John Vander Wal
1991–2004 · bats L / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
1,372G
.261AVG
.351OBP
.441SLG
More career statistics
717H
97HR
430RBI
38SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,372 | 3,166 | 2,751 | 374 | 717 | 170 | 18 | 97 | 430 | 385 | 698 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 1,214 | .261 | .351 | .441 | .792 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 2000-08-29 to 2000-09-16
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 2003-04-25 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 2000-06-21 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 2000-06-10 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 684 | 1484 | 345 | 45 | 226 | 194 | 296 | .270 | .363 | .462 |
| Away | 688 | 1682 | 372 | 52 | 204 | 191 | 402 | .252 | .335 | .424 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| April | 193 | 436 | 114 | 14 | 64 | 47 | 80 | .294 | .369 | .497 |
| May | 240 | 558 | 130 | 16 | 87 | 78 | 138 | .273 | .373 | .454 |
| June | 234 | 567 | 135 | 20 | 95 | 63 | 129 | .272 | .349 | .468 |
| July | 245 | 591 | 125 | 22 | 74 | 64 | 140 | .241 | .320 | .412 |
| August | 232 | 529 | 114 | 16 | 52 | 60 | 121 | .246 | .329 | .418 |
| September | 210 | 427 | 89 | 9 | 52 | 66 | 79 | .249 | .363 | .420 |
| October | 16 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | .208 | .283 | .312 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 113 | 256 | 58 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 64 | .251 | .312 | .372 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 104 | 217 | 40 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 47 | .208 | .290 | .344 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 102 | 249 | 57 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 57 | .270 | .378 | .455 |
| houston-astros | 97 | 235 | 48 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 52 | .229 | .311 | .367 |
| cincinnati-reds | 91 | 232 | 62 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 51 | .310 | .388 | .550 |
| san-diego-padres | 88 | 176 | 47 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 35 | .307 | .392 | .510 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 81 | 168 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 40 | .221 | .339 | .386 |
| san-francisco-giants | 80 | 178 | 46 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 27 | .297 | .382 | .503 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Montreal Expos | 21 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 8 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1992 | Montreal Expos | 105 | 213 | 51 | 4 | 20 | 3 | .239 | – | – |
| 1993 | Montreal Expos | 106 | 215 | 50 | 5 | 30 | 6 | .233 | – | – |
| 1994 |  Colorado Rockies | 91 | 110 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2 | .245 | – | – |
| 1995 | Colorado Rockies | 105 | 101 | 35 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .347 | – | – |
| 1996 | Colorado Rockies | 104 | 151 | 38 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1997 | Colorado Rockies | 76 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .174 | – | – |
| 1998 | Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres | 109 | 129 | 36 | 5 | 20 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1999 |  San Diego Padres | 132 | 246 | 67 | 6 | 41 | 2 | .272 | – | – |
| 2000 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 384 | 115 | 24 | 94 | 11 | .299 | – | – |
| 2001 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants | 146 | 452 | 122 | 14 | 70 | 8 | .270 | – | – |
| 2002 |  New York Yankees | 84 | 219 | 57 | 6 | 20 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 117 | 327 | 84 | 14 | 45 | 1 | .257 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 4 | – | .118 | – | – |