LF John Vander Wal #28
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
07/10/2001
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LF JOHN VANDER WAL #28 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 8 8 8
Gap 12 12 12 12
Power 10 10 10 10
Eye 16 16 16 16
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 9
Errors: - 4 19
Arm: - 5 6
Turn DP: - 6 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 10
1st Base: 5 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 6
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 13
Stealing Aggressiveness: 13
Stealing Ability: 13
Baserunning Inst.: 17
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/29/1966
Born in:Grand Rapids, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 52 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1990 Montreal - MLB 24 27 91 29 8 0 1 16 11 14 0 2 21 3 1 .319 .402 .440 .841 142 148 1.2
1991 Montreal - MLB 25 158 606 157 32 3 12 58 85 65 7 2 143 18 6 .259 .337 .381 .718 106 110 2.4
1992 Montreal - MLB 26 125 301 76 18 0 8 28 36 33 3 0 59 2 5 .252 .332 .392 .724 107 111 1.1
1993 Montreal - MLB 27 159 581 153 27 2 29 98 90 76 4 5 139 9 8 .263 .350 .466 .816 118 118 3.4
1994 Montreal - MLB 28 160 555 149 25 3 28 107 86 81 1 4 133 3 9 .268 .360 .476 .836 114 114 2.5
1995 Montreal - MLB 29 140 241 51 15 1 2 26 18 32 0 3 61 4 4 .212 .301 .307 .608 58 61 -1.0
1996 Montreal - MLB 30 102 224 67 13 2 6 37 38 31 0 1 55 7 1 .299 .383 .455 .838 111 108 1.1
1997 Toronto - MLB 31 27 27 7 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 .259 .355 .259 .614 68 77 -0.0
1998 Toronto - MLB 32 5 10 4 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .400 .455 .700 1.155 201 201 0.2
1999 Toronto - MLB 33 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 -2 -0.1
Total MLB 907 2641 694 141 11 86 374 368 337 15 17 621 46 34 .263 .348 .422 .770 107 109 10.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 West Palm Beach - A 21 50 189 54 11 2 2 22 29 30 0 3 25 8 3 .286 .378 .397 .775 195 1280 3.3
1987 Jamestown - BC 21 18 69 33 12 3 3 15 24 3 0 1 14 3 2 .478 .493 .870 1.363 448 -3420 3.3
1988 Jacksonville - AA 22 110 417 103 20 7 13 47 44 54 3 5 81 14 11 .247 .334 .422 .756 139 138 3.2
1988 Indianapolis - AAA 22 27 101 27 6 1 2 11 11 10 0 0 20 0 3 .267 .333 .406 .739 121 125 0.6
1989 Indianapolis - AAA 23 138 483 128 26 9 21 69 63 76 5 2 149 19 7 .265 .369 .487 .856 167 162 5.8
1990 Indianapolis - AAA 24 126 440 126 27 13 19 67 74 84 2 3 125 14 4 .286 .401 .536 .937 188 184 7.0
1997 Syracuse - AAA 31 45 162 37 10 4 4 19 27 32 1 2 57 4 1 .228 .355 .414 .769 140 132 1.7
1998 Syracuse - AAA 32 124 445 114 25 3 22 74 72 89 3 3 144 11 6 .256 .381 .474 .856 162 161 5.9
1999 Syracuse - AAA 33 104 358 83 24 3 10 42 38 62 3 5 122 7 6 .232 .346 .399 .745 127 122 2.4
2000 Syracuse - AAA 34 131 466 114 24 2 15 73 71 96 5 1 110 7 1 .245 .379 .401 .780 144 139 4.5
Total IL 404 1431 348 83 12 51 208 208 279 12 11 433 29 14 .243 .369 .425 .794 145 141
Total AA 291 1024 281 59 23 42 147 148 170 7 5 294 33 14 .274 .380 .500 .880 172 168
Total SOUL 110 417 103 20 7 13 47 44 54 3 5 81 14 11 .247 .334 .422 .756 139 138
Total FLOR 50 189 54 11 2 2 22 29 30 0 3 25 8 3 .286 .378 .397 .775 195 1280
Total NYPL 18 69 33 12 3 3 15 24 3 0 1 14 3 2 .478 .493 .870 1.363 448 -3420
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 West Palm Beach - A 1B 16 9 126 7 14 135 2 .985 128.0 9.35 0.0 .000
1987 Jamestown - BC 1B 6 3 47 3 5 51 1 .980 48.0 9.38 0.0 .000
1987 West Palm Beach - A RF 50 31 103 1 1 107 3 .972 400.0 2.34 0.0 .000
1987 Jamestown - BC RF 18 6 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 144.0 1.25 0.0 .000
1990 Montreal - MLB RF 25 25 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 210.0 2.23 -0.4 .998
1991 Montreal - MLB LF 154 153 285 7 3 295 3 .990 1348.1 1.95 +1.2 1.021
1991 Montreal - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.7 .000
1992 Montreal - MLB 1B 18 17 126 8 9 137 3 .978 138.0 8.74 -2.0 .887
1992 Montreal - MLB LF 16 14 21 0 0 23 2 .913 120.2 1.57 -1.0 .972
1992 Montreal - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 .994
1992 Montreal - MLB RF 49 38 87 1 1 88 0 1.000 355.0 2.23 +1.6 1.019
1993 Montreal - MLB LF 152 152 326 10 5 341 5 .985 1355.1 2.23 +3.6 1.008
1993 Montreal - MLB CF 2 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 -0.9 .884
1994 Montreal - MLB LF 156 156 270 2 0 279 7 .975 1308.1 1.87 +6.7 1.010
1994 Montreal - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.7 1.978
1995 Montreal - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 Montreal - MLB 1B 29 26 215 16 19 233 2 .991 228.2 9.09 -1.2 .925
1995 Montreal - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.049
1995 Montreal - MLB SS 1 1 4 2 0 8 2 .750 9.0 6.00 -1.0 .620
1995 Montreal - MLB LF 42 15 48 1 1 49 0 1.000 168.0 2.62 +0.4 1.019
1995 Montreal - MLB CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 Montreal - MLB RF 8 6 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 56.2 3.18 +1.4 1.148
1996 Montreal - MLB C 1 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 3.2 12.27 +0.2 .000 0 4 2 50.0
1996 Montreal - MLB 1B 3 1 6 2 1 8 0 1.000 12.0 6.00 -0.1 1.013
1996 Montreal - MLB LF 37 34 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 310.2 1.74 +0.7 1.057
1996 Montreal - MLB RF 11 10 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 98.0 1.56 +0.9 1.101
1997 Toronto - MLB 1B 3 1 9 1 1 10 0 1.000 12.0 7.50 +0.1 1.020
1997 Toronto - MLB LF 7 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 -0.1 .979
1997 Toronto - MLB RF 9 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -0.3 .988
1998 Toronto - MLB 1B 2 2 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 17.0 10.06 +0.1 1.021
1998 Toronto - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Toronto - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .972
1999 Toronto - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 3.2 12.27 +0.2 .000 0 4 2 50.0
TOTAL 1B 77 59 547 38 49 593 8 .987 583.2 9.02 -3.1 .920
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.049
TOTAL SS 1 1 4 2 0 8 2 .750 9.0 6.00 -1.0 .620
TOTAL LF 565 525 1014 20 9 1051 17 .984 4632.1 2.01 +11.5 1.014
TOTAL CF 4 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 30.0 2.70 -1.0 .895
TOTAL RF 174 116 306 2 2 311 3 .990 1289.0 2.15 +4.4 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
07/04/1988 Hits three home runs against the Orlando Twins, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/10/1988 Was selected to the 1988 Southern League All-Star Game.
09/29/1988 Wins the 1988 Southern League Round 1 with the Jacksonville Expos!
12/20/1988 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Montreal Expos.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 13 (13).
07/01/1989 Wins the AA Batter of the Month Award.
07/02/1989 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
07/10/1989 Wins the AA Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1989 Was selected to the 1989 American Association All-Star Game.
08/01/1989 Wins the AA Batter of the Month Award.
10/06/1989 Wins the 1989 AA Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/09/1989 Wins the 1989 AA Most Valuable Player Award.
10/24/1989 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1989 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $126,000.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 13 (13).
06/05/1990 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/1990 Named the #84 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1990 Was selected to the 1990 American Association All-Star Game.
08/01/1990 Wins the AA Batter of the Month Award.
10/05/1990 Wins the 1990 AA Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/08/1990 Wins the 1990 AA Most Valuable Player Award.
10/23/1990 Named the #79 prospect in the MLB
11/16/1990 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $134,000.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 13 (13).
05/01/1991 Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/20/1991 Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/22/1991 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $142,000.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 12 (12).
09/23/1992 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/15/1992 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 13 (13).
08/27/1993 Injured on 08/25/1993, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, is day-to-day.
11/17/1993 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $720,300.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 13 (15).
08/07/1994 Injured on 08/06/1994, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, will not miss additional time.
11/23/1994 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,027,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 13 (15).
11/21/1995 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,300,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 13 (16).
07/12/1996 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 weeks.
11/21/1996 Became a free agent.
12/06/1996 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,960,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 14 (14).
09/22/1997 Wins the 1997 International League Round 1 with the Syracuse Chiefs!
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 14 (14).
07/14/1998 Was selected to the 1998 International League All-Star Game.
10/03/1998 Wins the 1998 International League Round 1 with the Syracuse Chiefs!
10/14/1998 Wins the 1998 IL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/17/1998 Wins the 1998 IL Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 14 (14).
07/13/1999 Was selected to the 1999 International League All-Star Game.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 15 (15).
03/09/2000 Injured on 03/08/2000, diagnosed with a hamstring cramp, is day-to-day.
05/15/2000 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
06/26/2000 Wins the IL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/2000 Wins the IL Batter of the Month Award.
07/11/2000 Was selected to the 2000 International League All-Star Game.
07/17/2000 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/07/2000 Wins the 2000 IL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
11/21/2000 Became a free agent.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 16 (16).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1994 156 5
Year K Rank
1991 143 2
1993 139 3
1994 133 7
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