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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2000 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2000 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 7	PIT	@	ARI	W,7-2	GS	25	7.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
2	9 (4)	Apr 13	PIT		MON	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	12 (2)	Apr 16	PIT		NYM	L,9-12	GS	44	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
4	13	Apr 18	PIT	@	FLA	L,5-12	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
5	15 (1)	Apr 20	PIT	@	FLA	L,2-3	GF	30	6.2	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
6	17 (1)	Apr 22	PIT	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS	28	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	18	Apr 23	PIT	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	21 (2)	Apr 27	PIT		SDP	L,4-12	CG	51	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
9	24 (2)	Apr 30	PIT		CIN	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	27 (2)	May 4	PIT	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	30 (2)	May 7	PIT	@	CHC	W,11-3	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	36 (5)	May 14	PIT		MIL	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
13	37	May 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
14	38	May 17	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-6	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
15	39	May 18	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	45	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
16	41 (1)	May 20	PIT		STL	L,4-19	CG	55	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	42	May 21	PIT		STL	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	44 (1)	May 24	PIT	@	ARI	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	46 (1)	May 26	PIT	@	COL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
20	47	May 27	PIT	@	COL	L,6-7	GF	17	3.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
21	48	May 28	PIT	@	COL	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	49	May 29	PIT		FLA	W,10-4	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
23	50	May 30	PIT		FLA	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	52 (1)	Jun 2	PIT		KCR	W,9-3	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	53	Jun 3	PIT		KCR	L,3-16	CG	53	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
26	54	Jun 4	PIT		KCR	L,5-7	CG	46	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
27	55	Jun 5	PIT		DET	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	56	Jun 6	PIT		DET	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	57	Jun 7	PIT		DET	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	60 (2)	Jun 11	PIT	@	KCR	W,10-6	CG	46	10.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
31	62 (1)	Jun 13	PIT		ATL	W,7-6	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
32	63	Jun 14	PIT		ATL	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	67 (3)	Jun 18	PIT		FLA	L,4-5	GS	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B RF
34	68	Jun 19	PIT	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	69	Jun 20	PIT	@	MON	W,2-1	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	70	Jun 21	PIT	@	MON	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
37	71	Jun 22	PIT	@	MON	L,5-6	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	72	Jun 23	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-12	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	73	Jun 24	PIT	@	NYM	L,8-10	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	74	Jun 25	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	75	Jun 27	PIT		CHC	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	76	Jun 28	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	77	Jun 29	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	78	Jun 30	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	79	Jul 1	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	80	Jul 2	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-9	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
47	81	Jul 3	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	84 (2)	Jul 7	PIT		MIN	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
49	89 (4)	Jul 15	PIT	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
50	90	Jul 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-7	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	91	Jul 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-9	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
52	92	Jul 18	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-6	GS	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF 1B
53	93	Jul 19	PIT	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	2	5	0	RF
54	94	Jul 20	PIT	@	MIL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
55	95	Jul 21	PIT		PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
56	96	Jul 22	PIT		PHI	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
57	97	Jul 23	PIT		PHI	L,1-4	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
58	99 (1)	Jul 26	PIT		MIL	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
59	101 (1)	Jul 28	PIT		SDP	W,16-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	102	Jul 29	PIT		SDP	W,10-2	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	103	Jul 30	PIT		SDP	L,8-9	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	105 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	PIT		LAD	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
63	106	Aug 2	PIT		LAD	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
64	107	Aug 3	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	108	Aug 4	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-5	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	109	Aug 5	PIT	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
67	111 (1)	Aug 7	PIT	@	COL	W,8-7	GS	34	6.2	9	0	0	9	1	1B
68	113 (1)	Aug 9	PIT	@	COL	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
69	115 (1)	Aug 12	PIT		ARI	W,9-6	GS	26	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
70	119 (3)	Aug 16	PIT	@	HOU	L,10-11	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	120	Aug 18	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
72	121	Aug 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	124 (2)	Aug 22	PIT	@	STL	W,6-2	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	125	Aug 23	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
75	126	Aug 25	PIT		COL	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
76	127	Aug 26	PIT		COL	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	130 (2)	Aug 29	PIT		SFG	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
78	131	Aug 30	PIT		SFG	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	133 (1)	Sep 1	PIT	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
80	134	Sep 2	PIT	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	RF 1B
81	135	Sep 3	PIT	@	SDP	W,8-6	CG	60	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
82	136	Sep 4	PIT	@	LAD	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	137	Sep 5	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
84	138	Sep 6	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	139	Sep 8 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	141 (1)	Sep 9	PIT		CIN	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	142	Sep 10	PIT		CIN	L,4-6	GS	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B RF
88	143	Sep 11	PIT		STL	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
89	144	Sep 12	PIT		STL	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
90	146 (1)	Sep 14	PIT	@	HOU	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	147	Sep 15	PIT	@	HOU	L,7-16	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	148	Sep 16	PIT	@	HOU	L,9-10	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	149	Sep 17	PIT	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
94	150	Sep 18	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
95	152 (1)	Sep 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
96	153	Sep 21	PIT	@	MIL	L,2-12	GS	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF 1B
97	154	Sep 23 (1)	PIT	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
98	156 (1)	Sep 24	PIT	@	MIL	L,5-8	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	157	Sep 26	PIT		HOU	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	158	Sep 27	PIT		HOU	L,1-10	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
101	159	Sep 28	PIT		HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
102	160	Sep 29	PIT		CHC	W,8-4	CG	45	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
103	161	Sep 30	PIT		CHC	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	162	Oct 1	PIT		CHC	L,9-10	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							111gm		832.2	386	12	6	404	21