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John Vander Wal

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 197 lb.
School Western Michigan University

Debut September 6, 1991
  vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 27, 2004
Born April 29, 1966 in Grand Rapids, MI

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1987. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1991 25 MON NL  21   61    4   13   4  1   1    8   0  0   1  18  .213  .222  .361   62   22   0   1   0   0   2
 1992 26 MON NL 105  213   21   51   8  2   4   20   3  0  24  36  .239  .316  .352   91   75   0   0   2   0   2
 1993 27 MON NL 106  215   34   50   7  4   5   30   6  3  27  30  .233  .320  .372   81   80   0   1   2   1   4
 1994 28 COL NL  91  110   12   27   3  1   5   15   2  1  16  31  .245  .339  .427   86   47   0   1   0   0   4
 1995 29 COL NL 105  101   15   35   8  1   5   21   1  1  16  23  .347  .432  .594  141   60   0   1   5   0   2
 1996 30 COL NL 104  151   20   38   6  2   5   31   2  2  19  38  .252  .335  .417   81   63   0   2   2   1   1
 1997 31 COL NL  76   92    7   16   2  0   1   11   1  1  10  33  .174  .255  .228   18   21   0   0   0   0   2
 1998 32 TOT NL 109  129   21   36  13  1   5   20   0  0  22  34  .279  .382  .512  120   66   0   1   0   0   2
         COL NL  89  104   18   30  10  1   5   20   0  0  16  29  .288  .380  .548  123   57   0   1   0   0   1
         SDP NL  20   25    3    6   3  0   0    0   0  0   6   5  .240  .387  .360  106    9   0   0   0   0   1
 1999 33 SDP NL 132  246   26   67  18  0   6   41   2  1  37  59  .272  .368  .419  106  103   0   3   1   2   5
 2000 34 PIT NL 134  384   74  115  29  0  24   94  11  2  72  92  .299  .410  .563  144  216   0   3   5   2   7
 2001 35 TOT NL 146  452   58  122  28  4  14   70   8  6  68 122  .270  .364  .442  108  200   2   4   9   1  10
         PIT NL  97  313   39   87  22  3  11   50   7  4  42  84  .278  .361  .473  111  148   0   4   6   1   7
         SFG NL  49  139   19   35   6  1   3   20   1  2  26  38  .252  .370  .374  100   52   2   0   3   0   3
 2002 36 NYY AL  84  219   30   57  17  1   6   20   1  1  23  58  .260  .327  .429   99   94   0   3   3   0   7
 2003 37 MIL NL 117  327   50   84  25  1  14   45   1  2  46 104  .257  .350  .468  113  153   0   0   3   1   5
 2004 38 CIN NL  42   51    2    6   2  0   2    4   0  0   4  20  .118  .182  .275   17   14   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1372 2751  374  717 170 18  97  430  38 20 385 698  .261  .351  .441  104 1214   2  20  32   8  53
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        325   44   85  20  2  11   51   4  2  45  82  .261  .351  .441  104  143   0   2   4   1   6
 Career High    146  452   74  122  29  4  24   94  11  6  72 122  .299  .410  .563  144  216   2   4   9   2  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1991 25 MON NL   63   51    4   2.1    93| .213  .256| .222  .324| .361  .384| .583  .708|  62  .222  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1992 26 MON NL  237  164   25   4.1    91| .239  .258| .316  .323| .352  .380| .668  .703|  91  .499  -2.8  -0.3 100%
 1993 27 MON NL  244  173   26   4.0   108| .233  .277| .320  .343| .372  .422| .692  .765|  81  .436  -6.3  -0.6  66%
 1994 28 COL NL  127   89   16   4.8   123| .245  .294| .339  .363| .427  .460| .766  .823|  86  .491  -2.7  -0.3  66%
 1995 29 COL NL  118   70   26  10.0   130| .347  .302| .432  .376| .594  .470|1.026  .846| 141  .790   7.3   0.7  50%
 1996 30 COL NL  173  118   22   5.0   125| .252  .295| .335  .368| .417  .462| .752  .830|  81  .515  -4.6  -0.4  50%
 1997 31 COL NL  102   79    5   1.7   126| .174  .295| .255  .370| .228  .463| .483  .833|  18  .127 -12.4  -1.2  50%
 1998 32 TOT NL  152   96   27   7.6   120| .279  .286| .382  .358| .512  .451| .894  .809| 120  .691   4.6   0.5   0%
         COL NL  121   76   23   8.1   124| .288  .292| .380  .366| .548  .461| .928  .827| 123  .719   3.9   0.4   0%
         SDP NL   31   20    4   5.4   100| .240  .259| .387  .328| .360  .409| .747  .737| 106  .546   0.7   0.1   0%
 1999 33 SDP NL  288  188   40   5.7   108| .272  .266| .368  .340| .419  .428| .787  .768| 106  .532   4.7   0.4  66%
 2000 34 PIT NL  461  281   94   8.9   115| .299  .272| .410  .349| .563  .444| .973  .794| 144  .720  28.6   2.6  84%
 2001 35 TOT NL  527  352   74   5.6   111| .270  .268| .364  .339| .442  .440| .806  .779| 108  .551   7.1   0.7  57%
         PIT NL  360  241   54   6.0   114| .278  .272| .361  .344| .473  .446| .834  .789| 111  .579   6.0   0.6  63%
         SFG NL  167  111   20   4.8   105| .252  .260| .370  .330| .374  .426| .744  .756| 100  .480   1.1   0.1  33%
 2002 36 NYY AL  245  173   30   4.6   105| .260  .264| .327  .332| .429  .425| .756  .757|  99  .470   0.2   0.0  50%
 2003 37 MIL NL  374  250   55   5.9   108| .257  .266| .350  .338| .468  .427| .818  .765| 113  .581   6.9   0.7  33%
 2004 38 CIN NL   55   45    3   1.8   109| .118  .267| .182  .339| .275  .433| .457  .772|  17  .131  -6.6  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     3166 2129  447   5.6   111| .261  .273| .351  .345| .441  .434| .792  .778| 104  .560  20.6   1.9  65%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1991 25 MON NL LF 17 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.71 1.67 2.10 2.18 17 124.0 1992 26 MON NL OF 57 99 2 2 0 .981 .983 1.77 1.96 2.38 2.34 41 381.7 LF 55 97 2 2 0 .980 .979 1.80 1.65 2.40 2.16 40 370.7 1B 7 23 4 0 3 1.000 .993 3.86 8.39 8.59 9.76 4 28.3 RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 1.64 2.05 1 11.0 1993 27 MON NL 1B 42 237 13 3 17 .988 .992 5.95 8.01 10.31 9.68 31 218.3 OF 38 34 1 1 0 .972 .978 0.92 2.00 1.53 2.34 23 205.7 LF 27 24 1 1 0 .962 .977 0.93 1.69 1.45 2.11 19 154.7 RF 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.78 1.88 2.17 4 48.0 CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1994 28 COL NL 1B 14 96 3 0 11 1.000 .992 7.07 8.11 9.61 9.73 10 92.7 OF 7 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 1.90 2.43 2.24 5 37.0 LF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.44 2.88 1.91 3 25.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.80 1.50 2.17 2 12.0 1995 29 COL NL 1B 10 42 3 2 3 .957 .993 4.50 8.36 11.16 9.69 3 36.3 OF 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.82 2.73 2.15 2 33.0 LF 7 9 1 0 0 1.000 .971 1.43 1.43 3.10 1.86 2 29.0 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.77 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1996 30 COL NL OF 25 34 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.36 1.80 1.74 2.13 21 176.0 LF 25 33 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.32 1.45 1.78 1.85 20 167.0 1B 10 38 2 1 2 .976 .993 4.00 8.35 8.18 9.61 4 44.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.00 2.10 1 9.0 1997 31 COL NL OF 9 12 0 1 0 .923 .984 1.33 1.77 2.12 2.14 5 51.0 RF 8 10 0 1 0 .909 .980 1.25 1.64 2.57 2.03 3 35.0 1B 5 26 0 0 2 1.000 .992 5.20 8.16 9.36 9.50 2 25.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.12 1.97 2 16.0 DH 2 1998 32 TOT NL OF 30 26 2 0 0 1.000 .982 0.93 1.78 1.98 2.17 14 127.3 TOT NL RF 25 18 2 0 1 1.000 .976 0.80 1.66 1.91 2.08 9 94.3 TOT NL 1B 5 22 3 0 1 1.000 .992 5.00 8.00 9.78 9.47 3 23.0 TOT NL LF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.80 1.38 2.45 1.88 5 33.0 COL NL OF 25 19 2 0 0 1.000 .981 0.84 1.78 1.77 2.17 12 107.0 RF 22 18 2 0 1 1.000 .976 0.91 1.66 1.98 2.08 9 91.0 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.37 1.12 1.86 3 16.0 1B 2 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 8.00 16.20 9.54 1 5.0 SDP NL OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.78 3.10 2.17 2 20.3 1B 3 14 2 0 1 1.000 .994 5.33 8.00 8.00 9.45 2 18.0 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.67 0.00 2.18 0 3.3 DH 3 LF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 1.40 3.71 1.91 2 17.0 1999 33 SDP NL OF 48 71 2 0 1 1.000 .981 1.52 1.86 2.22 2.26 39 295.7 LF 45 69 2 0 1 1.000 .977 1.58 1.48 2.26 2.00 38 282.7 1B 28 156 8 1 14 .994 .993 5.86 7.64 8.96 9.20 19 164.7 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 1.38 2.15 1 13.0 DH 1 2000 34 PIT NL OF 78 135 2 5 0 .965 .981 1.76 1.86 2.04 2.25 71 603.0 RF 65 115 1 4 0 .967 .979 1.78 1.75 2.06 2.18 60 506.3 1B 33 251 10 1 21 .996 .992 7.91 7.73 10.23 9.25 25 229.7 LF 13 19 1 1 0 .952 .976 1.54 1.41 1.86 1.91 11 96.7 DH 3 2001 35 TOT NL OF 114 188 3 3 0 .985 .982 1.68 1.86 1.96 2.20 108 876.6 TOT NL RF 94 161 3 3 0 .982 .981 1.74 1.73 2.04 2.11 87 722.3 TOT NL LF 23 27 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.17 1.48 1.57 1.91 21 154.3 TOT NL 1B 14 113 4 1 13 .992 .993 8.36 7.84 11.29 9.26 11 93.3 PIT NL OF 73 106 2 3 0 .973 .982 1.48 1.86 1.69 2.20 70 576.3 RF 56 83 2 3 0 .966 .982 1.52 1.73 1.74 2.11 51 439.0 LF 20 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.15 1.48 1.51 1.91 19 137.3 1B 13 111 4 1 13 .991 .993 8.85 7.84 11.34 9.26 11 91.3 DH 7 SFG NL OF 41 82 1 0 0 1.000 .982 2.02 1.86 2.49 2.20 38 300.3 RF 38 78 1 0 0 1.000 .981 2.08 1.73 2.51 2.11 36 283.3 LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.47 2.12 1.91 2 17.0 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 7.80 9.00 9.45 0 2.0 2002 36 NYY AL OF 57 87 0 2 0 .978 .985 1.53 2.05 1.99 2.35 52 393.0 RF 49 75 0 2 0 .974 .982 1.53 1.82 1.97 2.12 45 343.0 DH 14 LF 8 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.74 2.20 2.15 7 49.0 1B 6 32 0 0 3 1.000 .994 5.33 8.02 7.20 9.34 4 40.0 2003 37 MIL NL OF 89 177 4 3 2 .984 .984 2.03 1.85 2.30 2.17 87 708.0 RF 83 160 4 2 2 .988 .982 1.98 1.72 2.23 2.09 81 663.3 LF 6 16 0 1 0 .941 .982 2.67 1.53 3.22 1.91 6 44.7 2004 38 CIN NL RF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.71 2.72 2.09 7 43.0 1B 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 8.22 9.35 9.47 0 7.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1992 26 MON NL 1B 7 23 4 0 3 1.000 .993 3.86 8.39 8.59 9.76 4 28.3 1993 27 MON NL 1B 42 237 13 3 17 .988 .992 5.95 8.01 10.31 9.68 31 218.3 1994 28 COL NL 1B 14 96 3 0 11 1.000 .992 7.07 8.11 9.61 9.73 10 92.7 1995 29 COL NL 1B 10 42 3 2 3 .957 .993 4.50 8.36 11.16 9.69 3 36.3 1996 30 COL NL 1B 10 38 2 1 2 .976 .993 4.00 8.35 8.18 9.61 4 44.0 1997 31 COL NL 1B 5 26 0 0 2 1.000 .992 5.20 8.16 9.36 9.50 2 25.0 1998 32 TOT NL 1B 5 22 3 0 1 1.000 .992 5.00 8.00 9.78 9.47 3 23.0 COL NL 1B 2 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 8.00 16.20 9.54 1 5.0 SDP NL 1B 3 14 2 0 1 1.000 .994 5.33 8.00 8.00 9.45 2 18.0 1999 33 SDP NL 1B 28 156 8 1 14 .994 .993 5.86 7.64 8.96 9.20 19 164.7 2000 34 PIT NL 1B 33 251 10 1 21 .996 .992 7.91 7.73 10.23 9.25 25 229.7 2001 35 TOT NL 1B 14 113 4 1 13 .992 .993 8.36 7.84 11.29 9.26 11 93.3 PIT NL 1B 13 111 4 1 13 .991 .993 8.85 7.84 11.34 9.26 11 91.3 SFG NL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 7.80 9.00 9.45 0 2.0 2002 36 NYY AL 1B 6 32 0 0 3 1.000 .994 5.33 8.02 7.20 9.34 4 40.0 2004 38 CIN NL 1B 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 8.22 9.35 9.47 0 7.7 1993 27 MON NL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1997 31 COL NL DH 2 1998 32 SDP NL DH 3 1999 33 SDP NL DH 1 2000 34 PIT NL DH 3 2001 35 PIT NL DH 7 2002 36 NYY AL DH 14 1991 25 MON NL LF 17 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.71 1.67 2.10 2.18 17 124.0 1992 26 MON NL LF 55 97 2 2 0 .980 .979 1.80 1.65 2.40 2.16 40 370.7 1993 27 MON NL LF 27 24 1 1 0 .962 .977 0.93 1.69 1.45 2.11 19 154.7 1994 28 COL NL LF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.44 2.88 1.91 3 25.0 1995 29 COL NL LF 7 9 1 0 0 1.000 .971 1.43 1.43 3.10 1.86 2 29.0 1996 30 COL NL LF 25 33 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.32 1.45 1.78 1.85 20 167.0 1997 31 COL NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.12 1.97 2 16.0 1998 32 TOT NL LF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.80 1.38 2.45 1.88 5 33.0 COL NL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.37 1.12 1.86 3 16.0 SDP NL LF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 3.50 1.40 3.71 1.91 2 17.0 1999 33 SDP NL LF 45 69 2 0 1 1.000 .977 1.58 1.48 2.26 2.00 38 282.7 2000 34 PIT NL LF 13 19 1 1 0 .952 .976 1.54 1.41 1.86 1.91 11 96.7 2001 35 TOT NL LF 23 27 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.17 1.48 1.57 1.91 21 154.3 PIT NL LF 20 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.15 1.48 1.51 1.91 19 137.3 SFG NL LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.47 2.12 1.91 2 17.0 2002 36 NYY AL LF 8 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.74 2.20 2.15 7 49.0 2003 37 MIL NL LF 6 16 0 1 0 .941 .982 2.67 1.53 3.22 1.91 6 44.7 1991 25 MON NL OF 17 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.71 1.88 2.10 2.28 17 124.0 1992 26 MON NL OF 57 99 2 2 0 .981 .983 1.77 1.96 2.38 2.34 41 381.7 1993 27 MON NL OF 38 34 1 1 0 .972 .978 0.92 2.00 1.53 2.34 23 205.7 1994 28 COL NL OF 7 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 1.90 2.43 2.24 5 37.0 1995 29 COL NL OF 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.82 2.73 2.15 2 33.0 1996 30 COL NL OF 25 34 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.36 1.80 1.74 2.13 21 176.0 1997 31 COL NL OF 9 12 0 1 0 .923 .984 1.33 1.77 2.12 2.14 5 51.0 1998 32 TOT NL OF 30 26 2 0 0 1.000 .982 0.93 1.78 1.98 2.17 14 127.3 COL NL OF 25 19 2 0 0 1.000 .981 0.84 1.78 1.77 2.17 12 107.0 SDP NL OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 1.78 3.10 2.17 2 20.3 1999 33 SDP NL OF 48 71 2 0 1 1.000 .981 1.52 1.86 2.22 2.26 39 295.7 2000 34 PIT NL OF 78 135 2 5 0 .965 .981 1.76 1.86 2.04 2.25 71 603.0 2001 35 TOT NL OF 114 188 3 3 0 .985 .982 1.68 1.86 1.96 2.20 108 876.6 PIT NL OF 73 106 2 3 0 .973 .982 1.48 1.86 1.69 2.20 70 576.3 SFG NL OF 41 82 1 0 0 1.000 .982 2.02 1.86 2.49 2.20 38 300.3 2002 36 NYY AL OF 57 87 0 2 0 .978 .985 1.53 2.05 1.99 2.35 52 393.0 2003 37 MIL NL OF 89 177 4 3 2 .984 .984 2.03 1.85 2.30 2.17 87 708.0 2004 38 CIN NL OF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 1.86 2.72 2.16 7 43.0 1992 26 MON NL RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.65 1.64 2.05 1 11.0 1993 27 MON NL RF 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.78 1.88 2.17 4 48.0 1994 28 COL NL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.80 1.50 2.17 2 12.0 1995 29 COL NL RF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.77 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1996 30 COL NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.00 2.10 1 9.0 1997 31 COL NL RF 8 10 0 1 0 .909 .980 1.25 1.64 2.57 2.03 3 35.0 1998 32 TOT NL RF 25 18 2 0 1 1.000 .976 0.80 1.66 1.91 2.08 9 94.3 COL NL RF 22 18 2 0 1 1.000 .976 0.91 1.66 1.98 2.08 9 91.0 SDP NL RF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.67 0.00 2.18 0 3.3 1999 33 SDP NL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 1.38 2.15 1 13.0 2000 34 PIT NL RF 65 115 1 4 0 .967 .979 1.78 1.75 2.06 2.18 60 506.3 2001 35 TOT NL RF 94 161 3 3 0 .982 .981 1.74 1.73 2.04 2.11 87 722.3 PIT NL RF 56 83 2 3 0 .966 .982 1.52 1.73 1.74 2.11 51 439.0 SFG NL RF 38 78 1 0 0 1.000 .981 2.08 1.73 2.51 2.11 36 283.3 2002 36 NYY AL RF 49 75 0 2 0 .974 .982 1.53 1.82 1.97 2.12 45 343.0 2003 37 MIL NL RF 83 160 4 2 2 .988 .982 1.98 1.72 2.23 2.09 81 663.3 2004 38 CIN NL RF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.71 2.72 2.09 7 43.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 586 923 18 17 3 .982 .982 1.61 1.89 2.09 2.24 492 4055.0 238 2 354# RF* 354 568 11 12 3 .980 .981 1.64 1.74 2.08 2.12 301 2504.3 LF* 238 354 7 5 1 .986 .978 1.52 1.56 2.10 2.03 191 1546.7 1B* 178 1044 50 9 90 .992 .992 6.15 7.96 9.82 9.44 116 1003.0 DH 30 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 764 1967 68 26 93 .987 .988 2.66 3.30 3.62 3.67 608 5058
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1995   NLDS  COL ATL     L   4   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   NLDS  SDP HOU     W   3   3   1   1  0  1  0   2   0   1  .333  .333 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  SDP ATL     W   3   7   1   3  0  0  1   2   0   2  .429  .429  .857   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    SDP NYY     L   4   5   0   2  1  0  0   0   0   2  .400  .400  .600   0  0   0   0   0 
 2002   ALDS  NYY ANA     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2   9   9   1   1  0  1  0   2   0   4  .111  .111  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   2-3  16  21   2   6  1  1  1   4   0   8  .286  .286  .571   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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Transactions 

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1987.

March 31, 1994: Purchased by the Colorado Rockies from the Montreal Expos.

August 31, 1998: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

October 26, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

November 13, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

February 23, 2000: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Geraldo Padua (minors) and James Sak (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Martin and cash.

July 30, 2001: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jason Schmidt to the San Francisco Giants for Armando Rios and Ryan Vogelsong.

December 13, 2001: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the New York Yankees for Jay Witasick.

October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 28, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

March 14, 2004: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

March 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 6, 2004: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1992Montreal Expos$110,500
1993Montreal Expos$142,500
1994Colorado Rockies$195,000
1995Colorado Rockies$300,000
1996Colorado Rockies$512,500
1997Colorado Rockies$500,000
1998Colorado Rockies$560,000
1999San Diego Padres$1,075,000
2000Pittsburgh Pirates$875,000
2001Pittsburgh Pirates$1,850,000
2002New York Yankees$1,850,000
2003Milwaukee Brewers$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,520,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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