John Vander Wal career batting average
.261Career Regular Season
John Vander Wal has a career batting average of .261 over 14 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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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| 1991 |  WSH | 21 | 61 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .213 | .222 | .361 | .583 |
| 1992 | WSH | 105 | 213 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 20 | 3 | .239 | .316 | .352 | .669 |
| 1993 | WSH | 106 | 215 | 34 | 50 | 5 | 30 | 6 | .233 | .320 | .372 | .692 |
| 1994 |  COL | 91 | 110 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2 | .245 | .339 | .427 | .766 |
| 1995 | COL | 105 | 101 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .347 | .432 | .594 | 1.026 |
| 1996 | COL | 104 | 151 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .252 | .335 | .417 | .752 |
| 1997 | COL | 76 | 92 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .174 | .255 | .228 | .483 |
| 1998 | SD/COL | 109 | 129 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .279 | .382 | .512 | .893 |
| 1999 |  SD | 132 | 246 | 26 | 67 | 6 | 41 | 2 | .272 | .368 | .419 | .787 |
| 2000 |  PIT | 134 | 384 | 74 | 115 | 24 | 94 | 11 | .299 | .410 | .563 | .972 |
| 2001 |  PIT/SF | 146 | 452 | 58 | 122 | 14 | 70 | 8 | .270 | .364 | .442 | .806 |
| 2002 |  NYY | 84 | 219 | 30 | 57 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .260 | .327 | .429 | .756 |
| 2003 |  MIL | 117 | 327 | 50 | 84 | 14 | 45 | 1 | .257 | .350 | .468 | .818 |
| 2004 |  CIN | 42 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .118 | .182 | .275 | .456 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .347 in 1995.
- Most recent: .118 in 2004.
Average of 14 regular seasons, 1991 through 2004. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 11, 2026.