John Vander Wal batting average in 2002
.2602002 Regular Season
John Vander Wal posted a .260 batting average in the 2002 regular season.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | |||
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| Sep 23, 2002 |  vs TB | L 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .327 | .429 | .756 |
| Sep 22, 2002 |  @ DET | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .328 | .431 | .759 |
| Sep 21, 2002 | @ DET | W 3-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .333 | .439 | .773 |
| Sep 13, 2002 |  vs CHW | L 13-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .335 | .445 | .780 |
| Sep 12, 2002 |  vs BAL | W 7-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .338 | .450 | .787 |
| Sep 11, 2002 | vs BAL | W 5-4 F/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .341 | .454 | .795 |
| Sep 10, 2002 | vs BAL | W 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .342 | .456 | .798 |
| Sep 7, 2002 | vs DET | L 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .338 | .456 | .794 |
| Sep 1, 2002 |  @ TOR | L 7-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .335 | .448 | .783 |
| Aug 31, 2002 | @ TOR | L 5-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .333 | .455 | .788 |
| Aug 29, 2002 | @ TOR | L 7-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .329 | .455 | .783 |
| Aug 24, 2002 |  vs TEX | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .335 | .464 | .799 |
| Aug 21, 2002 |  vs LAA | L 5-1 F/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .340 | .471 | .811 |
| Aug 20, 2002 | vs LAA | W 7-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .338 | .474 | .812 |
| Aug 18, 2002 |  @ SEA | L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .335 | .479 | .814 |
| Aug 17, 2002 | @ SEA | W 8-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .337 | .479 | .815 |
| Aug 16, 2002 | @ SEA | W 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .333 | .457 | .790 |
| Aug 15, 2002 |  @ KC | W 7-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .338 | .464 | .802 |
| Aug 14, 2002 | @ KC | W 3-2 F/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .333 | .444 | .777 |
| Aug 13, 2002 | @ KC | W 10-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .335 | .446 | .781 |
| Aug 10, 2002 |  vs ATH | L 8-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .335 | .431 | .766 |
| Aug 9, 2002 | vs ATH | L 3-2 F/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .337 | .435 | .772 |
| Aug 7, 2002 | vs KC | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .332 | .425 | .757 |
| Aug 4, 2002 | @ LAA | W 7-5 F/12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .328 | .423 | .751 |
| Jul 31, 2002 | @ TEX | L 17-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .324 | .420 | .744 |
| Jul 27, 2002 | @ TB | L 7-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .330 | .428 | .757 |
| Jul 16, 2002 | @ TOR | W 7-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .326 | .419 | .745 |
| Jul 15, 2002 | @ TOR | L 8-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .329 | .425 | .754 |
| Jul 13, 2002 |  @ CLE | W 14-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .335 | .433 | .769 |
| Jul 2, 2002 | vs CLE | W 10-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .340 | .441 | .781 |
| Jun 30, 2002 |  vs NYM | W 8-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .278 | .344 | .444 | .788 |
| Jun 28, 2002 | vs NYM | W 11-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .338 | .418 | .756 |
| Jun 23, 2002 |  @ SD | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .333 | .409 | .742 |
| Jun 22, 2002 | @ SD | W 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .340 | .418 | .758 |
| Jun 21, 2002 | @ SD | L 9-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .338 | .421 | .759 |
| Jun 20, 2002 |  @ COL | L 14-11 F/10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .340 | .424 | .764 |
| Jun 19, 2002 | @ COL | W 20-10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .271 | .340 | .419 | .759 |
| Jun 14, 2002 | @ NYM | W 4-2 F/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .336 | .408 | .744 |
| Jun 12, 2002 |  vs ARI | L 9-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .341 | .415 | .755 |
| Jun 8, 2002 |  vs SF | L 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .338 | .413 | .751 |
| Jun 3, 2002 | vs BAL | L 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .346 | .424 | .770 |
| Jun 2, 2002 |  vs BOS | L 7-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .357 | .439 | .795 |
| Jun 1, 2002 | vs BOS | W 10-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .365 | .450 | .816 |
| May 31, 2002 | vs BOS | L 5-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .369 | .449 | .817 |
| May 29, 2002 | @ CHW | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .378 | .462 | .840 |
| May 28, 2002 | @ CHW | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .381 | .466 | .847 |
| May 27, 2002 | @ CHW | W 10-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .391 | .480 | .871 |
| May 25, 2002 | @ BOS | W 3-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .396 | .495 | .891 |
| May 24, 2002 | @ BOS | L 9-8 F/11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .389 | .484 | .873 |
| May 23, 2002 | @ BOS | L 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .390 | .489 | .880 |
| May 22, 2002 | vs TOR | L 8-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .402 | .506 | .908 |
| May 21, 2002 | vs TOR | W 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 | .388 | .488 | .876 |
| May 20, 2002 | vs TOR | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| May 19, 2002 |  vs MIN | W 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .396 | .500 | .896 |
| May 18, 2002 | vs MIN | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .398 | .506 | .904 |
| May 17, 2002 | vs MIN | W 13-12 F/14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .417 | .534 | .951 |
| May 16, 2002 | vs TB | W 13-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .329 | .420 | .543 | .963 |
| May 14, 2002 | vs TB | W 10-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .309 | .382 | .515 | .896 |
| May 12, 2002 | @ MIN | W 10-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .378 | .470 | .848 |
| May 11, 2002 | @ MIN | W 4-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .391 | .459 | .850 |
| May 10, 2002 | @ MIN | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .305 | .379 | .458 | .836 |
| May 8, 2002 | @ TB | W 7-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .375 | .466 | .841 |
| May 7, 2002 | @ TB | W 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .367 | .418 | .785 |
| May 5, 2002 | vs SEA | L 10-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .357 | .392 | .749 |
| May 4, 2002 | vs SEA | L 9-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .365 | .417 | .782 |
| May 3, 2002 | vs SEA | L 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .353 | .417 | .770 |
| May 2, 2002 | vs ATH | W 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .444 | .819 |
| May 1, 2002 | vs ATH | L 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .378 | .452 | .830 |
| Apr 27, 2002 | @ SEA | L 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .372 | .425 | .797 |
| Apr 26, 2002 | @ SEA | W 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .350 | .378 | .728 |
| Apr 25, 2002 | @ ATH | L 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 |
| Apr 24, 2002 | @ ATH | W 8-5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .343 | .375 | .718 |
| Apr 23, 2002 | @ ATH | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .290 | .321 | .612 |
| Apr 21, 2002 | vs TOR | W 9-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .321 | .360 | .681 |
| Apr 19, 2002 | vs TOR | W 6-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .320 | .318 | .638 |
| Apr 18, 2002 | vs BAL | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .318 | .263 | .581 |
| Apr 17, 2002 | vs BAL | W 7-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .267 | .600 |
| Apr 16, 2002 | vs BAL | L 5-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .308 | .641 |
| Apr 15, 2002 | @ BOS | L 4-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 | .697 |
| Apr 13, 2002 | @ BOS | L 7-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .444 | .844 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | @ BOS | L 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| Apr 8, 2002 | @ TOR | W 16-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| Apr 7, 2002 | vs TB | W 7-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- 6th-best of John Vander Wal's 14 seasons on file; the high is .347 in 1995.
- Down .010 from .270 in 2001.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 8, 2026.