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Dave Van Gorder
David Thomas Van Gorder

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.
School University of Southern California

Debut June 15, 1982
  vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 11, 1987
Born March 27, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1982 25 CIN NL  51  137    4   25   3  1   0    7   1  0  14  19  .182  .263  .219   36   30   2   0   2   1   4
 1984 27 CIN NL  38  101   10   23   2  0   0    6   0  0  12  17  .228  .310  .248   56   25   0   0   2   0   2
 1985 28 CIN NL  73  151   12   36   7  0   2   24   0  0   9  19  .238  .280  .325   67   49   2   3   2   1   6
 1986 29 CIN NL   9   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .091  .000  -73    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1987 30 BAL AL  12   21    4    5   0  0   1    1   0  0   3   6  .238  .333  .381   92    8   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      183  420   30   89  12  1   3   38   1  0  39  63  .212  .280  .267   52  112   4   3   6   2  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        372   27   79  11  1   3   34   1  0  35  56  .212  .280  .267   52   99   4   3   5   2  12
 Career High     73  151   12   36   7  1   2   24   1  0  14  19                          49   2   3   2   1   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1982 25 CIN NL  154  118    8   1.8    96| .182  .268| .263  .331| .219  .389| .482  .720|  36  .179 -12.0  -1.3 100%
 1984 27 CIN NL  113   80    8   2.7    97| .228  .268| .310  .334| .248  .390| .558  .723|  56  .309  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1985 28 CIN NL  166  126   13   2.8    98| .238  .265| .280  .333| .325  .394| .605  .727|  67  .319  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 1986 29 CIN NL   11   11    0   0.0   101| .000  .266| .091  .337| .000  .401| .091  .738| -73  .000  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1987 30 BAL AL   24   17    3   4.7   103| .238  .262| .333  .329| .381  .420| .714  .749|  92  .475  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       468  352   32   2.4    97| .212  .266| .280  .333| .267  .393| .547  .725|  52  .267 -27.4  -2.9 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1982 25 CIN NL C 51 273 18 4 3 .986 .985 5.71 5.52 6.73 6.29 45 389.0 3 16 51 9 1984 27 CIN NL C 36 194 11 0 1 1.000 .986 5.69 5.68 6.88 6.53 31 268.0 1 3 27 8 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.20 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1985 28 CIN NL C 70 255 11 3 2 .989 .987 3.80 5.45 5.87 6.42 43 408.0 1 13 34 10 1986 29 CIN NL C 7 20 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.86 5.89 6.92 6.92 2 26.0 0 0 2 0 1987 30 BAL AL C 12 44 1 1 0 .978 .989 3.75 5.49 5.96 6.74 7 68.0 0 2 11 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1984 27 CIN NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.20 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1982 25 CIN NL C 51 273 18 4 3 .986 .985 5.71 5.52 6.73 6.29 45 389.0 3 16 51 9 1984 27 CIN NL C 36 194 11 0 1 1.000 .986 5.69 5.68 6.88 6.53 31 268.0 1 3 27 8 1985 28 CIN NL C 70 255 11 3 2 .989 .987 3.80 5.45 5.87 6.42 43 408.0 1 13 34 10 1986 29 CIN NL C 7 20 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.86 5.89 6.92 6.92 2 26.0 0 0 2 0 1987 30 BAL AL C 12 44 1 1 0 .978 .989 3.75 5.49 5.96 6.74 7 68.0 0 2 11 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 176 786 41 8 6 .990 .986 4.70 5.54 6.42 6.43 128 1159.0 5 34 125 27 1B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.20 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 177 786 41 8 6 .990 .986 4.67 5.55 6.42 6.43 128 1160
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 9th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

November 11, 1986: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

December 30, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

October 15, 1987: 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
1985Cincinnati Reds$60,000
1986Cincinnati Reds$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$210,000

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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