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.

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2002 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 7	NYY		TBD	W,7-2	GS	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	7	Apr 8	NYY	@	TOR	W,16-3	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	1	PH 1B
3	11 (3)	Apr 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
4	12	Apr 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	14 (1)	Apr 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
6	15	Apr 16	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	16	Apr 17	NYY		BAL	W,7-1	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	17	Apr 18	NYY		BAL	W,8-4	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	18	Apr 19	NYY		TOR	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	20 (1)	Apr 21	NYY		TOR	W,9-2	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	21	Apr 23	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	22	Apr 24	NYY	@	OAK	W,8-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	24 (1)	Apr 26	NYY	@	SEA	W,7-1	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	25	Apr 27	NYY	@	SEA	L,0-1	GS	23	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	28 (2)	May 1	NYY		OAK	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
16	29	May 2	NYY		OAK	W,9-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	30	May 3	NYY		SEA	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	33 (2)	May 7	NYY	@	TBD	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	34	May 8	NYY	@	TBD	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
20	37 (2)	May 11	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	38	May 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
22	39	May 14	NYY		TBD	W,10-3	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
23	41 (1)	May 16	NYY		TBD	W,13-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
24	42	May 17	NYY		MIN	W,13-12	GS	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	43	May 18	NYY		MIN	W,6-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	44	May 19	NYY		MIN	W,3-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	45	May 20	NYY		TOR	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	46	May 21	NYY		TOR	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	47	May 22	NYY		TOR	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	48	May 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
31	49	May 24	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-9	GS	33	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	50	May 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	52 (1)	May 27	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-6	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	53	May 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	54	May 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
36	55	May 31	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	56	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	W,10-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	57	Jun 2	NYY		BOS	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	58	Jun 3	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	62 (3)	Jun 8	NYY		SFG	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	66 (3)	Jun 12	NYY		ARI	L,5-9	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	67	Jun 14	NYY	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	71 (3)	Jun 19	NYY	@	COL	W,20-10	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	72	Jun 20	NYY	@	COL	L,11-14	GS	35	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	74 (1)	Jun 22	NYY	@	SDP	W,1-0	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	75	Jun 23	NYY	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	79 (3)	Jun 28	NYY		NYM	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
48	81 (1)	Jun 30	NYY		NYM	W,8-0	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	82	Jul 2	NYY		CLE	W,10-5	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	90 (7)	Jul 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,14-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	92 (1)	Jul 15	NYY	@	TOR	L,5-8	GS	29	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	93	Jul 16	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-6	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	102 (8)	Jul 27	NYY	@	TBD	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	106 (3)	Jul 31	NYY	@	TEX	L,6-17	GS	33	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	112 (5)	Aug 7	NYY		KCR	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	119 (6)	Aug 15	NYY	@	KCR	W,7-5	GS	27	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
57	120	Aug 16	NYY	@	SEA	W,9-3	GF	22	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
58	121	Aug 17	NYY	@	SEA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
59	124 (2)	Aug 21	NYY		ANA	L,1-5	GF	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
60	127 (2)	Aug 24	NYY		TEX	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	132 (4)	Aug 29	NYY	@	TOR	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
62	134 (1)	Aug 31	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	154 (19)	Sep 21	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							63gm		433.0	120	0	2	122	3