John Vander Wal

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 29, 1966 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI) and the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI).

High School: Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: September 6, 1991 (Age 25-130d, 16,043rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2004 (Age 38-151d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Tommy Tanzer

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Henry Vander Wal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

2751

717

.261

374

RBI

430

OBP

.351

SLG

.441

OPS

.792

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-46 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	60 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	74 (38-23-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (31-21-11)

Most Driven In
Q McCracken	3
K Manwaring	2
E Young	1
V Castilla	1
D Bichette	1
A Galarraga	1
W Weiss	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
A Galarraga	2
J Reed	1
Self	1
E Young	1
N PÃ©rez	1
W Weiss	1
E Burks	0

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	533	1	Apr 1	COL	@	CIN	L,4-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.03	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.25	PH
2	534	2	Apr 2	COL	@	CIN	L,3-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	7	.46	0.024	.47	0.02%	0.13	PH
3	535	4 (1)	Apr 4	COL	@	MON	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.51	-0.013	.52	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
4	536	5	Apr 5	COL	@	MON	W,15-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	RF
5	537	9 (3)	Apr 12	COL		MON	W,12-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.03	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.50	PH
6	538	11 (1)	Apr 14	COL		MON	W,10-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.40	-0.011	.46	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
7	539	13 (1)	Apr 16	COL	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	5	.62	-0.021	.73	-0.02%	-0.66	1B
8	540	15 (1)	Apr 19	COL		ATL	L,7-8	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	7	2.16	0.100	2.69	0.08%	0.41	PH
9	541	16	Apr 20	COL		ATL	W,9-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	5	.80	0.149	.98	0.11%	1.22	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	542	25 (8)	May 1	COL		CHC	W,5-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.41	-0.013	.49	-0.01%	-0.41	PH
11	543	26	May 2	COL		PHI	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	7	.66	0.033	.81	0.03%	0.29	PH
12	544	29 (2)	May 5	COL		NYM	L,1-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	1.41	-0.042	1.76	-0.03%	-0.57	PH
13	545	30	May 6	COL		NYM	W,12-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	.50	-0.014	.66	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
14	546	31	May 7	COL		PIT	L,3-14	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	2	.03	-0.002	.04	0.00%	-0.85	RF
15	547	32	May 8	COL		PIT	L,8-10	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.200	.459	2	1.14	0.001	1.46	0.00%	0.42	RF
16	548	33	May 9	COL	@	PHI	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.192	.442	7	2.11	-0.051	2.63	-0.04%	-0.30	PH
17	549	34	May 10	COL	@	PHI	L,4-5	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.192	.468	9	2.16	0.087	2.72	0.07%	0.39	PH
18	550	35	May 11	COL	@	PHI	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.267	.185	.452	9	.52	-0.014	.67	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
19	551	36	May 12	COL	@	PHI	W,9-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.179	.437	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	RF
20	552	37	May 14	COL	@	PIT	L,10-15	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.172	.422	9	.94	-0.027	1.21	-0.02%	-0.24	PH
21	553	40 (2)	May 17	COL	@	NYM	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.242	.167	.409	9	1.69	-0.039	2.24	-0.03%	-0.36	PH
22	554	42 (1)	May 19	COL	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.243	.152	.395	2	1.54	-0.051	1.94	-0.04%	-0.38	RF
23	555	47 (4)	May 24	COL		HOU	L,0-7	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.263	.152	.415	9	.12	0.004	.15	0.00%	0.22	PH
24	556	50 (2)	May 27	COL		STL	L,6-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.256	.147	.403	9	1.12	-0.034	1.40	-0.03%	-0.28	PH
25	557	51	May 29	COL	@	FLA	W,6-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.24	-0.031	1.68	-0.03%	-0.16	PH
26	558	52	May 30	COL	@	FLA	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.244	.139	.383	9	.62	-0.017	.85	-0.01%	-0.23	PH
27	559	53	May 31	COL	@	FLA	W,8-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.244	.139	.383	4						PR 1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	560	55 (1)	Jun 2	COL	@	STL	W,11-7	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.262	.162	.424	5	.04	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.26	PH
29	561	56	Jun 3	COL	@	STL	L,4-15	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.279	.184	.463	4	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.39	1B
30	562	57	Jun 4	COL		SDP	L,5-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.273	.179	.452	9	1.66	-0.051	2.45	-0.05%	-0.28	PH
31	563	58	Jun 5	COL		SDP	W,9-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.289	.200	.489	9	2.78	0.255	4.17	0.23%	1.00	PH
32	564	59	Jun 7	COL		FLA	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.283	.195	.478	9	1.98	-0.059	2.97	-0.05%	-0.42	PH
33	565	61 (1)	Jun 8 (2)	COL		FLA	L,1-9	7-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.277	.190	.467	8	.03	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.13	PH
34	566	64 (2)	Jun 11	COL		ATL	W,9-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.271	.186	.457	9	.22	-0.007	.30	-0.01%	-0.37	PH
35	567	68 (3)	Jun 15	COL	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.188	.264	.188	.452	2	1.15	-0.081	1.52	-0.07%	-0.89	DH
36	568	69	Jun 17	COL		TEX	L,8-10	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.259	.184	.443	9	3.08	-0.080	3.93	-0.06%	-0.41	PH
37	569	71 (1)	Jun 19	COL	@	SDP	W,8-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.255	.180	.435	9	.91	-0.008	1.18	-0.01%	-0.19	PH
38	570	72	Jun 20	COL	@	SDP	L,2-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.250	.176	.426	9	2.21	-0.062	2.94	-0.05%	-0.31	PH
39	571	73	Jun 21	COL	@	SDP	W,9-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.263	.212	.475	9	1.67	0.185	2.13	0.14%	1.93	PH
40	572	74	Jun 22	COL	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.283	.208	.491	5	.85	0.022	1.16	0.02%	0.28	RF
41	573	75	Jun 23	COL	@	LAD	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.279	.204	.482	9	3.95	-0.154	5.86	-0.14%	-0.89	PH
42	574	77 (1)	Jun 25	COL	@	LAD	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.274	.200	.474	9	1.20	-0.034	1.81	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
43	575	78	Jun 26	COL		SFG	W,7-6	6-7	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.286	.232	.518	7	1.18	0.068	2.15	0.07%	0.44	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	576	83 (4)	Jul 1	COL		ANA	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.281	.228	.509	9	.61	-0.020	.75	-0.02%	-0.28	PH
45	577	84	Jul 2	COL	@	TEX	L,1-9	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.186	.284	.220	.504	8	.96	-0.080	1.10	-0.06%	-1.20	DH
46	578	86 (1)	Jul 4	COL	@	SFG	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.279	.217	.496	2	.42	-0.012	.68	-0.01%	-0.44	PH
47	579	88 (1)	Jul 6	COL	@	SFG	L,0-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.180	.275	.213	.488	9	.07	0.003	.08	0.00%	0.39	1B
48	580	89	Jul 10	COL		SDP	L,5-11	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.271	.210	.481	9	.48	-0.013	.31	-0.01%	-0.13	PH
49	581	90	Jul 11	COL		SDP	W,6-5	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.268	.206	.474	2	2.37	-0.065	1.34	-0.02%	-0.29	PH
50	582	91	Jul 12	COL		SDP	L,7-11	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.219	.497	8	.45	0.028	.30	0.01%	0.91	PH
51	583	92	Jul 13	COL		SDP	L,11-13	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.274	.215	.489	9	.37	-0.010	.21	0.00%	-0.35	PH
52	584	93	Jul 14	COL		LAD	L,12-14	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.270	.212	.482	5	2.29	-0.127	1.37	-0.05%	-0.85	PH
53	585	94	Jul 15	COL		LAD	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.188	.273	.217	.490	7	1.41	0.019	.71	0.01%	0.43	LF
54	586	96 (1)	Jul 17	COL	@	ATL	L,2-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.269	.214	.484	9	.93	-0.024	.28	0.00%	-0.17	PH
55	587	97	Jul 19 (1)	COL	@	CHC	L,0-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.266	.211	.477	9	.07	-0.002	.02	0.00%	-0.25	PH
56	588	98	Jul 19 (2)	COL	@	CHC	L,5-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.263	.208	.471	9	.75	-0.019	.15	0.00%	-0.17	PH
57	589	99	Jul 20	COL	@	CHC	W,9-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.259	.205	.465	7	.40	-0.010	.07	0.00%	-0.17	PH
58	590	101 (1)	Jul 22	COL	@	MON	W,11-9	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.256	.203	.459	3	2.33	-0.060	.39	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
59	591	107 (5)	Jul 29	COL		MON	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.253	.200	.453	9	.83	-0.022	.25	0.00%	-0.21	PH
60	592	108	Jul 30	COL		MON	W,12-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.173	.253	.200	.453	2						PH
61	593	109	Jul 31	COL	@	PIT	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.250	.197	.447	9	.41	-0.012	.12	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
62	594	140 (30)	Sep 2	COL	@	ANA	W,7-2	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.250	.190	.440	7	.46	-0.013	.02	0.00%	-0.36	LF
63	595	141	Sep 5	COL		STL	W,11-4	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.258	.190	.448	9	.50	0.013	.06	0.00%	0.15	PH
64	596	142	Sep 6 (1)	COL		STL	L,7-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.256	.188	.443	9	1.47	-0.039	.13	0.00%	-0.21	PH
65	597	143	Sep 6 (2)	COL		STL	W,7-6	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.250	.183	.433	3	1.07	-0.057	.07	0.00%	-1.06	RF
66	598	147 (3)	Sep 12	COL	@	ATL	W,3-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.247	.181	.428	7	.67	-0.024	.04	0.00%	-0.70	PH
67	599	149 (1)	Sep 14	COL	@	ATL	W,4-0	9-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.255	.226	.482	9	1.38	0.125	.23	0.01%	2.34	PH
68	600	150	Sep 15	COL	@	FLA	W,7-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.253	.224	.476	5	.06	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.36	PH
69	601	152 (1)	Sep 17	COL	@	SDP	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.221	.471	7	2.76	-0.077	.63	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
70	602	153	Sep 18	COL	@	SDP	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.250	.221	.471	7						PH
71	603	156 (2)	Sep 21	COL	@	LAD	W,10-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.247	.218	.466	9	.92	-0.025	.21	0.00%	-0.31	PH
72	604	157	Sep 23	COL		SFG	W,7-6	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.245	.216	.461	9	1.07	-0.033	.05	0.00%	-0.28	PH
73	605	158	Sep 24	COL		SFG	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.242	.213	.456	9	.86	-0.024	.07	0.00%	-0.29	PH
74	606	160 (1)	Sep 26	COL		LAD	L,4-10	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9	1.13	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
75	607	161	Sep 27	COL		LAD	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.257	.231	.488	8	.28	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
76	608	162	Sep 28	COL		LAD	W,13-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.255	.228	.483	9	1.74	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH
							30-46		102	92	7	16	2	0	1	11	10	0	33	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	.174	.255	.228	.483		1.00	-0.566	.98	-0.15%	-7.03

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