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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 3	COL	@	HOU	L,2-15	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
2	11 (6)	Apr 10	COL		CIN	L,7-18	GS	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	24 (12)	Apr 25	COL	@	ATL	W,11-7	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
4	26 (1)	Apr 27	COL		FLA	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	29 (2)	May 2	COL	@	NYM	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
6	31 (1)	May 4	COL	@	PHI	W,11-2	GF	18	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
7	40 (8)	May 13	COL		CHC	L,3-9	GF	23	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	62 (21)	Jun 6	COL	@	ANA	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	63	Jun 7	COL	@	ANA	L,5-6	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
10	66 (2)	Jun 10	COL		TEX	W,9-8	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	69 (2)	Jun 14	COL	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	15	4.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
12	81 (11)	Jun 26	COL		OAK	W,12-6	GS	20	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	83 (1)	Jun 28	COL		OAK	W,11-10	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	88 (4)	Jul 4	COL	@	SDP	L,1-9	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	103 (14)	Jul 24	COL		STL	W,12-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
16	108 (4)	Jul 29	COL		PIT	L,1-12	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	114 (5)	Aug 5	COL	@	PIT	W,6-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	115	Aug 6	COL	@	PIT	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	120 (4)	Aug 11	COL		MON	W,15-6	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	127 (6)	Aug 19	COL	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	128	Aug 20	COL	@	MON	W,6-3	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
22	129	Aug 21	COL	@	MON	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	130	Aug 22	COL	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	131	Aug 23	COL	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS	19	5.0	2	2	0	4	0	RF
25	132	Aug 24	COL	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	136 (3)	Aug 28	COL		CHC	L,5-10	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	138 (1)	Aug 30	COL		CHC	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Colorado Rockies to San Diego Padres
28	140	Sep 2	SDP		NYM	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
29	143 (2)	Sep 6	SDP	@	COL	L,2-12	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
30	144	Sep 7	SDP		SFG	L,4-5	GS	27	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
31	147 (2)	Sep 10	SDP		LAD	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
32	150 (2)	Sep 13	SDP		LAD	L,4-5	CG	42	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
33	155 (4)	Sep 18	SDP		COL	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	158 (2)	Sep 22	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
35	160 (1)	Sep 25	SDP	@	ARI	L,3-6	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
							35gm		150.1	48	5	0	53	1