo batted .279 over his career, with 1,122 hits in 4,017 at bats.
How many RBI did Vic Davalillo have?
Vic Davalillo drove in 329 runs in his career.
Is Vic Davalillo in the Hall of Fame?
No. Vic Davalillo has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.