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John Vander Wal
John Henry Vander Wal

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
School Western Michigan

MLB Debut September 6, 1991
Final Game September 27, 2004
Born April 29, 1966 in Grand Rapids, MI (age 57)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1991 25 MON NL   55   50   11   17   8   1   5    9   0   0    1   13  .340  .353  .840 1.193   179    42   0   0   1   0   0  
 1992 26 MON NL   69  151   19   48   5   2   4   14   3   1   18   21  .318  .391  .457  .847   127    69   1   0   0   0   3  
 1993 27 MON NL   25   33    7   10   0   2   2    6   0   1    7    5  .303  .425  .606 1.031   141    20   0   0   0   0   0  
 1994 28 FLN NL   97  144   17   34   4   1   6   28   0   2   23   47  .236  .335  .403  .738    95    58   0   3   1   0   5  
 1995 29 FLN NL   48   89   14   28   7   1   1   18   3   0   12   21  .315  .396  .449  .845   116    40   0   0   2   0   3  
 1996 30 FLN NL   40   80   12   24   2   2   2   11   0   1   14   20  .300  .411  .450  .861   117    36   0   0   2   1   2  
         SDN NL    8   21    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .238  .333  .333  .667    88     7   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      48  101   13   29   4   2   2   14   0   1   17   26  .287  .395  .426  .821          43   0   0   2   1   2 
 1997 31 SDN NL    7    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143  .143  .143  .286    38     1   0   0   0   0   1  
 1998 32 SDN NL   53  118   23   31  11   2   3   15   0   0   19   30  .263  .365  .466  .831   111    55   0   0   2   0   3  
 1999 33 SDN NL   51   69   10   26   8   0   3   16   0   0   16   18  .377  .500  .623 1.123   146    43   0   0   0   1   1  
         PIN NL   37  135   23   38  18   0   3   17   0   0   23   26  .281  .384  .481  .865   112    65   0   1   0   0   1  
         TOT      88  204   33   64  26   0   6   33   0   0   39   44  .314  .424  .529  .954         108   0   1   0   1   2 
 2000 34 PIN NL   96  327   77  107  29   0  27   76   7   0   49   81  .327  .412  .664 1.076   139   217   0   4   0   1   6  
         SFN NL   20   58   14   19   4   0   6   22   0   0   11    9  .328  .429  .707 1.135   151    41   0   1   0   0   1  
         TOT     116  385   91  126  33   0  33   98   7   0   60   90  .327  .415  .670 1.085         258   0   5   0   1   7 
 2001 35 SFN NL  108  331   36   67  18   0   5   28   1   0   42   90  .202  .291  .302  .594    82   100   0   1   4   0  10  
 2002 36 SLN NL   58  197   23   57  14   0   5   26   0   0   24   63  .289  .362  .437  .798   111    86   0   3   2   0   6  
 2003 37 MON NL   80  285   37   76  24   1  12   50   0   2   26   92  .267  .327  .484  .811   109   138   1   1   1   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons      852 2095  324  588 154  12  84  340  14   7  288  544  .281  .366  .486  .852        1018   2  14  15   3  44
 Per 600 PA           523   81  147  38   3  21   85   3   2   72  136                                 254   0   3   4   1  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MON      229  519   74  151  37   6  23   79   3   4   52  131  .291  .355  .518  .873         269   2   1   2   0   5
   With FLN      185  313   43   86  13   4   9   57   3   3   49   88  .275  .372  .428  .800         134   0   3   5   1  10
   With PIN      133  462  100  145  47   0  30   93   7   0   72  107  .314  .404  .610 1.014         282   0   5   0   1   7
   With SFN      128  389   50   86  22   0  11   50   1   0   53   99  .221  .313  .362  .676         141   0   2   4   0  11
   With SDN      119  215   34   63  21   2   6   35   0   0   38   56  .293  .402  .493  .895         106   0   0   2   1   5
   With SLN       58  197   23   57  14   0   5   26   0   0   24   63  .289  .362  .437  .798          86   0   3   2   0   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1372 2751  374  717 170  18  97  430  38  20  385  698  .261  .351  .441  .792        1214   2  20  32   8  53
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1991 25 MON NL   0   14  12.1  47  15   5  .319   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e9   610   
 1992 26 MON NL   5   27   6.9  29  12   1  .414   1    8    4  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e8    179   
 1993 27 MON NL   0    8   9.8  14   3   1  .214   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  1B   4e20      339   
 1994 28 FLN NL   5   19   4.3  50   9   2  .180   2    6    4  .667    0    0  .000  UT             -28   
 1995 29 FLN NL   5   16   6.8  23   7   0  .304   2    9    3  .333    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e6  -181   
 1996 30 FLN NL   3   14   6.8  20   6   0  .300   2    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  1B   4e30      108   
         SDN NL  13    2   4.4   3   0   0  .000   2    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  UT             -86   
         TOT                    23   6   0  .261   4   10    4  .400    0    0  .000
 1997 31 SDN NL   0    0    .0   7   1   0  .143   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -197   
 1998 32 SDN NL   6   20   6.1  23   5   2  .217   1   12    9  .750    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e9    -62   
 1999 33 SDN NL   5   23  14.2  22  11   2  .500   0    6    5  .833    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e3    336   
         PIN NL  12   26   7.4   1   1   0 1.000   0   10    7  .700    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e3     78   
         TOT                    23  12   2  .522   0   16   12  .750    0    0  .000
 2000 34 PIN NL   6   93  11.0   7   4   0  .571   5   22    9  .409    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e12  103   
         SFN NL   4   18  12.1   4   3   2  .750   0    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  1B   4e6       163   
         TOT                    11   7   2  .636   5   26   12  .462    0    0  .000
 2001 35 SFN NL   8   29   2.9  19   6   0  .316   6   26   13  .500    0    0  .000  1B   4e16     -213   
 2002 36 SLN NL  14   31   5.7   3   0   0  .000   6   22   13  .591    0    0  .000  1B   4e11       42   
 2003 37 MON NL   6   45   5.7   6   1   0  .167   2   18   11  .611    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e6     -7   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          392   6.7 278  84  15  .302  29  155   87  .561    0    0  .000                  28   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 16.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 4.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1991 25 MON NL  LF    11     2     0    0    0  1.000     0    22.0   0.82
 1992 26 MON NL  LF    43    47     2    1    0   .980    34   297.0   1.48
                 RF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
 1993 27 MON NL  1B     4    32     4    0    2  1.000     4    32.0  10.12
                 LF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   2.45
 1994 28 FLN NL  1B    25   104    11    0   13  1.000     9   107.0   9.67
                 LF    19    18     0    2    0   .900    10   102.1   1.58
                 RF     9     6     0    0    0  1.000     3    30.2   1.76
 1995 29 FLN NL  LF    23    20     1    1    0   .955    16   133.0   1.42
                 1B     7    16     2    1    1   .947     0    17.2   9.17
 1996 30 FLN NL  1B    15    78     1    2   10   .975    10    86.0   8.27
                 LF    10     7     1    0    0  1.000     4    51.0   1.41
         SDN NL  1B     3    22     2    2    1   .923     2    19.1  11.17
                 RF     2     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    17.0   2.12
 1997           [Did not play]
 1998 32 SDN NL  RF    27    40     0    1    0   .976    22   213.1   1.69
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   1.00
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1999 33 SDN NL  RF    15    17     0    0    0  1.000    10    90.0   1.70
                 1B     5     8     1    0    1  1.000     1     9.2   8.38
                 LF     5     1     1    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   2.00
         PIN NL  LF    18    37     2    0    0  1.000    18   154.0   2.28
                 1B    14   106    10    0   12  1.000    12   109.2   9.52
                 RF     7     9     0    0    0  1.000     5    44.0   1.84
 2000 34 PIN NL  RF    86   123     0    5    0   .961    85   695.2   1.59
                 1B     2     2     0    0    1  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.1   0.00
         SFN NL  1B    13   107     6    0    5  1.000    12   101.0  10.07
                 LF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    17.0   1.59
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    13.0   0.69
 2001 35 SFN NL  1B    86   664    42    6   59   .992    80   680.2   9.33
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    18.2   0.48
                 LF     2     1     1    0    0  1.000     1     7.0   2.57
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.1   0.00
 2002 36 SLN NL  1B    54   393    45    6   46   .986    53   453.2   8.69
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     8.0   0.00
 2003 37 MON NL  RF    63   116     1    1    0   .992    61   541.2   1.94
                 LF    11     6     0    0    0  1.000     7    60.0   0.90
                 1B     5    36     2    1    2   .974     4    35.0   9.77
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   214   319     1    7    0   .979   192  1669.0   1.73
                 1B   234  1569   126   18  153   .989   188  1660.2   9.19
                 LF   151   146     8    4    0   .975    95   882.2   1.57
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.1   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1992 NLCS  MON SDN   L    2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1995 NLDS  FLN SFN   W    2   8  1  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  .250  .250  .250  0
      NLCS  FLN CIN   W    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    FLN SEA   W    2   6  2  3  0  0  1   2  0  3  .500  .500 1.000  0
 1998 NLDS  SDN NYN   W    1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
      NLCS  SDN ATN   W    1   1  1  1  1  0  0   0  0  0 1.000 1.000 2.000  0
      WS    SDN NYA   L    2   7  2  2  2  0  0   0  0  1  .286  .286  .571  0
 2000 NLDS  SFN FLN   L    5  17  0  1  1  0  0   1  0  5  .059  .059  .118  0
 2001 NLDS  SFN CHN   W    5  19  2  4  0  1  1   6  2  8  .211  .286  .474  0
      NLCS  SFN LAN   L    4  14  1  3  1  0  0   0  0  5  .214  .214  .286  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1991  MON   77-85   Steve Bivens
 1992  MON   96-66   Steve Bivens
 1993  MON  113-49   Steve Bivens
 1994  FLN   65-97   Thomas Treece
 1995  FLN   94-68   Thomas Treece
 1996  FLN   98-65   Thomas Treece
 1996  SDN   83-79   Mike Tomeo
 1997  SDN   88-74   Mike Tomeo
 1998  SDN  101-61   Mike Tomeo
 1999  SDN   96-66   Mike Tomeo
 1999  PIN   80-82   Mike Mashanic
 2000  PIN   74-88   Mike Mashanic
 2000  SFN   98-65   Pat Carr
 2001  SFN   95-67   Pat Carr
 2002  SLN   86-76   Mike Rescigno
 2003  MON   93-69   Steve Bivens

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