Vic Harris

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

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

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

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

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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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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home29373676166364.226
Away286874921831057.209

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1980-10-05 MILOAKW 602000110
1980-10-04 MILOAKL 301000001
1980-10-01 MILLAAW 511000000
1980-09-30 MILLAAW 301100101
1980-09-27 MILOAKL 300000010
1980-09-26 MILOAKW 501000101
1980-09-24 MILLAAW 101000000
1980-09-23 MILLAAL 401000000
1980-09-22 MILLAAL 000000010
1980-09-21 MILSEAL 201010010

Fielding Statistics

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

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

Circle size = games played at each 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

Year Award Notes
1976 Player of the Week Week of 1976-05-07

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles CA 1969, 1970

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Rick Auerbach
    .220 avg, 9 HR
  2. 85
    Omar Quintanilla
    .220 avg, 8 HR
  3. 84
    Chuck Cottier
    .220 avg, 19 HR
  4. 80
    Hoss Walker
    .220 avg, 9 HR
  5. 80
    Tim Cullen
    .220 avg, 9 HR
  6. 75
    David Howard
    .229 avg, 11 HR

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.