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 WalJohn Vander Wal Autograph on a 1993 Score (#359) |
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John Vander WalJohn Vander Wal Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
John Vander WalJohn Vander Wal Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | 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 |
Career | 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 WalJohn Vander Wal Fielding Stats |
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Team | 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 |
Career | 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 | 770 | 608 | 15,156 | 2,063 | 2.7 | 2,037 | 1,969 | 68 | 26 | 94 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 3.63 |
John Vander WalJohn Vander Wal Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | 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 | - | - | - |
Career | 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 WalJohn Vander Wal Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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 | " " | - | 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 | " " | - | - |
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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