Andy Van Slyke
1983–1995 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
1,658G
.274AVG
.349OBP
.443SLG
More career statistics
1,562H
164HR
792RBI
245SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,658 | 6,495 | 5,711 | 835 | 1,562 | 293 | 91 | 164 | 792 | 667 | 1,063 | 245 | 59 | 27 | 61 | 2,529 | .274 | .349 | .443 | .792 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1983-08-03 to 1983-08-18
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1987-06-07 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1983-09-22 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1990-05-12 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 834 | 3195 | 743 | 79 | 400 | 339 | 494 | .266 | .339 | .438 |
| Away | 824 | 3300 | 819 | 85 | 392 | 328 | 569 | .281 | .348 | .448 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 205 | 800 | 177 | 17 | 101 | 96 | 127 | .256 | .341 | .405 |
| May | 273 | 1096 | 277 | 29 | 145 | 120 | 169 | .291 | .362 | .461 |
| June | 274 | 1110 | 264 | 25 | 126 | 117 | 192 | .271 | .343 | .439 |
| July | 292 | 1105 | 246 | 28 | 126 | 120 | 183 | .254 | .331 | .423 |
| August | 281 | 1088 | 280 | 35 | 146 | 97 | 176 | .287 | .347 | .479 |
| September | 301 | 1175 | 289 | 26 | 135 | 108 | 202 | .278 | .338 | .438 |
| October | 32 | 121 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 | .264 | .314 | .455 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 189 | 767 | 195 | 29 | 114 | 96 | 127 | .300 | .379 | .528 |
| new-york-mets | 180 | 719 | 179 | 20 | 77 | 65 | 118 | .278 | .339 | .460 |
| montreal-expos | 174 | 698 | 170 | 17 | 78 | 51 | 140 | .267 | .317 | .442 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 158 | 622 | 150 | 11 | 80 | 72 | 94 | .281 | .357 | .436 |
| cincinnati-reds | 126 | 495 | 129 | 14 | 73 | 58 | 76 | .302 | .378 | .494 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 124 | 447 | 102 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 72 | .263 | .338 | .420 |
| san-diego-padres | 120 | 440 | 115 | 12 | 59 | 37 | 64 | .290 | .345 | .449 |
| san-francisco-giants | 118 | 454 | 110 | 10 | 52 | 38 | 77 | .269 | .326 | .425 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 309 | 81 | 8 | 38 | 21 | .262 | – | – |
| 1984 | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 361 | 88 | 7 | 50 | 28 | .244 | – | – |
| 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 424 | 110 | 13 | 55 | 34 | .259 | – | – |
| 1986 | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 418 | 113 | 13 | 61 | 21 | .270 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 564 | 165 | 21 | 82 | 34 | .293 | – | – |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 587 | 169 | 25 | 100 | 30 | .288 | – | – |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 476 | 113 | 9 | 53 | 16 | .237 | – | – |
| 1990 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 136 | 493 | 140 | 17 | 77 | 14 | .284 | – | – |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 491 | 130 | 17 | 83 | 10 | .265 | – | – |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 614 | 199 | 14 | 89 | 12 | .324 | – | – |
| 1993 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 323 | 100 | 8 | 50 | 11 | .310 | – | – |
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 105 | 374 | 92 | 6 | 30 | 7 | .246 | – | – |
| 1995 | Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 277 | 62 | 6 | 24 | 7 | .224 | – | – |