John Vander Wal Stats

John Vander Wal was born on Friday, April 29, 1966, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Vander Wal was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1991, with the Montreal Expos. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Vander Wal baseball stats page.
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John Vander Wal

John Vander Wal Autograph on a 1993 Score (#359)

John Vander Wal Autograph on a 1993 Score (#359)
 

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Birth Name:   John Henry Vander Wal
Nickname:   None
Born On:   04-29-1966  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Grand Rapids, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Hudsonville High School (Hudsonville, MI)
College:   Western Michigan University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   197
First Game:   09-06-1991 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-27-2004
Draft:   1987 : 3rd Round (70th)
John Vander Wal

John Vander Wal Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
John Vander Wal

John Vander Wal Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1991 25 Expos 21 61 4 13 4 1 1 0 8 1 0 18 0 1 0 2 .213 .222 .361
1992 26 Expos 105 213 21 51 8 2 4 0 20 24 2 36 0 0 0 2 .239 .316 .352
1993 27 Expos 106 215 34 50 7 4 5 0 30 27 2 30 0 1 1 4 .233 .320 .372
1994 28 Rockies 91 110 12 27 3 1 5 0 15 16 0 31 0 1 0 4 .245 .339 .427
1995 29 Rockies 105 101 15 35 8 1 5 0 21 16 5 23 0 1 0 2 .347 .432 .594
1996 30 Rockies 104 151 20 38 6 2 5 0 31 19 2 38 0 2 1 1 .252 .335 .417
1997 31 Rockies 76 92 7 16 2 0 1 0 11 10 0 33 0 0 0 2 .174 .255 .228
1998 32 Rockies 89 104 18 30 10 1 5 0 20 16 0 29 0 1 0 1 .288 .380 .548
1998 32 Padres 20 25 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 .240 .387 .360
1999 33 Padres 132 246 26 67 18 0 6 0 41 37 1 59 0 3 2 5 .272 .368 .419
2000 34 Pirates 134 384 74 115 29 0 24 2 94 72 5 92 0 3 2 7 .299 .410 .563
2001 35 Pirates 97 313 39 87 22 3 11 0 50 42 6 84 0 4 1 7 .278 .361 .473
2001 35 Giants 49 139 19 35 6 1 3 0 20 26 3 38 2 0 0 3 .252 .370 .374
2002 36 Yankees 84 219 30 57 17 1 6 0 20 23 3 58 0 3 0 7 .260 .327 .429
2003 37 Brewers 117 327 50 84 25 1 14 3 45 46 3 104 0 0 1 5 .257 .350 .468
2004 38 Reds 42 51 2 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 20 0 0 0 0 .118 .182 .275
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 1,372 2,751 374 717 170 18 97 5 430 385 32 698 2 20 8 53 .261 .351 .441
John Vander Wal

John Vander Wal Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1991 Expos LF 17 17 372 29 1.7 29 29 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.10
1992 Expos 1B 7 4 84 27 3.9 27 23 4 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.68
1992 Expos LF 53 40 1,110 101 1.9 99 97 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.41
1992 Expos RF 4 1 33 2 0.5 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1993 Expos 1B 42 31 654 253 6.0 250 237 13 3 17 n/a n/a n/a .988 10.32
1993 Expos CF 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1993 Expos LF 27 19 462 26 1.0 25 24 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.46
1993 Expos RF 10 4 141 10 1.0 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.91
1994 Rockies 1B 14 10 276 99 7.1 99 96 3 0 11 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.68
1994 Rockies LF 5 3 75 8 1.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.88
1994 Rockies RF 2 2 36 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1995 Rockies 1B 10 3 108 47 4.7 45 42 3 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .957 11.25
1995 Rockies LF 7 2 87 10 1.4 10 9 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.10
1995 Rockies RF 3 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1996 Rockies 1B 10 4 132 41 4.1 40 38 2 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 8.18
1996 Rockies LF 25 20 504 33 1.3 33 33 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77
1996 Rockies RF 1 1 27 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1997 Rockies 1B 5 2 75 26 5.2 26 26 0 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.36
1997 Rockies LF 2 2 48 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1997 Rockies RF 8 3 105 11 1.4 10 10 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.57
1998 Rockies 1B 2 1 15 9 4.5 9 8 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 16.20
1998 Rockies LF 3 3 48 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1998 Rockies RF 22 9 273 20 0.9 20 18 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.98
1998 Padres 1B 3 2 54 16 5.3 16 14 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.00
1998 Padres LF 2 2 51 7 3.5 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.71
1998 Padres RF 3 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1999 Padres 1B 28 19 494 168 6.0 167 159 8 1 14 n/a n/a n/a .994 9.13
1999 Padres LF 45 38 846 71 1.6 71 69 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.27
1999 Padres RF 3 1 39 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38
2000 Pirates 1B 33 25 689 262 7.9 261 251 10 1 21 n/a n/a n/a .996 10.23
2000 Pirates LF 13 11 290 21 1.6 20 19 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 1.86
2000 Pirates RF 65 60 1,519 120 1.8 116 115 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.06
2001 Pirates 1B 13 11 274 116 8.9 115 111 4 1 13 n/a n/a n/a .991 11.33
2001 Pirates LF 20 19 412 23 1.2 23 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.51
2001 Pirates RF 56 51 1,317 88 1.6 85 83 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.74
2001 Giants 1B 1 0 6 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
2001 Giants LF 3 2 51 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12
2001 Giants RF 38 36 850 79 2.1 79 78 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.51
2002 Yankees 1B 6 4 120 32 5.3 32 32 0 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.20
2002 Yankees LF 8 7 147 12 1.5 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.20
2002 Yankees RF 49 45 1,029 77 1.6 75 75 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.97
2003 Brewers LF 6 6 132 17 2.8 16 16 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 3.27
2003 Brewers RF 83 81 1,989 166 2.0 164 160 4 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.23
2004 Reds 1B 4 0 23 8 2.0 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.39
2004 Reds RF 7 7 129 13 1.9 13 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.72
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 354 301 7,508 591 1.7 579 568 11 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.08
LF Totals 236 191 4,635 366 1.6 361 354 7 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.10
1B Totals 178 116 3,004 1,106 6.2 1,097 1,047 50 9 90 n/a n/a n/a .992 9.86
CF Totals 2 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
14 Years 800 608 15,156 2,063 2.6 2,037 1,969 68 26 94 n/a n/a n/a .987 3.63
John Vander Wal

John Vander Wal Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1991 Expos 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 61.0 3.4 7.6 - - -
1992 Expos 3 0 1.000 49 1 n/a 53.3 5.9 10.7 - - -
1993 Expos 6 3 .667 37 2 n/a 43.0 7.2 7.2 - - -
1994 Rockies 2 1 .667 70 1 n/a 22.0 3.5 7.3 - - -
1995 Rockies 1 1 .500 92 0 n/a 20.2 4.4 4.8 - - -
1996 Rockies 2 2 .500 72 0 n/a 30.2 4.0 4.9 - - -
1997 Rockies 1 1 .500 60 1 2 92.0 2.8 8.4 - - -
1998 Rockies 0 0 .000 67 0 0 20.8 3.6 5.2 - - -
1998 Padres 0 0 .000 15 0 3 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1999 Padres 2 1 .667 66 0 1 41.0 4.2 6.0 - - -
2000 Pirates 11 2 .846 30 0 3 16.0 4.2 4.1 - - -
2001 Pirates 7 4 .636 9 0 7 28.5 3.7 6.3 - - -
2001 Giants 1 2 .333 9 1 0 46.3 3.7 7.0 - - -
2002 Yankees 1 1 .500 17 1 14 36.5 3.8 11.0 - - -
2003 Brewers 1 2 .333 60 0 0 23.4 3.1 7.3 - - -
2004 Reds 0 0 .000 64 0 0 25.5 2.6 12.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 38 20 .655 721 7 30 28.4 3.9 6.4 - - -
John Vander Wal

John Vander Wal Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1991 Montreal Expos 23 $100,000.00 - -
1992 Montreal Expos 23 $110,500.00 - -
1993 Montreal Expos 23 $142,500.00 - -
1994 Colorado Rockies 35 $195,000.00 - n/a
1995 Colorado Rockies 35 $300,000.00 - -
1996 Colorado Rockies 35 $512,500.00 - -
1997 Colorado Rockies 35 $500,000.00 - -
1998 Colorado Rockies 35 $560,000.00 - Stats
1998 San Diego Padres 44 Undetermined - Stats
1999 San Diego Padres 29 $1,075,000.00 - -
2000 Pittsburgh Pirates 28 $875,000.00 - -
2001 Pittsburgh Pirates 28 $1,850,000.00 - -
2001 San Francisco Giants 28 Undetermined - -
2002 New York Yankees 28 $1,850,000.00 - -
2003 Milwaukee Brewers 24 $550,000.00 - -
2004 Cincinnati Reds 25 Undetermined - -




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