Andy Van Slyke stats

Center Fielder · #34

Age 65 · 6' 2"

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Andy Van Slyke played 13 MLB seasons, 1983 to 1995.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,658
AB
5,711
R
835
H
1,562
HR
164
RBI
792
SB
245
AVG
.274

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1983STL101309518183821.262
1984STL137361458875028.244
1985STL14642461110135534.259
1986STL13741848113136121.270
1987PIT15756493165218234.293
1988PIT1545871011692510030.288
1989PIT1304766411395316.237
1990PIT13649367140177714.284
1991PIT13849187130178310.265
1992PIT154614103199148912.324
1993PIT833234210085011.310
1994PIT10537441926307.246
1995BAL/PHI8027732626247.224

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
31
AB
100
R
8
H
19
HR
1
RBI
10
SB
2
AVG
.190

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,495
TB
2,529
XBH
548
HBP
27
IBB
55
GIDP
94
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1983STL364130281540
1984STL430133270950
1985STL475186442670
1986STL470189431520
1987PIT632286684460
1988PIT660297631280
1989PIT5321763633130
1990PIT569229491260
1991PIT577219484150
1992PIT686310714490
1993PIT3541452525130
1994PIT431134272790
1995BAL/PHI31595192270

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
38.6
RC
923.0
RC/27
5.70
ISOP
.169
SECA
.319
BB/K
0.63
AB/HR
34.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1983STL1.650.25.6.1590.40.738.60
1984STL1.554.85.2.1250.40.951.60
1985STL3.267.35.5.1790.40.932.60
1986STL3.168.25.8.1820.30.632.20
1987PIT5.2105.56.8.2150.40.526.90
1988PIT6.1105.36.3.2180.40.523.50
1989PIT3.454.73.8.1320.30.552.90
1990PIT4.187.26.4.1810.30.7290
1991PIT3.383.65.9.1810.30.828.90
1992PIT5.9117.57.3.1810.30.643.90
1993PIT1.049.95.6.1390.20.640.40
1994PIT0.248.44.5.1120.30.762.30
1995BAL/PHI0.030.83.7.1190.30.646.20

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
65 yearsDec 21, 1960
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1983
Birthplace
Utica, NY
NL Gold Glove
5x
NL Silver Slugger
2x

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What were Andy Van Slyke's career stats?

Andy Van Slyke played 13 seasons for the Cardinals and the Pirates. He was a career .274 hitter with 1,562 hits, 164 home runs and 792 RBI. His best season was 1992: a .324 batting average, 14 home runs and 89 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1983 to 1995

Andy Van Slyke finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 248th in stolen bases (245)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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