John Vander Wal

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 29, 1966 in Grand Rapids, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI) and the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI).

High School: Hudsonville HS (Hudsonville, MI)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: September 6, 1991 (Age 25-130d, 16,043rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2004 (Age 38-151d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Tommy Tanzer

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Henry Vander Wal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

2751

717

.261

374

RBI

430

OBP

.351

SLG

.441

OPS

.792

OPS+

104

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-11 / in Starts: 1-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1995	NLDS g1	Oct 3	COL		ATL	L,4-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	3.40	-0.231	53.13	-2.02%	-1.74	PH
2	1995	NLDS g2	Oct 4	COL		ATL	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.19	-0.055	31.61	-0.51%	-0.42	PH
3	1995	NLDS g3	Oct 6	COL	@	ATL	W,7-5	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	2.35	-0.061	21.10	-0.30%	-0.25	PH
4	1995	NLDS g4	Oct 7	COL	@	ATL	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.19	0.00%	-0.11	PH
1998 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1998	NLDS g1	Sep 29	SDP	@	HOU	W,2-1	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.010	6.11	-0.09%	-0.30	PH
6	1998	NLDS g2	Oct 1	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.009	5.20	-0.08%	-0.10	PH
7	1998	NLDS g4	Oct 4	SDP		HOU	W,6-1	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	5	1.13	0.069	25.19	0.86%	1.76	PH
8	1998	NLCS g3	Oct 10	SDP		ATL	W,4-1	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	7	.87	-0.007	18.12	-0.13%	0.01	LF
9	1998	NLCS g4	Oct 11	SDP		ATL	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	9	.23	-0.006	2.55	-0.04%	-0.35	PH
10	1998	NLCS g5	Oct 12	SDP		ATL	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.900	1.300	6	.74	0.295	17.57	3.92%	1.78	LF
11	1998	WS g1	Oct 17	SDP	@	NYY	L,6-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.818	1.182	9	.44	-0.012	22.98	-0.34%	-0.18	PH
12	1998	WS g2	Oct 18	SDP	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS-8	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857	1.286	7	.28	0.022	15.00	0.65%	0.65	LF
13	1998	WS g3	Oct 20	SDP		NYY	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.857	1.286	7						PR
14	1998	WS g4	Oct 21	SDP		NYY	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	9	.99	-0.025	19.09	-0.31%	-0.22	PH
2002 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	2002	ALDS g1	Oct 1	NYY		ANA	W,8-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.90	-0.049	29.80	-0.49%	-0.18	PH
16	2002	ALDS g2	Oct 2	NYY		ANA	L,6-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	4.13	-0.097	66.29	-1.00%	-0.50	PH LF
									21	21	2	6	1	1	1	4	0	0	8	0	0	0		1	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857

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