What years did Vic Harris play?

Vic Harris played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1980.

Was Vic Harris a pitcher?

No. Vic Harris was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Vic Harris hit?

Vic Harris hit 13 career home runs with 349 hits.

What was Vic Harris's career batting average?

Vic Harris batted .217 over his career, with 349 hits in 1,610 at bats.

How many RBI did Vic Harris have?

Vic Harris drove in 121 runs in his career.

Is Vic Harris in the Hall of Fame?

No. Vic Harris has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Vic Harris

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1980)

Vic Harris was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1980 for 5 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 9 seasons. In 579 career games, he hit .217 with 349 hits, 13 home runs, and 121 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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 October 12, 2026

AVG .217

HR 13

RBI 121

H 349

OPS .582

PIV -4,147

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 3/27/1950 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died: 4/26/2025 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-07-21
Last Game: 1980-10-05

Full name: Victor Lanier Harris

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Vic Harris — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1959.0	1760.0	361.0	528.0	76.0	28.0	27.0	176.0	162.0	15.0	19.0	.300	.361	.421	.782

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Vic Harris — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1925	4.0	4.0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
1926	13.0	12.0	1.0	5.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.500	.917
1927	25.0	24.0	3.0	8.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.333	.360	.333	.693
1928	28.0	27.0	4.0	9.0	0	0	1.0	0	1.0	0	2.0	.333	.357	.444	.801
1930	136.0	120.0	33.0	48.0	10.0	4.0	4.0	3.0	14.0	5.0	4.0	.400	.467	.650	1.117
1931	8.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250
1932	5.0	4.0	0	2.0	1.0	0	0	2.0	1.0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350
1933	3.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
1934	13.0	12.0	2.0	3.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558
1936	186.0	166.0	37.0	54.0	9.0	0	3.0	24.0	17.0	1.0	3.0	.325	.388	.434	.822
1937	242.0	218.0	65.0	74.0	17.0	3.0	10.0	30.0	21.0	0	1.0	.339	.397	.583	.980
1938	231.0	211.0	50.0	63.0	5.0	1.0	3.0	18.0	14.0	1.0	1.0	.299	.345	.374	.719
1939	170.0	149.0	20.0	38.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	19.0	1.0	0	.255	.337	.342	.679
1940	201.0	182.0	36.0	48.0	7.0	6.0	1.0	9.0	14.0	1.0	1.0	.264	.320	.385	.705
1941	199.0	184.0	29.0	45.0	10.0	5.0	1.0	19.0	13.0	2.0	3.0	.245	.294	.370	.664
1942	226.0	201.0	33.0	55.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	25.0	19.0	3.0	1.0	.274	.345	.373	.718
1943	194.0	169.0	37.0	54.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	22.0	20.0	0	3.0	.320	.398	.391	.789
1944	37.0	32.0	6.0	12.0	1.0	0	0	5.0	4.0	0	0	.375	.444	.406	.850
1945	36.0	33.0	4.0	8.0	0	0	0	6.0	2.0	0	0	.242	.278	.242	.520
1947	2.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 20	1,959	1,760	361	528	76	28	27	176	162	15	19	.300	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

Vic Harris — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
579	1,610	168	349	57	15	13	121	36	160	281	.217	.287	.295	.582	-4,147

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 15.8% below league average.

Career OBP .287 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 11.4% below league average.

Career SLG .295 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 21.6% below league average.

Career OPS .582 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 16.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Vic Harris — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	TEX	AL	61	186	8	26	5	1	0	10	7	12	39	.140	.243 (-43%)	.310 (-38%)	.353 (-50%)	.664 (-44%)	-1229.3
1973	TEX	AL	152	555	71	138	14	7	8	44	13	55	81	.249	.256 (-3%)	.325 (-3%)	.378 (-10%)	.703 (-6%)	-538.9
1974	CHN	NL	62	200	18	39	6	3	0	11	9	29	26	.195	.256 (-24%)	.324 (-9%)	.369 (-31%)	.693 (-21%)	-608.7
1975	CHN	NL	51	56	6	10	0	0	0	5	0	6	7	.179	.257 (-31%)	.327 (-22%)	.374 (-52%)	.701 (-38%)	-327.6
1976	SLN	NL	97	259	21	59	12	3	1	19	1	16	55	.228	.255 (-11%)	.320 (-14%)	.360 (-14%)	.681 (-14%)	-587.4
1977	SFN	NL	69	165	28	43	12	0	2	14	2	19	36	.261	.264 (-1%)	.329 (+1%)	.401 (-8%)	.730 (-4%)	-102.7
1978	SFN	NL	53	100	8	15	4	0	1	11	0	11	24	.150	.257 (-42%)	.323 (-29%)	.378 (-42%)	.702 (-36%)	-572.3
1980	ML4	AL	34	89	8	19	4	1	1	7	4	12	13	.213	.264 (-19%)	.326 (-7%)	.387 (-19%)	.714 (-13%)	-180.3
Career · 8 seasons			579	1,610	168	349	57	15	13	121	36	160	281	.217	—	—	—	—	-4,147

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Vic Harris — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	293	736	76	166	3	64	.226
Away	286	874	92	183	10	57	.209

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vic Harris — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1980-10-05	MIL	OAK	W	6	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
1980-10-04	MIL	OAK	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1980-10-01	MIL	LAA	W	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980-09-30	MIL	LAA	W	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
1980-09-27	MIL	OAK	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1980-09-26	MIL	OAK	W	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
1980-09-24	MIL	LAA	W	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980-09-23	MIL	LAA	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980-09-22	MIL	LAA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1980-09-21	MIL	SEA	L	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vic Harris — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	212	178	424	500	45	100
3B	55	33	32	60	12	9
OF	199	158	453	7	13	2
SS	35	16	36	66	8	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vic Harris — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	TEX	2B	58	53	110	132	10	29
1972	TEX	SS	1	1	3	3	0	1
1973	TEX	2B	18	12	35	37	4	8
1973	TEX	3B	25	22	22	37	10	7
1973	TEX	OF	113	109	297	5	7	1
1974	CHN	2B	56	50	122	144	16	20
1975	CHN	2B	5	1	6	8	1	2
1975	CHN	3B	7	2	0	6	0	0
1975	CHN	OF	11	3	9	0	1	0
1976	SLN	2B	37	30	91	97	11	21
1976	SLN	3B	12	1	1	5	1	0
1976	SLN	OF	35	24	81	1	2	0
1976	SLN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1977	SFN	2B	27	25	45	63	3	16
1977	SFN	3B	9	6	9	9	1	2
1977	SFN	OF	3	0	0	0	0	0
1977	SFN	SS	11	6	15	24	4	3
1978	SFN	2B	10	7	14	19	0	4
1978	SFN	OF	6	2	8	0	1	0
1978	SFN	SS	22	9	18	39	4	4
1980	ML4	2B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1980	ML4	3B	2	2	0	3	0	0
1980	ML4	OF	31	20	58	1	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Vic Harris — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Second Base	211
Third Base	55
Shortstop	35
Left Field	27
Center Field	147
Right Field	35
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Vic Harris — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-05-07

College History

Vic Harris — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Los Angeles Valley College	Los Angeles	CA	1969, 1970

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Career Spans

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Vic Harris: the record in brief

According to the bio, Vic Harris debuted on July 21, 1972 and played a final game on October 5, 1980. By club, Harris's seasons break down as the Texas Rangers (1972 through 1973), the Chicago Cubs (1974 to 1975), the St. Louis Cardinals (1976), the San Francisco Giants (1977 to 1978), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1980). Born on March 27, 1950, in Los Angeles, CA, USA, Harris is listed as a second baseman and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Harris's listed size is 5'11" and 165 pounds. Harris died on April 26, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The given name on file is Victor Lanier Harris.

The batting record for Harris: 579 games, 349 hits in 1,610 at bats, and a .217 average, plus 13 home runs, 121 RBI, and 36 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .287 and .295 give Harris a career OPS of .582. Harris's .217 average ran 15.8% below the .257 that the league posted over the same seasons. In OPS terms, Harris's .582 stands 16.9% below the league's .700.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vic Harris

What years did Vic Harris play?: Vic Harris played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1980.
Was Vic Harris a pitcher?: No. Vic Harris was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Vic Harris hit?: Vic Harris hit 13 career home runs with 349 hits.
What was Vic Harris's career batting average?: Vic Harris batted .217 over his career, with 349 hits in 1,610 at bats.
How many RBI did Vic Harris have?: Vic Harris drove in 121 runs in his career.
Is Vic Harris in the Hall of Fame?: No. Vic Harris has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.