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John Vander Wal Rockies

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
14 3166 .261 .351 .441 .269 6.6
Birth Date4-29-1966
Height6' 1"
Weight205 lbs
BatsL
ThrowsL

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1991 MON 25 21 63 61 4 13 4 1 1 22 1 18 0 1 0 8 0 0 .213 .222 .361 .200 -3.5 0.3 -0.3
1992 MON 26 105 237 213 21 51 8 2 4 75 24 36 0 0 0 20 3 0 .239 .316 .352 .251 3.2 2.0 0.6
1993 MON 27 106 244 215 34 50 7 4 5 80 27 30 1 1 0 30 6 3 .233 .320 .372 .257 1.5 -2.7 -0.1
1994 COL 28 91 127 110 12 27 3 1 5 47 16 31 0 1 0 15 2 1 .245 .339 .427 .246 0.3 -0.2 0.0
1995 COL 29 105 118 101 15 35 8 1 5 60 16 23 0 1 0 21 1 1 .347 .432 .594 .310 8.9 -0.1 0.9
1996 COL 30 104 173 151 20 38 6 2 5 63 19 38 1 2 0 31 2 2 .252 .335 .417 .233 -0.4 0.5 0.0
1997 COL 31 76 102 92 7 16 2 0 1 21 10 33 0 0 0 11 1 1 .174 .255 .228 .175 -8.7 -0.0 -0.9
1998 COL 32 89 121 104 18 30 10 1 5 57 16 29 0 1 0 20 0 0 .288 .380 .548 .284 6.0 -0.9 0.5
1998 SDN 32 20 31 25 3 6 3 0 0 9 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .387 .360 .270 0.5 0.2 0.1
1999 SDN 33 132 288 246 26 67 18 0 6 103 37 59 2 3 0 41 2 1 .272 .368 .419 .272 9.1 2.2 1.1
2000 PIT 34 134 461 384 74 115 29 0 24 216 72 92 2 3 0 94 11 2 .299 .410 .562 .319 37.3 -1.8 3.3
2001 PIT 35 97 360 313 39 87 22 3 11 148 42 84 1 4 0 50 7 4 .278 .361 .473 .285 6.2 -8.3 -0.2
2001 SFN 35 49 167 139 19 35 6 1 3 52 26 38 0 0 2 20 1 2 .252 .370 .374 .256 0.1 1.8 0.2
2002 NYA 36 84 245 219 30 57 17 1 6 94 23 58 0 3 0 20 1 1 .260 .327 .429 .270 4.9 -0.1 0.5
2003 MIL 37 117 374 327 50 84 25 1 14 153 46 104 1 0 0 45 1 2 .257 .350 .468 .272 14.5 0.3 1.5
2004 CIN 38 42 55 51 2 6 2 0 2 14 4 20 0 0 0 4 0 0 .118 .182 .275 .172 -4.2 0.1 -0.4
Career1372316627513747171701897121438569882024303820.261.351.441.26975.9-6.86.6

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
1987 JAM A- 18 73 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .577 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 WPB A+ 50 223 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .319 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 WPB A+ 62 272 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .293 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 JAX AA 58 227 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .327 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 JAX AA 71 242 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .306 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 JAX AA 77 321 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .341 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 IND AAA 51 148 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .362 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 MON MLB 21 63 .200 .259 .317 .380 .000 .279 98 -3.8 1.7 -0.4 0.3 -0.8 -3.5 -0.3 -3.5 -0.3
1991 IND AAA 133 564 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .361 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 MON MLB 105 237 .251 .244 .305 .355 .000 .272 98 -1.9 6.1 -1.3 2.0 -0.6 3.2 0.6 3.2 0.6
1993 MON MLB 106 244 .257 .260 .316 .387 .000 .249 98 -0.7 7.0 -2.8 -2.7 -0.4 1.5 -0.1 1.5 -0.1
1994 COL MLB 91 127 .246 .257 .316 .399 .000 .293 116 -2.1 3.9 -1 -0.2 -0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
1995 COL MLB 105 118 .310 .255 .321 .386 .000 .405 120 6.5 3.5 -0.5 -0.1 -0.0 8.9 0.9 8.9 0.9
1996 COL MLB 104 173 .233 .254 .314 .390 .000 .300 120 -5.3 5.3 -1.1 0.5 0.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.0
1997 COL MLB 76 102 .175 .259 .321 .398 .000 .259 119 -9.5 2.7 -0.6 -0.0 -0.2 -8.7 -0.9 -8.7 -0.9
1997 CSP AAA 0 114 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .542 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 COL MLB 89 121 .284 .265 .326 .415 .000 .352 113 3.2 3.1 -0.7 -0.9 -0.4 6.0 0.5 6.0 0.5
1998 SDN MLB 20 31 .270 .263 .334 .411 .000 .300 88 0.4 0.8 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.1
1999 SDN MLB 132 288 .272 .267 .332 .426 .000 .332 94 4.1 7.8 -2.7 2.2 -0.3 9.1 1.1 9.1 1.1
2000 PIT MLB 134 461 .319 .267 .335 .438 .000 .336 102 32 12.6 -5.9 -1.8 0.6 37.3 3.3 37.3 3.3
2001 PIT MLB 97 360 .285 .261 .324 .419 .000 .342 99 10 9.7 -4.2 -8.3 -3.6 6.2 -0.2 6.2 -0.2
2001 SFN MLB 49 167 .256 .256 .316 .417 .000 .327 95 -0.8 4.5 -1.7 1.8 -0.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
2002 NYA MLB 84 245 .270 .267 .326 .425 .000 .323 97 2.5 6.5 -2.9 -0.1 0.4 4.9 0.5 4.9 0.5
2003 MIL MLB 117 374 .272 .259 .322 .413 .000 .335 103 4.9 9.9 -3.7 0.3 2.8 14.5 1.5 14.5 1.5
2004 CIN MLB 42 55 .172 .262 .324 .420 .000 .138 107 -5.3 1.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 -4.2 -0.4 -4.2 -0.4
2004 LOU AAA 16 53 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .237 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB3166.269.260.323.409.254.31410334.286.5-30-6.8-3.775.96.675.96.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1987 JAM A- 73 24 33 12 3 3 15 3 14 3 2 .478 .500 .870 .391 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 WPB A+ 223 29 54 11 2 2 22 30 25 8 3 .286 .382 .397 .111 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 WPB A+ 272 50 64 15 2 10 33 32 40 11 4 .277 .368 .489 .212 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 JAX AA 227 22 54 14 0 3 14 17 49 3 4 .260 .319 .370 .111 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 JAX AA 242 30 55 9 2 6 24 22 51 2 3 .253 .325 .396 .143 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 JAX AA 321 45 84 25 3 8 40 39 46 6 3 .303 .395 .502 .199 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 IND AAA 148 16 40 6 0 2 14 13 28 0 1 .296 .358 .385 .089 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 IND AAA 564 84 140 36 8 15 71 79 118 8 1 .293 .395 .496 .203 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1991 MON MLB 63 4 13 4 1 1 8 1 18 0 0 .213 .222 .361 .148 .200 -3.5 0.3 -0.3
1992 MON MLB 237 21 51 8 2 4 20 24 36 3 0 .239 .316 .352 .113 .251 3.2 2.0 0.6
1993 MON MLB 244 34 50 7 4 5 30 27 30 6 3 .233 .320 .372 .140 .257 1.5 -2.7 -0.1
1994 COL MLB 127 12 27 3 1 5 15 16 31 2 1 .245 .339 .427 .182 .246 0.3 -0.2 0.0
1995 COL MLB 118 15 35 8 1 5 21 16 23 1 1 .347 .432 .594 .248 .310 8.9 -0.1 0.9
1996 COL MLB 173 20 38 6 2 5 31 19 38 2 2 .252 .335 .417 .166 .233 -0.4 0.5 0.0
1997 CSP AAA 114 29 42 12 1 3 19 11 28 1 1 .408 .465 .631 .223 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 COL MLB 102 7 16 2 0 1 11 10 33 1 1 .174 .255 .228 .054 .175 -8.7 -0.0 -0.9
1998 COL MLB 121 18 30 10 1 5 20 16 29 0 0 .288 .380 .548 .260 .284 6.0 -0.9 0.5
1998 SDN MLB 31 3 6 3 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 .240 .387 .360 .120 .270 0.5 0.2 0.1
1999 SDN MLB 288 26 67 18 0 6 41 37 59 2 1 .272 .368 .419 .146 .272 9.1 2.2 1.1
2000 PIT MLB 461 74 115 29 0 24 94 72 92 11 2 .299 .410 .562 .263 .319 37.3 -1.8 3.3
2001 PIT MLB 360 39 87 22 3 11 50 42 84 7 4 .278 .361 .473 .195 .285 6.2 -8.3 -0.2
2001 SFN MLB 167 19 35 6 1 3 20 26 38 1 2 .252 .370 .374 .122 .256 0.1 1.8 0.2
2002 NYA MLB 245 30 57 17 1 6 20 23 58 1 1 .260 .327 .429 .169 .270 4.9 -0.1 0.5
2003 MIL MLB 374 50 84 25 1 14 45 46 104 1 2 .257 .350 .468 .211 .272 14.5 0.3 1.5
2004 LOU AAA 53 5 9 3 0 0 2 5 10 2 0 .188 .264 .250 .062 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 CIN MLB 55 2 6 2 0 2 4 4 20 0 0 .118 .182 .275 .157 .172 -4.2 0.1 -0.4

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2004 CIN $700,000
2003 MIL $550,000
2002 NYA $1,850,000
2001 PIT, SFN $1,850,000
2000 PIT $875,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$5,825,000
5 yrTotal$5,825,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
12 y 10 d

Details
  • FA 10/04 after refused sent outright to
  • contract purchased 7/04 re-signed 3/04 (minor-league contract) waived 3/04 signed as a free agent from MIL 1/04, 1 year/$0.7M (04)
  • declined arbitration 12/03
  • contract purchased 3/03 signed as a free agent from NYY 1/03 (minor-l contract) 1 year/$0.55M (03) $0.8M in poss bonuses
  • 2 year/$3.7M (01-02) incl $0.6M signing bonus 01:$1.55M, 02:$1.55M, acquired in trade from SF 12/01 acquired in trade from PIT 7/10

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Prospectus Notebook: CHN, PIT, STLBaseball Prospectus2005-09-09
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The Daily Prospectus: Defending the BandwagonJonah Keri2002-10-07
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