John Vander Wal
John Henry Vander Wal
Born: April 29, 1966
Grand Rapids, MI USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
College: Western Michigan University
Career: 1991-2004
Draft: Round 8 (1984 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
Draft: Round 3 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: Hudsonville HS (MI)
Western Michigan
Minor League Statistics
John Vander Wal compiled a career batting average of .261 with 97 home runs and 430 RBI in his 1372-game career with the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1991 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
 Montreal Expos |
 Colorado Rockies |
 San Diego Padres |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 San Francisco Giants |
 New York Yankees |
 Milwaukee Brewers |
 Cincinnati Reds |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NL | Montreal Expos | 21 | 63 | 61 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .213 | .222 | .361 | .583 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | Montreal Expos | 105 | 237 | 213 | 21 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 36 | .239 | .316 | .352 | .669 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | NL | Montreal Expos | 106 | 244 | 215 | 34 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 30 | .233 | .320 | .372 | .692 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 91 | 127 | 110 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 31 | .245 | .339 | .427 | .766 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 105 | 118 | 101 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 23 | .347 | .432 | .594 | 1.026 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 104 | 173 | 151 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 38 | .252 | .335 | .417 | .752 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 76 | 102 | 92 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33 | .174 | .255 | .228 | .483 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 89 | 121 | 104 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | .288 | .380 | .548 | .928 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | 20 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .240 | .387 | .360 | .747 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NL | San Diego Padres | 132 | 288 | 246 | 26 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 59 | .272 | .368 | .419 | .787 | 103 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 461 | 384 | 74 | 115 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 94 | 11 | 2 | 72 | 92 | .299 | .410 | .563 | .972 | 216 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 360 | 313 | 39 | 87 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 84 | .278 | .361 | .473 | .834 | 148 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2001 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 49 | 167 | 139 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 38 | .252 | .370 | .374 | .744 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | AL | New York Yankees | 84 | 245 | 219 | 30 | 57 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 58 | .260 | .327 | .429 | .756 | 94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | 117 | 374 | 327 | 50 | 84 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 104 | .257 | .350 | .468 | .818 | 153 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 55 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .118 | .182 | .275 | .456 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1372 | 3166 | 2751 | 374 | 717 | 170 | 18 | 97 | 430 | 38 | 20 | 385 | 698 | .261 | .351 | .441 | .792 | 1214 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 32 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 17 | 17 | 124.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.105 | 1.706 |
| 1992 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 57 | 41 | 381.7 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 2.382 | 1.772 |
| 1992 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 7 | 4 | 28.3 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.576 | 3.857 |
| 1993 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 42 | 31 | 218.3 | 237 | 13 | 3 | 17 | .988 | 1.305 | 5.952 |
| 1993 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 38 | 23 | 205.7 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 1.532 | .921 |
| 1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 14 | 10 | 92.7 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 9.615 | 7.071 |
| 1994 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 7 | 5 | 37.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.432 | 1.429 |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 10 | 3 | 36.3 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .957 | 11.147 | 4.500 |
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 10 | 2 | 33.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.727 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 26 | 21 | 176.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.739 | 1.308 |
| 1996 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 10 | 4 | 44.0 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .976 | 8.182 | 4.000 |
| 1997 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 9 | 5 | 51.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 2.118 | 1.333 |
| 1997 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.360 | 5.200 |
| 1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | OF | 25 | 12 | 107.0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.935 | .920 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 5 | 2 | 20.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.098 | 1.400 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 5.333 |
| 1998 | NL | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 2 | 1 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 16.200 | 4.500 |
| 1999 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 48 | 39 | 295.7 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.222 | 1.521 |
| 1999 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 28 | 19 | 164.7 | 156 | 8 | 1 | 14 | .994 | 8.964 | 5.857 |
| 2000 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 78 | 71 | 603.0 | 134 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .965 | 2.030 | 1.744 |
| 2000 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 33 | 25 | 229.7 | 251 | 10 | 1 | 21 | .996 | 1.228 | 7.909 |
| 2001 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 73 | 70 | 576.3 | 106 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .973 | 1.687 | 1.479 |
| 2001 | NL | San Francisco Giants | OF | 41 | 38 | 300.3 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.487 | 2.024 |
| 2001 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 13 | 11 | 91.3 | 111 | 4 | 1 | 13 | .991 | 11.332 | 8.846 |
| 2001 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 2002 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 57 | 52 | 393.0 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .978 | 1.992 | 1.526 |
| 2002 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 6 | 4 | 40.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 5.333 |
| 2003 | NL | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | 89 | 87 | 708.0 | 176 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .984 | 2.288 | 2.022 |
| 2004 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 7 | 7 | 43.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.721 | 1.857 |
| 2004 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.391 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 765 | 608 | 5058.0 | 1967 | 68 | 26 | 93 | .987 | 3.621 | 2.660 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NL | Colorado Rockies | NLDS1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 1.286 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .286 | .286 | .571 | .857 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLCS | LF | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 3.000 |
| 1998 | NL | San Diego Padres | WS | LF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | LF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 20.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.150 | 1.750 |
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