William Van Landingham was born on Thursday, July 16, 1970, in Columbia, Tennessee. Van Landingham was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 21, 1994, with the San Francisco Giants. 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 William Van Landingham baseball stats page.
"At one point, VanLandingham was considered lazy and unmotivated. This occurred at the same time his fastball was wild and uncontrollable. Now that his fastball dips and darts across the smallest corners of the plate, VanLandingham is considered composed and in control, a pitcher who keeps his emotions in check and sees fear nowhere." - Staff Writer Tim Keown in The San Francisco Chronicle (06/09/1995, 'Van Landingham: Perception Is Reality', Source)
William Van LandinghamWilliam Van Landingham Autograph on a 1996 Topps Stadium Club (#158) |
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William Van LandinghamWilliam Van Landingham 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 |
1994 | 24 | Giants | 16 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 363 | 70 | 33 | 37 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
1995 | 25 | Giants | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122.2 | 523 | 124 | 50 | 58 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 95 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
1996 | 26 | Giants | 32 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181.2 | 810 | 196 | 109 | 123 | 17 | 78 | 6 | 97 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
1997 | 27 | Giants | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.0 | 403 | 80 | 49 | 56 | 11 | 59 | 3 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 2 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
4 Years | 84 | 81 | 2 | 27 | 26 | .509 | 4.54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 477.1 | 2,099 | 470 | 241 | 274 | 46 | 220 | 15 | 300 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
William Van LandinghamWilliam Van Landingham 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 |
1994 | 24 | Giants | 16 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .065 | .065 | .065 |
1995 | 25 | Giants | 18 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .152 | .152 | .261 |
1996 | 26 | Giants | 32 | 61 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .131 | .156 | .148 |
1997 | 27 | Giants | 18 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .115 | .148 | .154 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
4 Years | 84 | 164 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .122 | .137 | .165 |
William Van LandinghamWilliam Van Landingham Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1994 Giants | P | 16 | 14 | 252 | 14 | 0.9 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1995 Giants | P | 18 | 18 | 368 | 27 | 1.5 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.91 |
1996 Giants | P | 32 | 32 | 545 | 31 | 1.0 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.44 |
1997 Giants | P | 18 | 17 | 267 | 9 | 0.5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.91 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 84 | 81 | 1,432 | 81 | 1.0 | 78 | 31 | 47 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.47 | |
4 Years | 84 | 81 | 1,432 | 81 | 1.0 | 78 | 31 | 47 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.47 |
William Van LandinghamWilliam Van Landingham 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 |
1994 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 31.0 | 1.30 | 6.00 | 4.61 |
1995 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 46.0 | 1.9 | 15.3 | 2.38 | 6.97 | 2.93 |
1996 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 30.5 | 1.24 | 4.81 | 3.86 |
1997 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.88 | 5.26 | 5.97 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0 | 1.9 | 27.3 | 1.36 | 5.66 | 4.15 |
William Van LandinghamWilliam Van Landingham Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1994 San Francisco Giants | 50 | $109,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 San Francisco Giants | 50 | $142,500.00 | - | - |
1996 San Francisco Giants | 50 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1997 San Francisco Giants | 50 | $295,000.00 | - | - |
William Van Landingham Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that William Van Landingham was widely considered to have set the record for longest surname in the history of Major League Baseball, at 13 or 14 characters (depending on whether one counts the space)? His record has since been tied or broken (again, depending on the reckoning of the space) by Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
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