John Vander Wal stats
Bio
- Age
- 60 yearsApr 29, 1966
- Height
- 6' 1"
John Vander Wal played 14 MLB seasons, 1991 to 2004.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,372
- AB
- 2,751
- R
- 374
- H
- 717
- HR
- 97
- RBI
- 430
- SB
- 38
- AVG
- .261
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | WSH | 21 | 61 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .213 |
| 1992 | WSH | 105 | 213 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 20 | 3 | .239 |
| 1993 | WSH | 106 | 215 | 34 | 50 | 5 | 30 | 6 | .233 |
| 1994 | COL | 91 | 110 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2 | .245 |
| 1995 | COL | 105 | 101 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .347 |
| 1996 | COL | 104 | 151 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .252 |
| 1997 | COL | 76 | 92 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .174 |
| 1998 |  SD/COL | 109 | 129 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .279 |
| 1999 | SD | 132 | 246 | 26 | 67 | 6 | 41 | 2 | .272 |
| 2000 | PIT | 134 | 384 | 74 | 115 | 24 | 94 | 11 | .299 |
| 2001 |  PIT/SF | 146 | 452 | 58 | 122 | 14 | 70 | 8 | .270 |
| 2002 | NYY | 84 | 219 | 30 | 57 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .260 |
| 2003 | MIL | 117 | 327 | 50 | 84 | 14 | 45 | 1 | .257 |
| 2004 | CIN | 42 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .118 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 16
- AB
- 21
- R
- 2
- H
- 6
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .286
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,166
- TB
- 1,214
- XBH
- 285
- HBP
- 8
- IBB
- 32
- GIDP
- 53
- P/PA
- 0.87
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | WSH | 63 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | WSH | 237 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | WSH | 244 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | COL | 127 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | COL | 118 | 60 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | COL | 173 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | COL | 102 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | SD/COL | 152 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | SD | 288 | 103 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | PIT | 461 | 216 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | PIT/SF | 527 | 200 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYY | 245 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | MIL | 374 | 153 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | CIN | 55 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 5.3
- RC
- 432.5
- RC/27
- 5.50
- ISOP
- .181
- SECA
- .327
- BB/K
- 0.55
- AB/HR
- 28.4
- GO/FO
- 0.60
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | WSH | -0.2 | 4.1 | 2.2 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 61 | 0 |
| 1992 | WSH | 0.5 | 25.3 | 4.2 | .113 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 53.3 | 0 |
| 1993 | WSH | -1.1 | 26.4 | 4.1 | .140 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | COL | 0.3 | 15.6 | 4.7 | .182 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | COL | 0.8 | 24.4 | 9.4 | .248 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 1996 | COL | 0.1 | 22 | 5 | .166 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30.2 | 0 |
| 1997 | COL | -0.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 | .054 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 92 | 0 |
| 1998 | SD/COL | 1.1 | 25.4 | 7.1 | .233 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 1999 | SD | 0.7 | 39.4 | 5.7 | .146 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | PIT | 2.9 | 88.7 | 8.5 | .263 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | PIT/SF | 0.4 | 73.2 | 5.6 | .173 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYY | 0.2 | 29.6 | 4.6 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 36.5 | 0 |
| 2003 | MIL | 0.8 | 53.3 | 5.8 | .211 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 23.4 | 0 |
| 2004 | CIN | -0.3 | 2 | 1.2 | .157 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 25.5 | 0.6 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 60 yearsApr 29, 1966
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1991
- Birthplace
- Grand Rapids, MI
- College
- Western Michigan
Latest performance
John Vander Wal
Sep 27 · @ CHC · L 12-5
- AB
- 0
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 1
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .118
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 27 | at CHCL 12-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 17 | vsCHCL 12-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 14 | vs PHIW 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 12 | vs MILL 11-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Sep 11 | vsMILW 9-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 06 | at HOUL 11-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were John Vander Wal's career stats?
John Vander Wal played 14 seasons for the Nationals, the Rockies, the Padres, the Pirates, the Yankees, the Brewers and the Reds. He was a career .261 hitter with 717 hits, 97 home runs and 430 RBI. His best season was 1995: a .347 batting average, 5 home runs and 21 RBI.
More on John Vander Wal
Playoff series
John Vander Wal played 2 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Opp | Series | G | ABAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HRHR: Home runs hit. | RBIRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  LAA | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
John Vander Wal against each club
- vs Chicago Cubs (30)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (29)
- vs Houston Astros (28)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (27)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (19)
- vs San Diego Padres (18)
- vs Colorado Rockies (17)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (17)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (15)
- vs Washington Nationals (15)
- vs Miami Marlins (14)
- vs New York Mets (14)
- vs Atlanta Braves (13)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (13)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (12)
- vs Boston Red Sox (12)
- vs Minnesota Twins (12)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (11)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (10)
- vs San Francisco Giants (9)
- vs Seattle Mariners (8)
- vs Athletics (7)
- vs Chicago White Sox (7)
- vs Kansas City Royals (7)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (7)
- vs Detroit Tigers (6)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (5)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (5)
- vs Texas Rangers (2)
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