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Dave Van Gorder

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: March 27, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 9th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chandler HS (Chandler, AZ) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Chandler HS (Chandler, AZ)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 15, 1982 (Age 25-080d, 14,621st in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 11, 1987 (Age 30-106d)
vs. MIN 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: David Thomas Van Gorder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

AB

420

H

HR

BA

.212

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.280

SLG

.267

OPS

.547

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1978	21	CIN-min	AA	73	246	217	23	57	10	0	1	25	0	0	25	24	.263	.339	.323	.661		70		1	1	2			NVL · SOUL
1979	22	CIN-min	AA	137	533	461	58	131	27	1	6	64	0	1	62	66	.284	.367	.386	.753		178		2	2	6			NVL · SOUL
1980	23	CIN-min	AAA	71	281	253	11	57	12	1	3	26	1	1	22	38	.225	.287	.316	.603		80		1	2	3			INA · AA
1981	24	CIN-min	AAA	123	478	432	50	108	21	0	15	66	0	1	38	58	.250	.309	.403	.712		174		1	2	5	7		INA · AA
1982	25	CIN-min	AAA	54	197	174	21	46	7	0	4	29	0	1	17	25	.264	.325	.374	.698		65		0	3	3	1		INA · AA
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/H

1983	26	CIN-min	AAA	117	428	380	38	86	17	0	5	48	2	4	33	60	.226	.287	.311	.598		118		1	10	4	1		INA · AA
1984	27	CIN-min	AAA	67	235	205	26	54	14	1	4	36	2	0	23	17	.263	.332	.400	.732		82		1	0	6	1		WCH · AA
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/H3
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/H
1986	29	CIN-min	AAA	66	218	180	26	41	6	1	1	19	1	1	31	28	.228	.344	.289	.633		52		3	0	4	0		DEN · AA
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	/2H
1987	30	BAL-min	AAA	22	72	66	7	9	2	0	1	5	0	0	5	3	.136	.197	.212	.409		14		0	1	0	0		ROC · IL
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/H
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

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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