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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 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Orioles 1982-1987

Final Game: July 11, 1987 (Age 30)
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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 (v2.2): 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 .463 .488 -0.6 -0.4 -5 2
1984 27 CIN NL 38 113 -5 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.1 .493 .498 0.1 0.2 2 2/3
1985 28 CIN NL 73 166 -7 -0 -1 -2 3 -7 -0.8 6 -2 -0.2 .489 .495 -0.0 0.1 0 $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 -0.1 .489 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 2
5 Seasons 183 468 -25 -1 -2 -11 9 -30 -3.3 16 -14 -1.7 .482 .496 -0.6 -0.2 -3 $210,000
CIN (4 yrs) 171 444 -26 -1 -2 -9 8 -29 -3.2 15 -14 -1.7 .481 .495 -0.8 -0.1 -5 $210,000
BAL (1 yr) 12 24 0 -0 -0 -2 0 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .489 .499 0.1 -0.1 1

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1982 CIN NL 25 C 51 45 31 389.0 295 273 18 4 3 .986 -7 -22 6.73 5.71 .985 6.29 6.30 3 16 51 9 15% 32% 2
1984 CIN NL 27 C 36 31 23 268.0 205 194 11 0 1 1.000 0 0 6.88 5.69 .986 6.53 6.51 1 3 27 8 23% 31% 0
1984 CIN NL 27 1B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.90 9.80
1985 CIN NL 28 C 70 43 28 408.0 269 255 11 3 2 .989 -2 -6 5.87 3.80 .987 6.42 6.42 1 13 34 10 23% 30% 0
1986 CIN NL 29 C 7 2 2 26.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 6.92 2.86 .985 6.92 6.94 0 0 2 0 0% 32% 0
1987 BAL AL 30 C 12 7 4 68.0 46 44 1 1 0 .978 -2 -35 5.96 3.75 .988 6.74 6.67 0 2 11 0 0% 31% 0
5 Seasons C 176 128 88 1159.0 835 786 41 8 6 .990 -11 -11 6.42 4.70 .986 6.43 6.44 5 34 125 27 18% 31% 2
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.90 9.80
5 Seasons TOT 177 128 88 1160.0 835 786 41 8 6 .990 -11 -11 6.42 4.67 .986 6.43 6.46 5 34 125 27 18% 31% 2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
198528Cincinnati Reds$60,000Scully, Business of MLB, p. 163
198629Cincinnati Reds$150,000G. Scully, Business of MLB, p. 163Arbitration win; $85,000 offer
Career to date (may be incomplete)$210,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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