John Vander Wal
Bats L Throws L6'1" 180 lbBorn 1966 Grand Rapids, USADebut 1991Team CINDraft 1984 R8 #201 Houston Astros, Hudsonville HS (MI)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2004 | CIN | 42 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0.118 | 0.182 | 0.275 | 0.456 | 9.8 |
| 2003 | MIL | 117 | 374 | 50 | 84 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 46 | 104 | 0.257 | 0.350 | 0.468 | 0.818 | 114.9 |
| 2002 | NYY | 84 | 245 | 30 | 57 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 58 | 0.260 | 0.327 | 0.429 | 0.756 | 96.6 |
| 2001 | SF | 146 | 527 | 58 | 122 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 70 | 8 | 68 | 122 | 0.270 | 0.364 | 0.442 | 0.806 | 107.7 |
| 2000 | PIT | 134 | 461 | 74 | 115 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 94 | 11 | 72 | 92 | 0.299 | 0.410 | 0.562 | 0.972 | 144.2 |
| 1999 | SD | 132 | 288 | 26 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 59 | 0.272 | 0.368 | 0.419 | 0.787 | 109.8 |
| 1998 | SD | 109 | 152 | 21 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 0.279 | 0.382 | 0.512 | 0.893 | 121.3 |
| 1997 | COL | 76 | 102 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 0.174 | 0.255 | 0.228 | 0.483 | 5.1 |
| 1996 | COL | 104 | 173 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 0.252 | 0.335 | 0.417 | 0.752 | 73.8 |
| 1995 | COL | 105 | 118 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 0.347 | 0.432 | 0.594 | 1.026 | 135.3 |
| 1994 | COL | 91 | 127 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 0.245 | 0.339 | 0.427 | 0.766 | 84.6 |
| 1993 | MON | 106 | 244 | 34 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 0.233 | 0.320 | 0.372 | 0.692 | 80.9 |
| 1992 | MON | 105 | 237 | 21 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 36 | 0.239 | 0.316 | 0.352 | 0.669 | 91.7 |
| 1991 | MON | 21 | 63 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.213 | 0.222 | 0.361 | 0.583 | 55.9 |
| Career | | 1372 | 3166 | 374 | 717 | 170 | 18 | 97 | 430 | 38 | 385 | 698 | 0.261 | 0.351 | 0.441 | 0.792 | 102.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2004 | CIN | OF | 7 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2004 | CIN | 1B | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2003 | MIL | OF | 89 | 708 | 176 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.984 | |
| 2002 | NYY | OF | 57 | 393 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.978 | |
| 2002 | NYY | 1B | 6 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 2001 | SF | OF | 114 | 877 | 188 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.985 | |
| 2001 | SF | 1B | 14 | 93 | 113 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0.992 | |
| 2000 | PIT | OF | 78 | 603 | 134 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.965 | |
| 2000 | PIT | 1B | 33 | 230 | 251 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 0.996 | |
| 1999 | SD | OF | 48 | 296 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1999 | SD | 1B | 28 | 165 | 156 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0.994 | |
| 1998 | SD | OF | 30 | 127 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1998 | SD | 1B | 5 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1997 | COL | OF | 9 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.923 | |
| 1997 | COL | 1B | 5 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1996 | COL | OF | 26 | 176 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1996 | COL | 1B | 10 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.976 | |
| 1995 | COL | 1B | 10 | 36 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.957 | |
| 1995 | COL | OF | 10 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1994 | COL | 1B | 14 | 93 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | |
| 1994 | COL | OF | 7 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1993 | MON | 1B | 42 | 218 | 237 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 0.988 | |
| 1993 | MON | OF | 38 | 206 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.972 | |
| 1992 | MON | OF | 57 | 382 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.981 | |
| 1992 | MON | 1B | 7 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1991 | MON | OF | 17 | 124 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1998 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.800 | 1.200 |
| 1995 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 16 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.286 | 0.286 | 0.571 | 0.857 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2003 | MIL | $550,000 |
| 2002 | NYY | $1,850,000 |
| 2001 | PIT | $1,850,000 |
| 2000 | PIT | $875,000 |
| 1999 | SD | $1,075,000 |
| 1998 | COL | $560,000 |
| 1997 | COL | $500,000 |
| 1996 | COL | $512,500 |
| 1995 | COL | $300,000 |
| 1994 | COL | $195,000 |
| 1993 | MON | $142,500 |
| 1992 | MON | $110,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.