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.

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2001 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 4	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS	34	6.1	6	0	0	6	1	1B
2	3	Apr 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	5 (1)	Apr 7	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	6	Apr 8	PIT	@	HOU	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
5	8 (1)	Apr 11	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	9	Apr 12	PIT		CIN	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	10	Apr 13	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS	26	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
8	11	Apr 14	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	12	Apr 15	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
10	13	Apr 16	PIT		HOU	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
11	14	Apr 18	PIT		HOU	W,8-4	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	15	Apr 20	PIT		CHC	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	16	Apr 21	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	17	Apr 22	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
15	18	Apr 24	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	19	Apr 25	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	20	Apr 26	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
18	21	Apr 27	PIT	@	SDP	W,3-0	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	22	Apr 28	PIT	@	SDP	L,1-8	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	23	Apr 29	PIT	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	24	May 1	PIT		SFG	L,6-11	CG	48	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
22	25	May 2	PIT		SFG	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	27 (1)	May 4	PIT		COL	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
24	28	May 5	PIT		COL	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	30 (1)	May 7	PIT	@	STL	L,0-7	GS	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
26	31	May 8	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
27	32	May 9	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
28	34 (1)	May 11	PIT	@	MIL	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	35	May 12	PIT	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	36	May 13	PIT	@	MIL	L,1-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
31	37	May 14	PIT	@	MIL	L,8-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	38	May 15	PIT		STL	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	39	May 16	PIT		STL	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	40	May 17	PIT		STL	L,2-12	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	41	May 19	PIT		MIL	W,6-1	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	42	May 20	PIT		MIL	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
37	43	May 23 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	44	May 23 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
39	45	May 24	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
40	46	May 25	PIT	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
41	47	May 26	PIT	@	ATL	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	48	May 27	PIT	@	ATL	W,6-3	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
43	49	May 28	PIT		FLA	W,8-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
44	50	May 29	PIT		FLA	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	51	May 30	PIT		FLA	L,7-9	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	52	Jun 1	PIT		ATL	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	53	Jun 3 (1)	PIT		ATL	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	54	Jun 3 (2)	PIT		ATL	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	55	Jun 5	PIT	@	FLA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	56	Jun 6	PIT	@	FLA	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	57	Jun 7	PIT	@	FLA	L,3-5	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	60 (2)	Jun 10	PIT	@	MIN	W,11-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
53	64 (3)	Jun 15	PIT		CLE	W,6-3	GS	28	7.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
54	65	Jun 16	PIT		CLE	W,6-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	68 (2)	Jun 20	PIT		PHI	L,5-9	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
56	69	Jun 21	PIT		PHI	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	70	Jun 22	PIT		MON	L,5-11	GS	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	71	Jun 23	PIT		MON	W,7-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	72	Jun 24	PIT		MON	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	73	Jun 25	PIT		MIL	W,6-4	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	74	Jun 26	PIT		MIL	W,7-6	GS	33	7.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	75	Jun 27	PIT		MIL	W,6-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	76	Jun 28	PIT		MIL	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
64	77	Jun 29	PIT	@	MON	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	78	Jun 30	PIT	@	MON	L,6-7	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	79	Jul 1	PIT	@	MON	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
67	81 (1)	Jul 3	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	82	Jul 4	PIT	@	CIN	W,14-3	GS	24	6.0	7	0	1	8	4	1B
69	83	Jul 5	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	87 (3)	Jul 12	PIT		KCR	W,2-0	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	88	Jul 13	PIT		KCR	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	89	Jul 14	PIT		KCR	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	90	Jul 15	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	91	Jul 16	PIT		LAD	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
75	92	Jul 17	PIT		LAD	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	93	Jul 18	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	94	Jul 19	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	95	Jul 20	PIT	@	STL	W,4-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	97 (1)	Jul 22	PIT	@	STL	W,2-0	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	98	Jul 24	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	99	Jul 25	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	100	Jul 26	PIT		HOU	L,2-3	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
83	101	Jul 27	PIT		HOU	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	102	Jul 28 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	103	Jul 28 (2)	PIT		HOU	L,3-12	CG	45	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	RF
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to San Francisco Giants
86	107	Jul 31	SFG		PIT	W,8-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	109 (1)	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	W,3-0	GS	22	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	111 (1)	Aug 4	SFG		PHI	L,2-12	GS	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
89	112	Aug 5	SFG		PHI	W,8-4	GS	32	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	114 (1)	Aug 8	SFG	@	CIN	L,9-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	115	Aug 9	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
92	116	Aug 10	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	117	Aug 11	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	118	Aug 12	SFG	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
95	119	Aug 14	SFG		FLA	W,13-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	120	Aug 15	SFG		FLA	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	121	Aug 16	SFG		FLA	W,5-3	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
98	122	Aug 17	SFG		ATL	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
99	123	Aug 18	SFG		ATL	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
100	125 (1)	Aug 21	SFG	@	MON	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	126	Aug 22	SFG	@	MON	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
102	127	Aug 23	SFG	@	MON	W,10-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	129 (1)	Aug 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	44	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	RF
104	131 (1)	Aug 27	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
105	133 (1)	Aug 29	SFG	@	ARI	L,0-2	GS	31	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	134	Aug 30	SFG	@	ARI	W,13-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	135	Aug 31	SFG		COL	L,2-5	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	137 (1)	Sep 2	SFG		COL	W,3-1	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	138	Sep 3	SFG		COL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
110	139	Sep 4	SFG		ARI	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
111	140	Sep 5	SFG		ARI	L,2-7	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
112	141	Sep 6	SFG		ARI	W,9-5	GS	27	5.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
113	142	Sep 7	SFG	@	COL	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
114	145 (2)	Sep 18	SFG		HOU	L,2-3	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
115	147 (1)	Sep 20	SFG		HOU	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
116	148	Sep 21	SFG	@	SDP	W,2-0	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
117	150 (1)	Sep 23	SFG	@	SDP	W,11-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
118	151	Sep 24	SFG	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
119	152	Sep 25	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
120	153	Sep 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-4	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
121	154	Sep 28	SFG		SDP	W,10-5	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
122	155	Sep 29	SFG		SDP	W,3-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	156	Sep 30	SFG		SDP	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
124	157	Oct 2	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-1	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
125	158	Oct 3	SFG	@	HOU	W,11-8	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
126	160 (1)	Oct 5	SFG		LAD	L,10-11	GS	37	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							131gm		970.0	301	7	4	312	13