Jimmy Van Ostrand
James O. Van Ostrand
Born: August 7, 1984
Vancouver, BC CA
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 29 (2003 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
Draft: Round 8 (2006 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Allan Hancock College
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Career: 2006-2013
Jimmy Van Ostrand compiled a career batting average of .282 with 74 home runs and 396 RBI in his 770-game career with the Tri-City ValleyCats, Lexington Legends, Salem Avalanche, Corpus Christi Hooks, Sugar Land Skeeters, Harrisburg Senators and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2013 campaign.
 Tri-City ValleyCats |
 Lexington Legends |
 Corpus Christi Hooks |
 Salem Avalanche |
 Sugar Land Skeeters |
 Harrisburg Senators |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | 40 | 163 | 149 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 36 | .215 | .272 | .295 | .567 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | 98 | 407 | 363 | 42 | 105 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 64 | .289 | .360 | .455 | .814 | 165 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 9 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .160 | .250 | .240 | .490 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Avalanche | 97 | 406 | 363 | 41 | 106 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 45 | .292 | .356 | .433 | .788 | 157 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 113 | 418 | 367 | 44 | 104 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 67 | .283 | .364 | .469 | .832 | 172 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 105 | 335 | 312 | 22 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 62 | .244 | .284 | .327 | .611 | 102 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 104 | 393 | 346 | 41 | 106 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 52 | .306 | .382 | .477 | .859 | 165 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 80 | 300 | 271 | 37 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33 | .310 | .370 | .465 | .835 | 126 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | 27 | 114 | 95 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | .368 | .447 | .568 | 1.016 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 21 | 74 | 71 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .296 | .311 | .366 | .677 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 76 | 283 | 254 | 35 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 28 | .252 | .329 | .445 | .774 | 113 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 770 | 2921 | 2616 | 299 | 737 | 155 | 8 | 74 | 396 | 11 | 18 | 241 | 416 | .282 | .348 | .432 | .780 | 1130 | 83 | 38 | 4 | 22 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | 1B | 9 | 86 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 11.444 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | OF | 22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 1.318 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | LF | 20 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 1.200 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | RF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | RF | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.571 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | OF | 50 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 1.340 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | LF | 44 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.273 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | 1B | 25 | 213 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 9.400 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | OF | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.400 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Avalanche | 1B | 40 | 344 | 28 | 7 | 38 | .982 | 9.300 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | RF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Avalanche | LF | 25 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.120 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CARL | Salem Avalanche | OF | 25 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.120 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 1B | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 9.000 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 1B | 48 | 407 | 36 | 4 | 51 | .991 | 9.229 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | LF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 1B | 29 | 225 | 17 | 1 | 28 | .996 | 8.345 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | OF | 25 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.280 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | RF | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .929 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | LF | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.727 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 1B | 87 | 721 | 40 | 7 | 70 | .991 | 8.747 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | LF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2011 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | RF | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .571 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | OF | 48 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 1.292 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | LF | 42 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 1.381 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | 3B | 26 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 4 | .972 | 2.692 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 1B | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.000 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | LF | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | OF | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1B | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.600 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 1B | 23 | 183 | 12 | 2 | 16 | .990 | 8.478 |
| Totals | 677 | 2729 | 258 | 33 | 240 | .989 | 4.412 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Tri-City ValleyCats | HOU | June 20, 2006 | September 7, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | South Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | HOU | April 7, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Salem Avalanche | HOU | April 4, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
| 2008 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | June 11, 2008 | June 21, 2008 |
| 2009 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | April 9, 2009 | August 31, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | April 9, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | April 7, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | Ind | Atlantic League | Sugar Land Skeeters | April 26, 2012 | May 25, 2012 | |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | May 30, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | April 4, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | May 3, 2013 | August 14, 2013 |
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