John Vander Wal

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Rightfielder 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1987	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A-	MON	68	296	258	53	87	23	5	5	37	11	5	33	39	.337	.407	.523	.930	135		0	1	4	0
1987	21	-1.2	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A	MON	50	223	189	29	54	11	2	2	22	8	3	30	25	.286	.378	.397	.775	75		0	1	3	0
1987	21	0.4	Jamestown	NYPL	A-	MON	18	73	69	24	33	12	3	3	15	3	2	3	14	.478	.493	.870	1.363	60		0	0	1	0
1988	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	MON	120	499	439	72	118	29	2	13	47	14	8	49	89	.269	.345	.433	.778	190	0	4	3	4	3
1988	22	-1.7	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	MON	58	227	208	22	54	14	0	3	14	3	4	17	49	.260	.317	.370	.687	77		1	0	1	1
1988	22	-0.1	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A	MON	62	272	231	50	64	15	2	10	33	11	4	32	40	.277	.368	.489	.857	113	0	3	3	3	2
1989	23	-0.3	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	MON	71	242	217	30	55	9	2	6	24	2	3	22	51	.254	.322	.396	.719	86		1	0	2	1
1990	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MON	128	469	412	61	124	31	3	10	54	6	4	52	74	.301	.382	.464	.845	191		3	0	2	2
1990	24	-2.2	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	MON	51	148	135	16	40	6	0	2	14	0	1	13	28	.296	.358	.385	.743	52		0	0	0	0
1990	24	0.5	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	MON	77	321	277	45	84	25	3	8	40	6	3	39	46	.303	.393	.502	.894	139		3	0	2	2
1991	25	-1.5	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	MON	133	564	478	84	140	36	8	15	71	8	1	79	118	.293	.393	.496	.888	237	10	2	1	4	4
1991	25	-3.4	MON	NL	Maj	MON	21	63	61	4	13	4	1	1	8	0	0	1	18	.213	.222	.361	.583	22	2	0	0	1	0
1992	26	-2.2	MON	NL	Maj	MON	105	237	213	21	51	8	2	4	20	3	0	24	36	.239	.317	.352	.669	75	2	0	0	0	2
1993	27	-1.0	MON	NL	Maj	MON	106	244	215	34	50	7	4	5	30	6	3	27	30	.233	.320	.372	.692	80	4	1	0	1	2
1994	28	-0.3	COL	NL	Maj	COL	91	127	110	12	27	3	1	5	15	2	1	16	31	.246	.339	.427	.766	47	4	0	0	1	0
1995	29	0.8	COL	NL	Maj	COL	105	118	101	15	35	8	1	5	21	1	1	16	23	.347	.432	.594	1.026	60	2	0	0	1	5
1996	30	1.3	COL	NL	Maj	COL	104	173	151	20	38	6	2	5	31	2	2	19	38	.252	.335	.417	.753	63	1	1	0	2	2
1997	31	4.5	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	25	114	103	29	42	12	1	3	19	1	1	11	28	.408	.465	.631	1.096	65	1	0	0	0	1
1997	31	2.3	COL	NL	Maj	COL	76	102	92	7	16	2	0	1	11	1	1	10	33	.174	.255	.228	.483	21	2	0	0	0	0
1998	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	COL-SDP	109	152	129	21	36	13	1	5	20	0	0	22	34	.279	.382	.512	.893	66	2	0	0	1	0
1998	32	3.5	COL	NL	Maj	COL	89	121	104	18	30	10	1	5	20	0	0	16	29	.289	.380	.548	.928	57	1	0	0	1	0
1998	32	3.5	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	20	31	25	3	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	.240	.387	.360	.747	9	1	0	0	0	0
1999	33	4.1	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	132	288	246	26	67	18	0	6	41	2	1	37	59	.272	.368	.419	.787	103	5	2	0	3	1
2000	34	4.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	134	461	384	74	115	29	0	24	94	11	2	72	92	.300	.410	.563	.973	216	7	2	0	3	5
2001	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-SFG	146	527	452	58	122	28	4	14	70	8	6	68	122	.270	.364	.443	.806	200	10	1	2	4	9
2001	35	5.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	97	360	313	39	87	22	3	11	50	7	4	42	84	.278	.361	.473	.834	148	7	1	0	4	6
2001	35	5.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	49	167	139	19	35	6	1	3	20	1	2	26	38	.252	.370	.374	.744	52	3	0	2	0	3
2002	36	7.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	84	245	219	30	57	17	1	6	20	1	1	23	58	.260	.327	.429	.756	94	7	0	0	3	3
2003	37	7.5	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	117	374	327	50	84	25	1	14	45	1	2	46	104	.257	.350	.468	.818	153	5	1	0	0	3
2004	38	10.8	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	16	53	48	5	9	3	0	0	2	2	0	5	10	.188	.264	.250	.514	12	1	0	0	0	1
2004	38	8.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	42	55	51	2	6	2	0	2	4	0	0	4	20	.118	.182	.275	.456	14	0	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		1372	3166	2751	374	717	170	18	97	430	38	20	385	698	.261	.351	.441	.792	1214	53	8	2	20	32
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		561	2237	1955	334	575	143	21	52	254	44	22	251	409	.294	.375	.469	.843	916		10	5	16	12
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1933	5403	4706	708	1292	313	39	149	684	82	42	636	1107	.275	.361	.453	.813	2130	65	18	7	36	44

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		225	879	764	134	231	57	9	20	106	11	3	108	184	.302	.388	.479	.868	366	12	2	1	4	6
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		206	790	702	97	193	48	5	17	78	11	10	78	146	.275	.349	.430	.780	302		5	0	5	4
A (2 seasons)					Minors		112	495	420	79	118	26	4	12	55	19	7	62	65	.281	.373	.448	.820	188		3	4	6	2
A- (1 season)					Minors		18	73	69	24	33	12	3	3	15	3	2	3	14	.478	.493	.870	1.363	60		0	0	1	0