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John
Vander Wal		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 202
 
Born: April 29, 1966 in Usa, MI, GRAND RAPIDS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1998   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1994 28 BOS AL 75 203 24 50 18 0 5 28 0 0 21 67 .246 .314 .409 .723 24.8 3.3
1995 29 BOS AL 158 562 74 160 44 5 14 83 1 0 47 152 .285 .338 .456 .794 83.8 14.3
1996 30 BOS AL 151 504 78 127 36 2 13 76 0 0 54 110 .252 .325 .409 .734 64.7 7.6
1997 31 BOS AL 107 327 55 91 26 3 4 40 0 0 44 85 .278 .364 .413 .776 49.4 8.1
1998 32 OAK AL 162 551 93 144 37 5 18 84 0 0 76 155 .261 .351 .445 .795 85.5 11.9
1999 33 OAK AL 159 557 90 148 44 4 12 66 0 0 99 180 .266 .376 .424 .800 87.9 10.8
2000 34 TEX AL 121 402 54 94 26 3 7 54 1 0 62 136 .234 .336 .366 .702 49.5 4.0
2001 35 TEX AL 129 411 62 105 33 5 5 59 0 0 62 135 .255 .354 .397 .750 56.4 6.0
2002 36 TEX AL 135 451 86 117 33 4 12 84 0 0 61 131 .259 .348 .430 .778 65.9 8.0
2003 37 TEX AL 135 438 46 90 25 3 6 53 0 0 59 151 .205 .299 .317 .616 44.6 1.2
2004 38 TEX AL 32 53 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 24 .132 .207 .170 .377 0.6 0.0
11 Years Sim 1364 4459 667 1133 324 34 96 628 2 0 588 1326 .254 .341 .407 .747 612.9 75.1
162 Game Average 529 79 134 38 4 11 74 0 0 69 157 .254 .341 .407 .747 72.8  
Career Highs 162 562 93 160 44 5 18 84 1 0 99 180 .285 .376 .456 .800 87.9  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1994 28 BOS AL LF 57 40 367.0 66 1 0 0 1.000 1.64   1.7
    RF 13 12 97.0 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.41    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
1995 29 BOS AL LF 92 92 812.3 162 3 0 1 1.000 1.83   5.4
    RF 65 62 568.3 95 2 2 2 .980 1.54    
1996 30 BOS AL LF 143 136 1181.0 240 2 0 1 1.000 1.84   4.8
    RF 6 4 37.3 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1997 31 BOS AL LF 97 87 774.7 142 4 1 1 .993 1.70   2.2
    RF 4 1 18.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.47    
1998 32 OAK AL LF 159 156 1362.0 228 9 0 3 1.000 1.57   4.1
    RF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1999 33 OAK AL RF 159 157 1408.0 274 7 4 5 .986 1.80   4.4
2000 34 TEX AL RF 120 112 992.3 196 4 3 3 .985 1.81   2.1
2001 35 TEX AL RF 128 122 1037.7 202 2 2 1 .990 1.77   3.6
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2002 36 TEX AL RF 133 132 1095.3 231 5 2 1 .992 1.94   4.6
    3B 2 0 7.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29   0.0
    LF 2 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2003 37 TEX AL RF 130 129 1091.0 205 6 7 2 .968 1.74   3.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
2004 38 TEX AL CF 8 8 67.0 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.69   0.4
    RF 9 0 13.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.38    
    LF 5 0 9.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.96    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  RF 769 731 6361.3 1243 26 20 14 .984 1.80   18.0
  LF 557 511 4511.0 841 19 1 6 .999 1.72   18.2
  CF 10 8 69.0 21 0 0 0 1.000 2.74   0.4
  3B 4 0 10.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.80   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
Career Totals   1341 1250 10952.3 2106 48 21 21 .990 1.77   36.6
Career Highs   161 157 1408.0 274 9 7 5 1.000 2.29    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1995 29 BOS AL 5 17 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 .176 .263 .353 .616
1996 30 BOS AL 9 23 5 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 7 .261 .346 .304 .651
1997 31 BOS AL 6 18 4 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 .333 .429 .500 .929
1998 32 OAK AL 13 46 4 10 3 1 1 7 0 0 8 10 .217 .327 .391 .719
2000 34 TEX AL 9 29 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .172 .294 .241 .535
2001 35 TEX AL 5 16 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 .250 .368 .375 .743
2002 36 TEX AL 7 24 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .167 .231 .250 .481
2003 37 TEX AL 4 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .154 .214 .231 .445
Career Post-Season Batting 58 186 21 40 12 2 2 23 0 0 26 62 .215 .313 .333 .646
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1995-10-158
1998-1-162
 Doubles
1995-8-44
 Walks
1999-6-99
 Strikeouts
1999-7-180
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bernie Williams (960)
  2. Chet Lemon (935)
  3. Brady Anderson (932)
  4. Chito Martinez (927)
  5. Scott Bullett (925)
  6. Mike Kelly (913)
  7. Joe Charboneau (913)
  8. Jose Cruz (912)
  9. Bob Watson (911)
  10. George Hendrick (909)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1991
Traded from Cincinnati to Boston on 7/31/1991 (Going to CIN: LF Chris Jelic. Going to BOS: LF John Vander wal)
Had first career hit (double) on 6/9/1994, off Reggie Harris (TOR)
Hit first career homerun on 8/11/1994, off Dan Petry (MIN)
1/31/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/29/1997 with a Fractured Hip, out for 4 weeks
1/31/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,031,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston to Oakland on 1/31/1998 (Going to OAK: LF John Vander wal. Going to BOS: P Jeff Suppan)
Won World Championship with Oakland in 1998
1/31/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,031,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Texas on 2/3/2000 to a 3-year deal worth $4,500,000 per year
Injured on 5/15/2000 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Drove in 7 runs against New Orleans on 5/29/2002
6/1/2002: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $370,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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