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Dave
Van Gorder		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 27, 1957 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 25 TOR AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 6
1983 26 TOR AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 6
1984 27 TOR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1985 28 TOR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1986 29 TOR AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 7
1987 30 TOR AL $ 571,429   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 6
1988 31 TOR AL $ 885,714   6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1989 32 TOR AL $ 885,714   5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6
1990 33 TOR AL $ 325,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 885,714   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1982 25 A   137 495 45 111 12 1 5 58 1 0 85 52 .224 .338 .283 .621 55.6  
1983 26 TOR AL 43 126 12 29 6 0 1 10 0 0 9 21 .230 .279 .302 .581 10.8 0.4
1984 27 TOR AL 49 137 19 26 5 0 2 17 1 0 15 25 .190 .263 .270 .533 11.2 0.0
1985 28 TOR AL 73 233 23 58 4 0 4 26 0 0 14 19 .249 .289 .318 .607 21.1 1.9
1986 29 TOR AL 70 164 21 47 7 2 3 24 0 0 14 24 .287 .337 .409 .746 22.9 4.5
1987 30 TOR AL 132 442 47 106 15 1 8 47 1 0 35 80 .240 .300 .333 .633 40.4 4.3
1988 31 TOR AL 51 190 21 35 9 0 1 16 1 0 13 39 .184 .239 .247 .486 9.7 0.0
    AAA   82 276 43 96 10 0 10 52 0 1 25 38 .348 .402 .493 .895 50.5  
1989 32 TOR AL 69 210 20 49 8 1 2 18 0 0 25 38 .233 .311 .310 .620 21.4 2.1
1990 33 TOR AL 60 204 19 43 4 0 2 17 0 0 14 47 .211 .260 .260 .520 12.7 0.0
8 Years Sim 547 1706 182 393 58 4 23 175 3 0 139 293 .230 .288 .309 .597 150.1 13.1
1 Years AAA 82 276 43 96 10 0 10 52 0 1 25 38 .348 .401 .493 .893 50.5  
1 Years A 137 495 45 111 12 1 5 58 1 0 85 52 .224 .336 .283 .619 55.6  
2 Years Minors 219 771 88 207 22 1 15 110 1 1 110 90 .268 .358 .358 .716 106.1  
162 Game Average 505 53 116 17 1 6 51 0 0 41 86 .230 .288 .309 .597 44.5  
Career Highs 132 442 47 106 15 2 8 47 1 0 35 80 .287 .337 .409 .746 40.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1091 128 238 43 1 14 112 2 0 82 211 .218 .273 .298 .570 88.5
vs LH   615 54 155 15 3 9 63 1 0 57 82 .252 .314 .330 .644 66.3
Home 250 790 92 172 28 0 14 77 2 0 71 134 .218 .282 .306 .589 70.5
Away 297 916 90 221 30 4 9 98 1 0 68 159 .241 .292 .312 .604 84.3
RISP   436 0 99 18 1 6 147 0 0 49 71 .227 .299 .314 .613 43.9
Pinch Hitting   55 9 21 0 1 4 16 0 0 7 5 .382 .438 .636 1.074 13.9
Close/Late   247 26 64 8 1 7 29 0 0 12 54 .259 .291 .385 .676 27.4
Mar/Apr 91 269 38 73 15 1 5 33 2 0 22 43 .271 .327 .390 .717 34.1
May 107 354 42 80 9 2 1 34 1 0 30 52 .226 .285 .271 .557 28.1
June 83 268 24 53 6 0 4 26 0 0 23 56 .198 .261 .265 .526 18.8
July 72 224 23 54 9 0 5 24 0 0 16 46 .241 .292 .348 .640 22.8
August 87 267 31 77 7 1 5 34 0 0 18 36 .288 .333 .378 .712 33.2
Sep/Oct 107 324 24 56 12 0 3 24 0 0 30 60 .173 .240 .238 .478 17.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1983 26 TOR AL C 40 35 307.7 171 14 4 0 .979 5.41 29 9 .310 3 1.4
    3B 3 0 7.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 2 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1984 27 TOR AL C 43 37 314.7 179 18 1 0 .995 5.63 40 15 .375 0 2.6
    LF 3 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1985 28 TOR AL C 33 31 257.3 185 9 3 0 .985 6.79 29 5 .172 0 1.0
    LF 9 7 60.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.55 0 0 .000 0 0.3
1986 29 TOR AL C 39 35 299.7 169 22 1 0 .995 5.74 34 16 .471 1 1.2
    LF 7 0 12.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.84 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1987 30 TOR AL C 122 106 992.7 652 48 8 0 .989 6.35 89 31 .348 0 4.5
    LF 3 3 25.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.08 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1988 31 TOR AL C 51 51 456.3 302 25 3 0 .991 6.45 45 15 .333 1 2.1
1989 32 TOR AL C 68 63 548.7 371 21 4 0 .990 6.43 45 13 .289 2 3.1
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1990 33 TOR AL C 59 55 488.3 373 25 8 0 .980 7.34 54 19 .352 2 2.5
  C 455 413 3665.3 2402 182 32 0 .988 6.34 365 123 .337 9 18.4
  LF 25 10 108.3 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.16 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  3B 3 0 7.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   484 423 3781.6 2430 183 32 0 .988 6.22 365 123 .337 9 18.8
Career Highs   125 109 1017.7 655 48 8 0 .995 7.34 89 31 .471 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1989 32 TOR AL 10 27 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .296 .367 .370 .737
Career Post-Season Batting 10 27 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .296 .367 .370 .737
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Paul Richards (978)
  2. Ted Simmons (974)
  3. Tony Pena (971)
  4. Ron Hassey (968)
  5. Jack Shepard (963)
  6. Sherm Lollar (963)
  7. Gary Alexander (961)
  8. Geno Petralli (958)
  9. Bill Baker (956)
  10. Red Wilson (954)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 82nd overall pick, by Toronto in 1982
Had first career hit on 4/5/1983, off Dennis Lamp (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 9/30/1983, off Tom Dixon (SEM)
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $571,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $885,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/8/1988 with a Sore Knee, out for one week
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $885,714 through salary arbitration
6/1/1989: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $325,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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