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John Vander Wal

John Henry Vander Wal

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 29, 1966 in Grand Rapids, MI
High School: Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI)
School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1991
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Expos/Pirates/Padres/Brewers/... 1991-2004
Agents: Tommy Tanzer [*]
Final Game: September 27, 2004
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1991 25 MON NL 21 63 61 4 13 4 1 1 8 0 0 1 18 .213 .222 .361 .583 62 22 2 0 0 1 0 7
1992 26 MON NL 105 237 213 21 51 8 2 4 20 3 0 24 36 .239 .316 .352 .669 90 75 2 0 0 0 2 7/39
1993 27 MON NL 106 244 215 34 50 7 4 5 30 6 3 27 30 .233 .320 .372 .692 82 80 4 1 0 1 2 379/8
1994 28 COL NL 91 127 110 12 27 3 1 5 15 2 1 16 31 .245 .339 .427 .766 86 47 4 0 0 1 0 3/79
1995 29 COL NL 105 118 101 15 35 8 1 5 21 1 1 16 23 .347 .432 .594 1.026 142 60 2 0 0 1 5 3/79
1996 30 COL NL 104 173 151 20 38 6 2 5 31 2 2 19 38 .252 .335 .417 .752 81 63 1 1 0 2 2 73/9
1997 31 COL NL 76 102 92 7 16 2 0 1 11 1 1 10 33 .174 .255 .228 .483 18 21 2 0 0 0 0 /93D7
1998 32 TOT NL 109 152 129 21 36 13 1 5 20 0 0 22 34 .279 .382 .512 .893 120 66 2 0 0 1 0 9/37D
1998 32 COL NL 89 121 104 18 30 10 1 5 20 0 0 16 29 .288 .380 .548 .928 123 57 1 0 0 1 0 9/D73
1998 32 SDP NL 20 31 25 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 .240 .387 .360 .747 106 9 1 0 0 0 0 /397
1999 33 SDP NL 132 288 246 26 67 18 0 6 41 2 1 37 59 .272 .368 .419 .787 106 103 5 2 0 3 1 73/9D
2000 34 PIT NL 134 461 384 74 115 29 0 24 94 11 2 72 92 .299 .410 .563 .972 144 216 7 2 0 3 5 937/D
2001 35 TOT NL 146 527 452 58 122 28 4 14 70 8 6 68 122 .270 .364 .442 .806 108 200 10 1 2 4 9 *973/D
2001 35 PIT NL 97 360 313 39 87 22 3 11 50 7 4 42 84 .278 .361 .473 .834 111 148 7 1 0 4 6 973/D
2001 35 SFG NL 49 167 139 19 35 6 1 3 20 1 2 26 38 .252 .370 .374 .744 100 52 3 0 2 0 3 9/73
2002 36 NYY AL 84 245 219 30 57 17 1 6 20 1 1 23 58 .260 .327 .429 .756 99 94 7 0 0 3 3 9D/73
2003 37 MIL NL 117 374 327 50 84 25 1 14 45 1 2 46 104 .257 .350 .468 .818 113 153 5 1 0 0 3 9/7
2004 38 CIN NL 42 55 51 2 6 2 0 2 4 0 0 4 20 .118 .182 .275 .456 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 /93
14 Yrs 1372 3166 2751 374 717 170 18 97 430 38 20 385 698 .261 .351 .441 .792 104 1214 53 8 2 20 32
162 Game Avg. 162 374 325 44 85 20 2 11 51 4 2 45 82 .261 .351 .441 .792 104 143 6 1 0 2 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
COL (5 yrs) 465 641 558 72 146 29 5 21 98 6 5 77 154 .262 .349 .444 .794 91 248 10 1 0 5 7
MON (3 yrs) 232 544 489 59 114 19 7 10 58 9 3 52 84 .233 .307 .362 .669 83 177 8 1 0 2 4
PIT (2 yrs) 231 821 697 113 202 51 3 35 144 18 6 114 176 .290 .389 .522 .911 129 364 14 3 0 7 11
SDP (2 yrs) 152 319 271 29 73 21 0 6 41 2 1 43 64 .269 .370 .413 .783 106 112 6 2 0 3 1
SFG (1 yr) 49 167 139 19 35 6 1 3 20 1 2 26 38 .252 .370 .374 .744 100 52 3 0 2 0 3
CIN (1 yr) 42 55 51 2 6 2 0 2 4 0 0 4 20 .118 .182 .275 .456 18 14 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 84 245 219 30 57 17 1 6 20 1 1 23 58 .260 .327 .429 .756 99 94 7 0 0 3 3
MIL (1 yr) 117 374 327 50 84 25 1 14 45 1 2 46 104 .257 .350 .468 .818 113 153 5 1 0 0 3
NL (13 yrs) 1288 2921 2532 344 660 153 17 91 410 37 19 362 640 .261 .353 .442 .795 104 1120 46 8 2 17 29
AL (1 yr) 84 245 219 30 57 17 1 6 20 1 1 23 58 .260 .327 .429 .756 99 94 7 0 0 3 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1991 25 MON NL 21 63 -4 0 -0 1 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.2 .483 .498 -0.3 0.1 -3 $ 7
1992 26 MON NL 105 237 -3 0 0 4 -3 -2 -0.2 7 4 0.5 .498 .499 0.0 0.2 1 $110,500 7/39
1993 27 MON NL 106 244 -4 0 0 -11 -4 -18 -1.8 7 -11 -1.1 .482 .488 -0.1 -1.5 -1 $142,500 379/8
1994 28 COL NL 91 127 -3 -0 -1 5 -1 -0 -0.0 3 3 0.3 .500 .500 -0.2 0.4 -2 $195,000 3/79
1995 29 COL NL 105 118 6 0 0 -1 -1 5 0.5 3 8 0.8 .505 .503 0.9 -0.2 9 $300,000 3/79
1996 30 COL NL 104 173 -5 -0 1 2 -2 -4 -0.4 5 1 0.1 .497 .498 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $512,500 73/9
1997 31 COL NL 76 102 -11 -0 -0 1 -1 -11 -1.2 3 -9 -0.9 .484 .493 -1.0 0.0 -10 $500,000 /93D7
1998 32 COL NL 89 121 3 -0 0 5 -1 7 0.7 3 10 1.0 .508 .504 0.5 0.3 5 $560,000 9/D73
1998 32 SDP NL 20 31 0 -0 -0 1 -0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /397
1999 33 SDP NL 132 288 2 -1 0 2 -4 -0 -0.1 8 8 0.7 .500 .500 0.5 -0.2 5 $1,075,000 73/9D
2000 34 PIT NL 134 461 28 -1 -1 -3 -6 18 1.6 12 30 2.9 .513 .510 3.1 -0.9 33 $875,000 937/D
2001 35 PIT NL 97 360 6 -1 0 -11 -5 -11 -1.1 10 -1 -0.1 .489 .493 1.0 -1.6 10 $1,850,000 973/D
2001 35 SFG NL 49 167 -1 -1 0 5 -2 1 0.1 5 6 0.5 .502 .501 0.1 0.3 1 $ 9/73
2002 36 NYY AL 84 245 0 -0 -1 -0 -5 -6 -0.5 8 2 0.2 .493 .496 0.3 -0.4 2 $1,850,000 9D/73
2003 37 MIL NL 117 374 5 -1 -0 -2 -4 -2 -0.2 10 8 0.8 .498 .499 1.0 -0.6 10 $550,000 9/7
2004 38 CIN NL 42 55 -6 0 0 2 -0 -4 -0.4 2 -3 -0.3 .490 .497 -0.5 0.2 -5 $ /93
14 Seasons 1372 3166 16 -6 -0 0 -40 -30 -3.5 88 57 5.3 .498 .499 5.2 -3.9 57 $8,520,500
COL (5 yrs) 465 641 -10 -1 1 12 -6 -4 -0.5 17 13 1.3 .499 .499 0.1 0.5 2 $2,067,500
MON (3 yrs) 232 544 -10 1 0 -6 -8 -23 -2.4 15 -8 -0.8 .489 .495 -0.4 -1.2 -2 $253,000
PIT (2 yrs) 231 821 34 -2 -0 -14 -11 7 0.5 22 29 2.8 .503 .502 4.1 -2.5 43 $2,725,000
SDP (2 yrs) 152 319 3 -1 -0 3 -4 0 -0.0 9 9 0.8 .500 .500 0.5 -0.1 6 $1,075,000
SFG (1 yr) 49 167 -1 -1 0 5 -2 1 0.1 5 6 0.5 .502 .501 0.1 0.3 1 $
CIN (1 yr) 42 55 -6 0 0 2 -0 -4 -0.4 2 -3 -0.3 .490 .497 -0.5 0.2 -5 $
NYY (1 yr) 84 245 0 -0 -1 -0 -5 -6 -0.5 8 2 0.2 .493 .496 0.3 -0.4 2 $1,850,000
MIL (1 yr) 117 374 5 -1 -0 -2 -4 -2 -0.2 10 8 0.8 .498 .499 1.0 -0.6 10 $550,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1991 25 MON NL 63 51 4 2.1 93 .279 .213 .256 .222 .324 .361 .384 .583 .708 62 .222 -3.3 -0.3 .460 .164 .148 .0
1992 26 MON NL 237 164 25 4.1 92 .272 .239 .259 .316 .325 .352 .381 .669 .706 90 .499 -3.1 -0.3 .622 .239 .113 3.4
1993 27 MON NL 244 173 26 4.0 107 .249 .233 .276 .320 .342 .372 .420 .692 .762 82 .436 -6.0 -0.6 .645 .279 .140 5.5
1994 28 COL NL 127 89 16 4.8 123 .293 .245 .294 .339 .363 .427 .460 .766 .823 86 .491 -2.7 -0.3 .727 .336 .182 2.9
1995 29 COL NL 118 70 26 10.0 129 .405 .347 .301 .432 .374 .594 .469 1.026 .843 142 .790 7.4 0.7 1.101 .406 .248 1.7
1996 30 COL NL 173 118 22 5.0 125 .300 .252 .295 .335 .368 .417 .462 .752 .830 81 .515 -4.6 -0.4 .716 .291 .166 2.9
1997 31 COL NL 102 79 5 1.7 126 .259 .174 .295 .255 .370 .228 .463 .483 .833 18 .127 -12.4 -1.2 .392 .163 .054 1.0
1998 32 TOT NL 152 96 27 7.6 120 .341 .279 .286 .382 .358 .512 .451 .893 .809 120 .691 4.6 0.4 .926 .403 .233 .0
1998 32 COL NL 121 76 23 8.1 124 .352 .288 .292 .380 .366 .548 .461 .928 .827 123 .719 3.9 0.4 .973 .413 .260 .0
1998 32 SDP NL 31 20 4 5.4 100 .300 .240 .259 .387 .328 .360 .409 .747 .737 106 .546 0.7 0.1 .750 .360 .120
1999 33 SDP NL 288 188 40 5.7 108 .332 .272 .266 .368 .340 .419 .428 .787 .768 106 .532 4.6 0.4 .773 .301 .146 3.0
2000 34 PIT NL 461 281 94 8.9 115 .336 .299 .272 .410 .349 .563 .444 .972 .794 144 .720 28.6 2.6 1.076 .474 .263 15.1
2001 35 TOT NL 527 352 74 5.6 111 .338 .270 .268 .364 .339 .442 .440 .806 .779 108 .552 7.1 0.7 .783 .327 .173 10.2
2001 35 PIT NL 360 241 54 6.0 114 .342 .278 .272 .361 .344 .473 .446 .834 .789 111 .579 6.0 0.6 .819 .339 .195 8.6
2001 35 SFG NL 167 111 20 4.8 105 .327 .252 .260 .370 .330 .374 .426 .744 .756 100 .480 1.1 0.1 .706 .302 .122 1.5
2002 36 NYY AL 245 173 30 4.6 105 .323 .260 .264 .327 .332 .429 .425 .756 .757 99 .470 0.2 0.0 .688 .274 .169 1.7
2003 37 MIL NL 374 250 55 5.9 108 .335 .257 .266 .350 .338 .468 .427 .818 .765 113 .581 6.8 0.6 .796 .349 .211 1.9
2004 38 CIN NL 55 45 3 1.8 108 .138 .118 .266 .182 .337 .275 .431 .456 .768 18 .131 -6.5 -0.6 .400 .235 .157 .0
14 Yrs 3166 2129 447 5.6 111 .314 .261 .273 .351 .344 .441 .434 .792 .778 104 .560 20.9 1.7 .771 .327 .181 54.6
162 Game Avg. 374 251 53 5.6 111 .314 .261 .273 .351 .344 .441 .434 .792 .778 104 .560 2 0 .771 .327 .181 6
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
COL (5 yrs) 641 432 92 5.7 126 .322 .262 .295 .349 .368 .444 .463 .794 .831 91 .573 -8.3 -0.8 .766 .323 .183 9.3
MON (3 yrs) 544 388 55 3.8 99 .262 .233 .266 .307 .332 .362 .399 .669 .731 83 .439 -12.4 -1.2 .611 .247 .129 9.5
PIT (2 yrs) 821 522 148 7.6 115 .339 .290 .272 .389 .347 .522 .445 .911 .792 129 .666 34.6 3.2 .957 .413 .232 23.8
SDP (2 yrs) 319 208 44 5.7 108 .328 .269 .265 .370 .339 .413 .426 .783 .765 106 .534 5.4 0.5 .771 .306 .144 3.0
SFG (1 yr) 167 111 20 4.8 105 .327 .252 .260 .370 .330 .374 .426 .744 .756 100 .481 1.1 0.1 .706 .302 .122 1.5
CIN (1 yr) 55 45 3 1.8 108 .138 .118 .266 .182 .337 .275 .431 .456 .768 18 .131 -6.5 -0.6 .400 .235 .157 .0
NYY (1 yr) 245 173 30 4.6 105 .323 .260 .264 .327 .332 .429 .425 .756 .757 99 .471 0.2 0.0 .688 .274 .169 1.7
MIL (1 yr) 374 250 55 5.9 108 .335 .257 .266 .350 .338 .468 .427 .818 .765 113 .581 6.8 0.6 .796 .349 .211 1.9
NL (13 yrs) 2921 1956 417 5.7 112 .313 .261 .274 .353 .346 .442 .434 .795 .780 104 .567 20.7 1.7 .779 .332 .182 52.6
AL (1 yr) 245 173 30 4.6 105 .323 .260 .264 .327 .332 .429 .425 .756 .757 99 .471 0.2 0.0 .688 .274 .169 1.7

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 29 COL NL NLDS ATL L 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1998 32 SDP NL NLDS HOU W 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 3 0 0 0 0 0
1998 32 SDP NL NLCS ATL W 3 7 7 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .857 1.286 6 0 0 0 0 0
1998 32 SDP NL WS NYY L 4 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 0
2002 36 NYY AL ALDS ANA L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (5 Series) 16 21 21 2 6 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 8 .286 .286 .571 .857 12 1 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 7 7 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .429 .571 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 7 7 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .429 .429 .857 1.286 6 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .600 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1991 25 MON NL 63 1.6% 28.6% 1.6% 9.5% 46% 18.00 3.4 61.0 7.6 1.10 1.54 68% 14% 5.9% 19%
1992 26 MON NL 237 1.7% 15.2% 10.1% 5.9% 28% 1.50 5.9 53.3 10.7 0.81 1.00 73% 21% 4.7% 11%
1993 27 MON NL 244 2.1% 12.3% 11.1% 6.6% 32% 1.11 7.2 43.0 7.2 0.98 1.13 74% 16% 6.8% 21%
1994 28 COL NL 127 3.9% 24.4% 12.6% 7.1% 33% 1.94 3.5 22.0 7.3 0.84 1.38 59% 26% 13.2% 12%
1995 29 COL NL 118 4.2% 19.5% 13.6% 11.9% 40% 1.44 4.4 20.2 4.8 0.88 2.00 63% 24% 13.9% 14%
1996 30 COL NL 173 2.9% 22.0% 11.0% 7.5% 34% 2.00 4.0 30.2 4.9 0.74 0.85 64% 27% 8.9% 15%
1997 31 COL NL 102 1.0% 32.4% 9.8% 2.9% 19% 3.30 2.8 92.0 8.4 1.52 1.59 57% 12% 7.7% 43%
1998 32 TOT NL 152 3.3% 22.4% 14.5% 12.5% 53% 1.55 3.8 25.8 6.5 1.09 1.37 60% 15% 12.5% 13%
1998 32 COL NL 121 4.1% 24.0% 13.2% 13.2% 53% 1.81 3.6 20.8 5.2 1.00 1.53 59% 16% 14.7% 11%
1998 32 SDP NL 31 0.0% 16.1% 19.4% 9.7% 50% 0.83 5.0 1.50 1.00 65% 10% 0.0% 25%
1999 33 SDP NL 288 2.1% 20.5% 12.9% 8.3% 36% 1.59 4.2 41.0 6.0 0.95 1.45 64% 22% 6.7% 7%
2000 34 PIT NL 461 5.2% 20.0% 15.6% 11.5% 46% 1.28 4.2 16.0 4.1 0.60 0.83 59% 27% 16.8% 15%
2001 35 TOT NL 527 2.7% 23.2% 12.9% 8.7% 38% 1.79 3.7 32.3 6.5 0.60 0.87 61% 30% 8.0% 13%
2001 35 PIT NL 360 3.1% 23.3% 11.7% 10.0% 41% 2.00 3.7 28.5 6.3 0.62 0.86 62% 31% 8.9% 9%
2001 35 SFG NL 167 1.8% 22.8% 15.6% 6.0% 29% 1.46 3.7 46.3 7.0 0.54 0.87 59% 28% 5.9% 19%
2002 36 NYY AL 245 2.5% 23.7% 9.4% 9.8% 42% 2.52 3.8 36.5 11.0 0.64 0.96 64% 25% 7.2% 14%
2003 37 MIL NL 374 3.7% 27.8% 12.3% 10.7% 48% 2.26 3.1 23.4 7.3 0.70 1.16 56% 22% 11.4% 6%
2004 38 CIN NL 55 3.6% 36.4% 7.3% 7.3% 67% 5.00 2.6 25.5 12.8 0.55 0.71 53% 23% 11.8% 15%
14 Yrs 3166 3.1% 22.1% 12.2% 9.0% 40% 1.81 3.9 28.4 6.4 0.77 1.07 62% 23% 9.8% 13%
MLB Averages 2.7% 16.3% 8.9% 7.7% 33% 1.84 5.4 33.4 7.6 0.80 1.08 70% 21% 7.8% 14%
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1991 25 MON NL -3.3 -0.3 63 -0.6 0.9 -1.5 1.25 -0.5 -0.0 -4.8 -0.5 1.05 -5.2 1.08 4
1992 26 MON NL -2.8 -0.3 243 -0.1 3.9 -4.0 1.04 -0.2 0.1 2.9 0.3 0.94 0.2 1.39 35
1993 27 MON NL -6.3 -0.6 258 0.1 4.5 -4.4 1.06 0.3 -0.2 2.5 0.2 0.97 2.7 1.60 30
1994 28 COL NL -2.7 -0.3 132 -0.1 2.5 -2.6 1.08 0.0 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.94 -0.5 1.21 58
1995 29 COL NL 7.3 0.7 122 0.6 2.7 -2.0 1.09 1.0 -0.4 12.9 1.1 0.91 14.6 1.23 72
1996 30 COL NL -4.6 -0.4 178 1.5 4.2 -2.8 1.02 0.3 1.2 4.9 0.4 0.94 4.0 1.29 56
1997 31 COL NL -12.4 -1.2 104 -0.6 1.5 -2.1 1.00 -0.7 0.1 -7.0 -0.6 0.95 -9.5 1.10 54
1998 32 TOT NL 4.6 0.4 153 -0.1 3.1 -3.2 1.17 0.2 -0.3 5.1 0.4 0.95 2.7 1.28 66
1998 32 COL NL 3.9 0.4 122 0.2 2.8 -2.5 1.16 0.3 -0.1 6.8 0.6 0.96 3.8 1.21 54
1998 32 SDP NL 0.7 0.1 31 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 1.24 -0.1 -0.1 -1.7 -0.2 0.92 -1.1 1.60 12
1999 33 SDP NL 4.6 0.4 292 0.5 6.0 -5.5 1.13 0.6 -0.1 5.6 0.5 0.98 3.8 1.47 52
2000 34 PIT NL 28.6 2.6 482 3.5 12.0 -8.5 1.19 3.4 -0.4 44.2 4.0 1.00 34.5 1.82 23
2001 35 TOT NL 7.1 0.7 549 2.2 10.8 -8.5 1.02 1.1 1.0 10.3 0.9 0.98 12.9 2.15 14
2001 35 PIT NL 6.0 0.6 378 1.9 7.5 -5.6 .99 1.2 0.7 13.3 1.2 0.95 11.6 2.13 7
2001 35 SFG NL 1.1 0.1 171 0.3 3.3 -2.9 1.09 -0.0 0.3 -3.0 -0.3 1.05 1.3 2.18 7
2002 36 NYY AL 0.2 0.0 248 -0.9 3.4 -4.4 .97 -0.3 -0.6 -8.9 -0.8 0.98 -3.0 2.06 13
2003 37 MIL NL 6.8 0.6 380 0.2 6.9 -6.7 1.02 -0.1 0.3 4.0 0.4 0.97 0.8 1.53 29
2004 38 CIN NL -6.6 -0.6 55 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 .95 -0.4 -0.3 -5.1 -0.5 0.96 -5.6 0.94 27
14 Yrs 20.7 1.7 3259 5.6 63.1 -57.5 1.07 4.7 0.6 65.7 5.8 0.97 52.5 1.35 533
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1991 25 MON NL 0 0 23% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1992 26 MON NL 1 0 24% 85 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 46% 19 10 9 4 4 0 5 1 4
1993 27 MON NL 5 0 40% 87 6 3 67% 6 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 8 52% 15 7 8 3 2 1 7 3 4
1994 28 COL NL 0 0 18% 36 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 58% 8 3 5 0 0 0 4 1 2
1995 29 COL NL 1 0 22% 41 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 33% 7 6 1 0 0 0 5 1 3
1996 30 COL NL 2 0 28% 60 2 2 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 47% 8 5 3 3 3 0 6 1 5
1997 31 COL NL 1 0 24% 32 1 1 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
1998 32 TOT NL 0 0 30% 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 39% 10 7 3 1 1 0 7 3 4
1998 32 COL NL 0 0 32% 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38% 10 7 3 1 1 0 5 2 3
1998 32 SDP NL 0 0 25% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1999 33 SDP NL 1 0 20% 106 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 44% 14 10 3 4 2 2 5 0 5
2000 34 PIT NL 6 0 30% 181 11 2 85% 7 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 5 12 36% 30 23 5 10 4 6 13 4 8
2001 35 TOT NL 5 0 25% 194 8 6 57% 7 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 6 11 32% 30 23 7 9 4 5 11 6 4
2001 35 PIT NL 5 0 24% 130 7 4 64% 6 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 7 35% 17 12 5 6 3 3 6 3 2
2001 35 SFG NL 0 0 28% 64 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 29% 13 11 2 3 1 2 5 3 2
2002 36 NYY AL 4 0 32% 75 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 35% 15 10 3 5 3 2 3 0 3
2003 37 MIL NL 1 0 31% 120 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 48% 13 8 5 2 1 1 16 7 9
2004 38 CIN NL 1 0 0% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Yrs 28 0 27% 1095 38 20 66% 31 12 7 6 0 2 9 2 28 62 41% 175 117 53 43 25 18 85 28 53
ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1991 25 MON NL 63 73% 13 7 0 4 1 0 0 1.08 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 2 17% 8 3 38% 52 7 13% 9 5 56% 3 1 33% 0
1992 26 MON NL 237 87% 51 26 1 35 6 1 5 1.39 4 0 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 38 2 5% 13 4 31% 149 17 11% 9 3 33% 7 6 86% 0
1993 27 MON NL 244 91% 50 6 0 30 7 0 3 1.60 5 0 9 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 43 4 9% 23 9 39% 164 27 16% 17 8 47% 10 8 80% 0
1994 28 COL NL 127 97% 27 4 0 58 14 1 5 1.21 5 0 4 5 0 1 4 0 1 0 0% 25 4 16% 9 3 33% 84 10 12% 5 2 40% 4 2 50% 0
1995 29 COL NL 118 96% 35 3 0 72 28 4 13 1.23 5 0 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 24 2 8% 10 6 60% 78 17 22% 7 5 71% 2 2 100% 0
1996 30 COL NL 173 94% 38 2 0 56 16 3 7 1.29 5 0 3 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 33 1 3% 16 4 25% 129 27 21% 12 5 42% 11 6 55% 0
1997 31 COL NL 102 92% 16 1 0 54 10 1 4 1.10 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 2 12% 10 2 20% 74 11 15% 7 2 29% 1 0 0% 0
1998 32 TOT NL 152 95% 36 10 0 66 14 3 8 1.28 5 0 2 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 31 2 6% 14 3 21% 104 15 14% 8 4 50% 6 2 33% 0
1998 32 COL NL 121 94% 30 6 0 54 11 3 8 1.21 5 0 2 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 24 1 4% 11 2 18% 84 15 18% 8 4 50% 5 1 20% 0
1998 32 SDP NL 31 97% 6 4 0 12 3 0 0 1.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 3 1 33% 20 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1999 33 SDP NL 288 93% 67 6 0 52 12 0 8 1.47 6 0 7 6 0 2 4 0 1 0 0% 58 5 9% 27 8 30% 202 35 17% 21 11 52% 12 4 33% 0
2000 34 PIT NL 461 87% 115 7 0 23 8 3 5 1.82 24 2 21 22 2 13 11 0 0 0 98 7 7% 34 7 21% 344 70 20% 32 17 53% 22 14 64% 0
2001 35 TOT NL 527 89% 122 5 0 14 1 1 3 2.15 14 0 18 14 0 6 8 0 2 2 100% 103 10 10% 52 18 35% 354 57 16% 38 18 47% 21 12 57% 0
2001 35 PIT NL 360 88% 87 2 0 7 0 0 2 2.13 11 0 12 11 0 5 6 0 0 0 72 7 10% 35 11 31% 217 40 18% 23 13 57% 14 10 71% 0
2001 35 SFG NL 167 92% 35 3 0 7 1 1 1 2.18 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 100% 31 3 10% 17 7 41% 137 17 12% 15 5 33% 7 2 29% 0
2002 36 NYY AL 245 91% 57 4 0 13 2 0 2 2.06 6 0 10 6 0 2 4 0 1 0 0% 49 7 14% 22 5 23% 163 15 9% 13 6 46% 9 3 33% 0
2003 37 MIL NL 374 89% 84 1 0 29 6 0 2 1.53 14 3 15 14 0 7 7 0 0 0 69 5 7% 35 5 14% 260 32 12% 21 8 38% 12 7 58% 0
2004 38 CIN NL 55 100% 6 0 0 27 1 0 0 0.94 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 33 2 6% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
14 Yrs 3166 90% 717 82 1 533 126 17 65 1.35 97 5 101 95 2 45 52 0 5 2 40% 609 53 9% 274 77 28% 2190 342 16% 201 94 47% 121 67 55% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%
PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1991 25 MON NL 63 241 3.83 159 66% 26% 20% 26% 28% 74% 0% 49% 73% 35% 3% 2 0 11% 7 4 8% 5 4 39% 0 0 0
1992 26 MON NL 239 836 3.50 513 61% 25% 16% 25% 35% 75% 2% 46% 79% 36% 5% 12 0 13% 32 11 10% 25 11 31% -2 0 0
1993 27 MON NL 236 892 3.78 511 57% 32% 13% 20% 35% 68% 2% 39% 81% 22% 6% 14 0 16% 37 15 14% 33 20 39% 8 0 0
1994 28 COL NL 124 476 3.84 292 61% 22% 20% 31% 27% 78% 0% 48% 74% 50% 4% 5 0 8% 10 2 9% 11 7 34% 3 1 0
1995 29 COL NL 111 420 3.78 227 54% 22% 23% 23% 33% 78% 10% 42% 71% 29% 9% 10 0 23% 25 13 13% 14 5 29% 7 0 0
1996 30 COL NL 154 571 3.71 357 63% 27% 17% 26% 29% 72% 3% 45% 76% 36% 3% 5 0 14% 21 10 7% 11 4 36% 19 0 1
1997 31 COL NL 96 371 3.86 229 62% 21% 27% 28% 25% 79% 0% 49% 66% 42% 2% 2 0 11% 11 7 5% 5 1 17% 6 0 0
1998 32 TOT NL 152 598 3.93 347 58% 25% 19% 28% 28% 75% 0% 43% 75% 35% 5% 8 0 16% 25 12 13% 19 10 32% 0 0 0
1998 32 COL NL 121 472 3.90 277 59% 23% 21% 29% 27% 77% 0% 45% 73% 37% 7% 8 0 17% 21 11 12% 15 7 31% 0 0 0
1998 32 SDP NL 31 126 4.06 70 56% 34% 11% 26% 29% 66% 0% 37% 83% 26% 0% 0 0 13% 4 1 13% 4 3 40% 0 0 0
1999 33 SDP NL 290 1130 3.90 668 59% 27% 21% 24% 28% 73% 0% 43% 72% 25% 6% 16 0 16% 46 23 12% 36 17 22% -2 0 0
2000 34 PIT NL 463 1872 4.04 1056 56% 33% 18% 21% 28% 67% 2% 38% 73% 17% 11% 49 0 21% 99 28 17% 77 38 26% -2 0 0
2001 35 TOT NL 531 2179 4.10 1301 60% 31% 18% 26% 26% 69% 4% 41% 74% 22% 8% 41 0 19% 103 32 11% 56 28 30% -4 0 0
2001 35 PIT NL 364 1496 4.11 904 60% 33% 16% 26% 26% 67% 4% 41% 76% 20% 7% 25 0 20% 72 20 11% 39 19 31% -4 0 0
2001 35 SFG NL 167 683 4.09 397 58% 26% 22% 26% 26% 74% 4% 43% 71% 28% 10% 16 0 19% 31 12 10% 17 9 29% 0 0 0
2002 36 NYY AL 245 934 3.81 588 63% 25% 19% 27% 28% 75% 3% 47% 74% 26% 4% 10 1 14% 35 17 8% 20 15 29% 0 0 0
2003 37 MIL NL 375 1565 4.17 925 59% 29% 21% 26% 24% 71% 2% 42% 70% 18% 7% 26 0 20% 74 32 13% 48 33 26% -1 0 0
2004 38 CIN NL 55 245 4.45 161 66% 25% 20% 35% 19% 75% 0% 49% 73% 44% 0% 0 0 7% 4 3 7% 4 2 35% 0 0 0
14 Yrs 3134 12330 3.93 7334 59% 28% 19% 25% 28% 72% 2% 43% 74% 26% 6% 200 1 17% 529 209 12% 364 195 29% 32 1 1
MLB Averages 3.71 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 5% 15% 9% 27%
PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1991 25 21 63 61 4 13 4 1 1 8 0 0 1 18 .213 .222 .361 .583 62 22 2 0 0 1 0
1992 26 126 300 274 25 64 12 3 5 28 3 0 25 54 .234 .297 .354 .651 84 97 4 0 0 1 2
1993 27 232 544 489 59 114 19 7 10 58 9 3 52 84 .233 .307 .362 .669 83 177 8 1 0 2 4
1994 28 323 671 599 71 141 22 8 15 73 11 4 68 115 .235 .313 .374 .687 84 224 12 1 0 3 4
1995 29 428 789 700 86 176 30 9 20 94 12 5 84 138 .251 .331 .406 .737 93 284 14 1 0 4 9
1996 30 532 962 851 106 214 36 11 25 125 14 7 103 176 .251 .332 .408 .739 91 347 15 2 0 6 11
1997 31 608 1064 943 113 230 38 11 26 136 15 8 113 209 .244 .324 .390 .714 83 368 17 2 0 6 11
1998 32 717 1216 1072 134 266 51 12 31 156 15 8 135 243 .248 .331 .405 .736 88 434 19 2 0 7 11
1999 33 849 1504 1318 160 333 69 12 37 197 17 9 172 302 .253 .338 .407 .746 91 537 24 4 0 10 12
2000 34 983 1965 1702 234 448 98 12 61 291 28 11 244 394 .263 .355 .442 .798 104 753 31 6 0 13 17
2001 35 1129 2492 2154 292 570 126 16 75 361 36 17 312 516 .265 .357 .442 .799 105 953 41 7 2 17 26
2002 36 1213 2737 2373 322 627 143 17 81 381 37 18 335 574 .264 .354 .441 .796 104 1047 48 7 2 20 29
2003 37 1330 3111 2700 372 711 168 18 95 426 38 20 381 678 .263 .354 .444 .798 105 1200 53 8 2 20 32
2004 38 1372 3166 2751 374 717 170 18 97 430 38 20 385 698 .261 .351 .441 .792 104 1214 53 8 2 20 32

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1991 25 21 63 61 4 13 4 1 1 8 0 1 18 .213 .222 .361 .583 5 21
1992 26 105 243 217 24 55 9 2 4 23 3 26 36 .253 .333 .369 .702 27 105
1993 27 106 241 213 32 48 7 4 5 28 6 26 30 .225 .311 .366 .677 24 106
1994 28 128 172 151 14 34 4 1 6 17 3 20 44 .225 .314 .384 .698 18 91
1995 29 118 122 106 12 32 7 1 5 17 1 15 26 .302 .385 .528 .914 21 105
1996 30 104 164 145 15 32 5 2 4 23 2 16 38 .221 .299 .366 .664 16 104
1997 31 76 99 90 5 14 2 0 1 8 1 9 33 .156 .232 .211 .443 4 76
1998 32 109 146 125 17 32 12 1 4 17 0 20 34 .256 .356 .464 .820 21 109
1999 33 132 285 244 25 65 17 0 6 39 2 36 59 .266 .361 .410 .771 36 132
2000 34 134 448 376 66 107 27 0 22 84 10 67 92 .285 .393 .532 .925 79 134
2001 35 146 521 448 55 118 27 4 14 66 8 66 122 .263 .356 .435 .792 69 146
2002 36 84 244 218 29 56 17 1 6 19 1 23 58 .257 .324 .427 .750 30 84
2003 37 117 372 326 49 83 25 1 14 44 1 45 104 .255 .347 .466 .813 52 117
2004 38 42 53 50 2 5 2 0 2 3 0 3 20 .100 .151 .260 .411 2 42
14 Yrs 1422 3173 2770 349 694 165 18 94 396 38 373 714 .251 .339 .425 .764 404 1372
162 Game Avg. 162 361 316 40 79 19 2 11 45 4 42 81 .251 .339 .425 .764 46 1372

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1156), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  9. Greg Norton (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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