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Dave Van Gorder

David Thomas Van Gorder

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 27, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Chandler HS (Chandler, AZ)
School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 15, 1982
Teams (by GP): Reds/Orioles 1982-1987

Final Game: July 11, 1987
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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
1982 25 CIN NL 51 154 137 4 25 3 1 0 7 1 0 14 19 .182 .263 .219 .482 36 30 4 1 2 0 2 2
1984 27 CIN NL 38 113 101 10 23 2 0 0 6 0 0 12 17 .228 .310 .248 .557 56 25 2 0 0 0 2 2/3
1985 28 CIN NL 73 166 151 12 36 7 0 2 24 0 0 9 19 .238 .280 .325 .605 67 49 6 1 2 3 2 2
1986 29 CIN NL 9 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .091 .000 .091 -73 0 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1987 30 BAL AL 12 24 21 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 .238 .333 .381 .714 92 8 1 0 0 0 0 2
5 Yrs 183 468 420 30 89 12 1 3 38 1 0 39 63 .212 .280 .267 .547 52 112 14 2 4 3 6
162 Game Avg. 162 414 372 27 79 11 1 3 34 1 0 35 56 .212 .280 .267 .547 52 99 12 2 4 3 5
CIN (4 yrs) 171 444 399 26 84 12 1 2 37 1 0 36 57 .211 .277 .261 .538 50 104 13 2 4 3 6
BAL (1 yr) 12 24 21 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 .238 .333 .381 .714 92 8 1 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 171 444 399 26 84 12 1 2 37 1 0 36 57 .211 .277 .261 .538 50 104 13 2 4 3 6
AL (1 yr) 12 24 21 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 6 .238 .333 .381 .714 92 8 1 0 0 0 0

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
1982 25 CIN NL 51 154 -11 -1 -1 -7 3 -17 -1.9 5 -12 -1.4 .462 .488 -0.7 -0.4 -6 $ 2
1984 27 CIN NL 38 113 -5 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.1 .492 .498 0.0 0.2 1 $ 2/3
1985 28 CIN NL 73 166 -7 -0 -1 -2 3 -8 -0.8 5 -3 -0.3 .488 .495 -0.1 0.1 -1 $60,000 2
1986 29 CIN NL 9 11 -2 0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.2 .470 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 $150,000 /2
1987 30 BAL AL 12 24 0 -0 -0 -2 0 -1 -0.1 1 -1 0.0 .489 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $ 2
5 Seasons 183 468 -25 -1 -2 -11 7 -31 -3.4 14 -17 -1.8 .481 .496 -0.9 -0.2 -6 $210,000
CIN (4 yrs) 171 444 -26 -1 -2 -9 7 -30 -3.3 14 -16 -1.8 .480 .495 -1.0 -0.1 -7 $210,000
BAL (1 yr) 12 24 0 -0 -0 -2 0 -1 -0.1 1 -1 0.0 .489 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $

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
1982 25 CIN NL 154 118 8 1.8 96 .212 .182 .268 .263 .331 .219 .389 .482 .721 36 .179 -12.0 -1.3 .397 .146 .036 .0
1984 27 CIN NL 113 80 8 2.7 97 .274 .228 .268 .310 .334 .248 .390 .557 .723 56 .309 -5.8 -0.6 .463 .139 .020
1985 28 CIN NL 166 126 13 2.8 98 .256 .238 .265 .280 .333 .325 .394 .605 .727 67 .320 -6.9 -0.7 .488 .146 .086 .0
1986 29 CIN NL 11 11 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .266 .091 .337 .000 .401 .091 .738 -73 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .091 .100 .000
1987 30 BAL AL 24 17 3 4.7 103 .286 .238 .262 .333 .329 .381 .420 .714 .749 92 .474 -0.2 -0.0 .647 .286 .143 .0
5 Yrs 468 352 32 2.4 98 .241 .212 .266 .280 .333 .267 .393 .547 .725 52 .267 -27.4 -2.9 .446 .150 .055 1.5
162 Game Avg. 414 312 28 2.4 98 .241 .212 .266 .280 .333 .267 .393 .547 .725 52 .267 -27.4 -2.9 .446 .150 .055 1
CIN (4 yrs) 444 335 29 2.3 97 .239 .211 .267 .277 .333 .261 .392 .538 .724 50 .254 -27.2 -2.8 .436 .143 .050 1.3
BAL (1 yr) 24 17 3 4.7 103 .286 .238 .262 .333 .329 .381 .420 .714 .749 92 .475 -0.2 -0.0 .647 .286 .143 .0
NL (4 yrs) 444 335 29 2.3 97 .239 .211 .267 .277 .333 .261 .392 .538 .724 50 .254 -27.2 -2.8 .436 .143 .050 1.3
AL (1 yr) 24 17 3 4.7 103 .286 .238 .262 .333 .329 .381 .420 .714 .749 92 .475 -0.2 -0.0 .647 .286 .143 .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
1982 25 CIN NL 154 0.0% 12.3% 9.1% 2.6% 16% 1.36 7.2 19.6 1.26 77%
1984 27 CIN NL 113 0.0% 15.0% 10.6% 1.8% 9% 1.42 5.9 16.8 0.79 74%
1985 28 CIN NL 166 1.2% 11.5% 5.4% 5.4% 25% 2.11 7.9 75.5 6.3 1.08 80%
1986 29 CIN NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 0.0% 2.00 5.0 1.25 73%
1987 30 BAL AL 24 4.2% 25.0% 12.5% 4.2% 20% 2.00 3.5 21.0 21.0 1.50 58%
5 Yrs 468 0.6% 13.5% 8.3% 3.4% 18% 1.62 6.7 140.0 11.1 1.08 76%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.3% 8.6% 6.9% 30% 1.67 6.3 39.5 8.3 1.08 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1982 25 CIN NL -12.0 -1.3 158 -0.9 2.1 -3.0 1.06 -1.0 0.1 -10.7 -1.1 0.96 -10.7 2.27 1
1984 27 CIN NL -5.8 -0.6 115 -0.2 1.6 -1.8 .97 -0.4 0.2 -4.8 -0.5 0.91 -4.6 1.68 2
1985 28 CIN NL -6.9 -0.7 166 -0.1 3.0 -3.0 1.04 -0.7 0.6 -1.5 -0.2 0.99 -6.0 2.02 4
1986 29 CIN NL -2.5 -0.3 11 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 1.12 -0.3 -0.0 -2.8 -0.3 1.00 -2.7 0.03 1
1987 30 BAL AL -0.2 -0.0 24 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 1.07 0.1 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 0.96 0.5 0.01 1
5 Yrs -27.4 -2.9 474 -1.4 7.2 -8.6 1.03 -2.2 0.8 -21.3 -2.2 0.96 -23.4 1.52 9

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
1982 25 CIN NL 2 0 10% 48 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 33% 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 3
1984 27 CIN NL 3 0 29% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 29% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1985 28 CIN NL 2 0 23% 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 36% 6 6 0 2 1 1 6 1 4
1986 29 CIN NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 30 BAL AL 1 0 43% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
5 Yrs 8 0 21% 178 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 31% 18 17 0 2 1 1 16 3 10

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
1982 25 CIN NL 154 36% 25 1 0 0 0 2.27 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 25 4 16% 18 5 28% 87 8 9% 6 1 17% 11 6 55% 0
1984 27 CIN NL 113 68% 23 2 0 0 0 1.68 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 11% 4 1 25% 64 7 11% 4 2 50% 3 1 33% 0
1985 28 CIN NL 166 32% 36 4 1 0 1 2.02 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 100% 28 6 21% 18 9 50% 114 23 20% 10 8 80% 8 6 75% 0
1986 29 CIN NL 11 27% 0 1 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1987 30 BAL AL 24 71% 5 1 0 0 0 0.01 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 15 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 468 44% 89 9 1 0 1 1.52 3 0 12 2 1 1 2 0 5 4 80% 78 14 18% 42 15 36% 287 38 13% 21 11 52% 22 13 59% 0
MLB Averages 59% 81% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

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
1982 25 51 154 137 4 25 3 1 0 7 1 0 14 19 .182 .263 .219 .482 36 30 4 1 2 0 2
1983 26 51 154 137 4 25 3 1 0 7 1 0 14 19 .182 .263 .219 .482 36 30 4 1 2 0 2
1984 27 89 267 238 14 48 5 1 0 13 1 0 26 36 .202 .283 .231 .514 45 55 6 1 2 0 4
1985 28 162 433 389 26 84 12 1 2 37 1 0 35 55 .216 .282 .267 .549 53 104 12 2 4 3 6
1986 29 171 444 399 26 84 12 1 2 37 1 0 36 57 .211 .277 .261 .538 50 104 13 2 4 3 6
1987 30 183 468 420 30 89 12 1 3 38 1 0 39 63 .212 .280 .267 .547 52 112 14 2 4 3 6

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1982 25 51 154 137 4 25 3 1 0 7 1 14 19 .182 .263 .219 .482 8 51
1984 27 38 113 101 10 23 2 0 0 6 0 12 17 .228 .310 .248 .557 8 38
1985 28 73 166 151 12 36 7 0 2 24 0 9 19 .238 .280 .325 .605 14 73
1986 29 9 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 9
1987 30 12 24 21 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 .238 .333 .381 .714 3 12
5 Yrs 183 468 420 30 89 12 1 3 38 1 39 63 .212 .280 .267 .547 33 183
162 Game Avg. 162 414 372 27 79 11 1 3 34 1 35 56 .212 .280 .267 .547 29 183

* 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.

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