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.

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2003 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	MIL	@	STL	L,9-11	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 2	MIL	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 3	MIL	@	STL	L,4-6	GS	34	5.2	0	0	1	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 4	MIL		SFG	L,5-7	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	5	Apr 5	MIL		SFG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	7 (1)	Apr 8	MIL	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	24	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
7	9 (1)	Apr 10	MIL	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	14 (4)	Apr 15	MIL		STL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
9	15	Apr 16	MIL		STL	L,2-15	GS	45	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
10	16	Apr 17	MIL		HOU	W,4-2	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	20 (3)	Apr 22	MIL	@	FLA	L,2-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	23 (2)	Apr 25	MIL	@	ATL	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	24	Apr 26	MIL	@	ATL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
14	25	Apr 27	MIL	@	ATL	L,1-7	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	27 (1)	Apr 30	MIL		MON	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	28	May 1	MIL		MON	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	30 (1)	May 3	MIL		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	32 (1)	May 5	MIL	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	33	May 6	MIL	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	35 (1)	May 9	MIL	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	37 (1)	May 11	MIL	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	38	May 12	MIL		CHC	L,5-11	GS	42	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	40 (1)	May 14	MIL		CHC	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	41	May 15	MIL		CHC	L,2-4	CG	66	17.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
25	42	May 16	MIL		CIN	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	43	May 17	MIL		CIN	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	44	May 18	MIL		CIN	L,3-6	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	46 (1)	May 20	MIL		SDP	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
29	47	May 21	MIL		SDP	W,10-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	49 (1)	May 24	MIL		LAD	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	50	May 25	MIL		LAD	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
32	51	May 27	MIL	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	52	May 28	MIL	@	SDP	L,6-8	GS	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	57 (4)	Jun 5 (1)	MIL	@	NYM	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	59 (1)	Jun 6	MIL		BOS	W,9-3	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	61 (1)	Jun 8	MIL		BOS	L,1-9	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	65 (3)	Jun 13	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	66	Jun 14	MIL	@	BAL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	67	Jun 15	MIL	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	68	Jun 16	MIL		STL	W,9-4	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	69	Jun 17	MIL		STL	L,3-12	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
42	70	Jun 18	MIL		STL	L,1-9	CG	50	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
43	72 (1)	Jun 20	MIL		MIN	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	73	Jun 21	MIL		MIN	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	75 (1)	Jun 24	MIL	@	CHC	L,1-9	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	76	Jun 25	MIL	@	CHC	W,12-6	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
47	77	Jun 26	MIL	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	78	Jun 27	MIL	@	MIN	W,13-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	80 (1)	Jun 29	MIL	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	81	Jul 1	MIL	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	82	Jul 2	MIL	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	84 (1)	Jul 4	MIL		COL	L,6-8	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	86 (1)	Jul 6	MIL		COL	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	87	Jul 7	MIL		PIT	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
55	88	Jul 8	MIL		PIT	L,7-8	CG	44	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
56	89	Jul 9	MIL		PIT	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
57	91 (1)	Jul 11	MIL		CIN	L,1-6	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	92	Jul 12	MIL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	93	Jul 13	MIL		CIN	L,8-10	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	94	Jul 17	MIL	@	PIT	W,7-5	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	95	Jul 18	MIL	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
62	96	Jul 19	MIL	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	98 (1)	Jul 21	MIL	@	CIN	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
64	99	Jul 22	MIL	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
65	100	Jul 23	MIL		HOU	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	102 (1)	Jul 25	MIL	@	COL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
67	103	Jul 26	MIL	@	COL	L,8-13	CG	51	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	105 (1)	Jul 28	MIL	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	108 (2)	Jul 31	MIL	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	109	Aug 1	MIL	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
71	110	Aug 2	MIL	@	MON	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	111	Aug 3	MIL	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	113 (1)	Aug 6	MIL		ATL	L,2-10	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	115 (1)	Aug 8	MIL		FLA	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	116	Aug 9	MIL		FLA	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	117	Aug 10	MIL		FLA	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	118	Aug 12	MIL	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	119	Aug 13	MIL	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	121 (1)	Aug 15	MIL	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	122	Aug 16	MIL	@	PIT	W,6-4	GS	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
81	128 (5)	Aug 23	MIL		PIT	W,7-6	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	129	Aug 24	MIL		PIT	W,10-9	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	132 (2)	Aug 27	MIL	@	CIN	W,6-2	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	133	Aug 28	MIL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
85	134	Aug 29	MIL	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	136 (1)	Aug 31	MIL	@	CHC	W,2-0	GS	23	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	137	Sep 1	MIL		CIN	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	138	Sep 2	MIL		CIN	W,4-3	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	150 (11)	Sep 15	MIL	@	STL	L,2-11	GS	22	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
							89gm		708.0	177	4	3	184	2