William Van Landingham Stats

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.

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"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 Landingham

William Van Landingham Autograph on a 1996 Topps Stadium Club (#158)

William Van Landingham Autograph on a 1996 Topps Stadium Club (#158)

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Birth Name:   William Joseph Van Landingham
Nickname:   Shemp or William Van Launching Pad
Born On:   07-16-1970  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Columbia, Tennessee
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, TN)
College:   University of Kentucky
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   05-21-1994 (Age 23)
Last Game:   07-27-1997
Draft:   1991 : 5th Round (142nd)

William Van Landingham

William Van Landingham Pitching Stats

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 -
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

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William Van Landingham Hitting Stats

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
4 Years 84 164 6 20 4 0 1 0 6 3 0 85 13 1 0 3 .122 .137 .165

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William Van Landingham Fielding Stats

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
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

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William Van Landingham Miscellaneous Stats

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
4 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 164.0 1.9 27.3 1.36 5.66 4.15

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William Van Landingham Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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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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