#91 John Vander wal, Rightfield, 32 yrs, Oakland Athletics Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| John Vander wal
4/29/1966 32 USA,MI,GRAND RAPIDS 6"2 197
Rightfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1998 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 153 Days (669 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 43 Days (1075 total Days) 7 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Talent | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 3 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/5 | @KC | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #7 | | |
9/9 | SEA | W 29-3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | #7 | PoG | |
9/10 | SEA | L 1-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/13 | CHA | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/14 | CHA | W 9-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/21 | CLE | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/25 | @TOR | W 13-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #9 | | |
10/3 | NYY | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/22 | @TOR | W 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
10/23 | @TOR | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 57 | 150 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 40 | .313 | .378 | .547 | .925 | .962 | .233 |
Projected | 57 | 150 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 40 | .313 | .378 | .547 | .925 | .962 | .233 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 38 | 174 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 33.8 | 8.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 38 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .474 | .543 | .842 | 1.386 |
vs. RHP | 112 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .259 | .317 | .446 | .764 |
Close/Late | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .364 | .625 | .989 |
Scoring Position | 48 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .373 | .583 | .956 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 27 | 65 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 16 | .292 | .342 | .585 | .927 |
Road | 30 | 85 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 24 | .329 | .398 | .518 | .916 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
March/April | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .300 | .273 | .500 | .773 |
May | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .400 | .409 | .400 | .809 |
June | 12 | 38 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | .395 | .452 | .816 | 1.268 |
July | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | .167 | .304 | .222 | .527 |
August | 12 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | .346 | .424 | .615 | 1.040 |
Sept/Oct | 10 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .214 | .313 | .464 | .777 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1992 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | OAK |
1993 | 38 | 91 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .184 | .220 | .403 | OAK |
1994 | 65 | 172 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .321 | .395 | .716 | OAK |
1995 | 73 | 167 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .271 | .311 | .582 | OAK |
1998 | 57 | 150 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .378 | .547 | .925 | OAK |
Total | 240 | 590 | 141 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 95 | 89 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 167 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .300 | .378 | .678 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1991, AAA | 138 | 584 | 159 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 69 | 83 | 34 | 134 | 5 | 8 | .272 | .306 | .404 | .710 |
1992, AAA | 127 | 527 | 152 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 72 | 87 | 33 | 112 | 4 | 3 | .288 | .326 | .476 | .802 |
1993, AAA | 28 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .306 | .463 | .770 |
1994, AAA | 16 | 65 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .369 | .371 | .923 | 1.295 |
1996, AAA | 113 | 446 | 133 | 25 | 3 | 33 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 93 | 2 | 2 | .298 | .387 | .590 | .977 |
1997, AAA | 112 | 438 | 147 | 39 | 4 | 29 | 88 | 76 | 68 | 111 | 1 | 6 | .336 | .422 | .642 | 1.064 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 13 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1.000 | 99.0 | 2.82 | | | | |
Rightfield | 29 | 19 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1.000 | 182.2 | 2.12 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 21st overall pick, by Oakland in 1991... Had first career hit on 10/7/1992, off Gil Heredia (TEX)... Hit first career homerun on 6/6/1993, off Roger Salkeld (TOR)... Injured on 8/9/1996 with a Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for full season... Injured on 4/23/1997 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Drove in 7 runs against Seattle on 9/9/1998...
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