John Vander Wal

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 29, 1966 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI) and the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI).

High School: Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: September 6, 1991 (Age 25-130d, 16,043rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2004 (Age 38-151d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Tommy Tanzer

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Henry Vander Wal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

2751

717

.261

374

RBI

430

OBP

.351

SLG

.441

OPS

.792

OPS+

104

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 11	MON	@	NYM	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	10 (4)	Apr 17	MON		NYM	L,2-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	18 (7)	Apr 25	MON	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	69	16.2	6	0	0	6	0	LF
4	20 (1)	Apr 27	MON	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	21	Apr 28	MON	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	23 (1)	Apr 30	MON	@	SDP	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	24	May 5	MON		SDP	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
8	25	May 6	MON		SDP	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	26	May 8	MON		SFG	L,3-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
10	28 (1)	May 10	MON		SFG	L,3-8	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	29	May 11	MON		LAD	W,6-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	30	May 12	MON		LAD	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	33 (2)	May 16	MON	@	ATL	W,7-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
14	35 (1)	May 18	MON		CIN	L,1-2	GS	31	6.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	41 (5)	May 25	MON		HOU	L,8-10	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
16	42	May 26	MON		HOU	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	44 (1)	May 29	MON	@	CIN	L,2-3	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	48 (3)	Jun 2	MON	@	HOU	L,0-6	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	49	Jun 3	MON	@	HOU	L,3-5	GF	11	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	60 (10)	Jun 16	MON	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	63 (2)	Jun 19	MON	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B LF
22	65 (1)	Jun 21	MON	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	28	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
23	66	Jun 22	MON		PHI	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
24	68 (1)	Jun 24	MON		PHI	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	73 (4)	Jun 30	MON	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	78 (4)	Jul 5	MON	@	SDP	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
27	80 (1)	Jul 6 (2)	MON	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	81	Jul 7 (1)	MON	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
29	82	Jul 7 (2)	MON	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	83	Jul 8 (1)	MON	@	LAD	L,0-1	GF	18	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B LF
31	84	Jul 8 (2)	MON	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	85	Jul 9	MON	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	49	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
33	86	Jul 10	MON	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS	31	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	87	Jul 11	MON	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
35	88	Jul 12	MON	@	SFG	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
36	89	Jul 16	MON		SDP	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	90	Jul 17	MON		SDP	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	91	Jul 18	MON		SDP	L,3-10	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
39	92	Jul 19	MON		SDP	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	93	Jul 20	MON		SFG	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	94	Jul 21	MON		SFG	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
42	95	Jul 22	MON		SFG	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	96	Jul 24	MON		LAD	W,4-3	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
44	97	Jul 25	MON		LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	98	Jul 26	MON		LAD	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	99	Jul 27	MON	@	STL	W,6-4	GS	31	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	104 (4)	Aug 1	MON		PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	113 (8)	Aug 10	MON	@	CHC	W,11-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
49	115 (1)	Aug 12	MON	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	117 (1)	Aug 15	MON		STL	L,4-6	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
51	118	Aug 16	MON		STL	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 1B
52	122 (3)	Aug 21	MON		CIN	W,6-3	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	124 (1)	Aug 23	MON		CIN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	128 (3)	Aug 29	MON	@	HOU	L,2-8	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	133 (4)	Sep 3	MON	@	ATL	W,11-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	155 (21)	Sep 26	MON		CHC	W,12-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF RF
57	157 (1)	Sep 28	MON	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
58	158	Sep 29	MON	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	159	Sep 30	MON	@	STL	L,2-3	GF	18	4.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	160	Oct 2	MON	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
61	161	Oct 3	MON	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	19	5.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
62	162	Oct 4	MON	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
							66gm		410.0	122	6	2	130	3