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Andy
Van Slyke		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 192
 
Born: December 21, 1960 in Usa, NY, UTICA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
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
1983 22 BOS AL     5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6
1984 23 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 6 6 5 6 6
1985 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 6 5 5 6 6
1986 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1987 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1988 27 BOS AL $ 3,328,571   6 6 6 5 6 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1989 28 BOS AL $ 3,328,571   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 6 6
1990 29 BOS AL $ 3,328,571   6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,328,571   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
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
1983 22 AAA   137 492 87 127 25 5 22 77 17 11 64 91 .258 .344 .463 .807 78.6  
1984 23 BOS AL 113 326 40 78 18 5 3 29 23 12 22 66 .239 .287 .353 .640 31.9 2.7
    AAA   25 90 22 30 9 1 5 22 7 1 8 13 .333 .388 .622 1.010 20.1  
1985 24 BOS AL 141 521 74 125 34 10 11 50 28 15 41 102 .240 .296 .407 .702 61.2 8.5
1986 25 BOS AL 138 458 69 126 36 4 11 60 35 9 29 69 .275 .318 .443 .762 62.7 12.2
1987 26 BOS AL 141 459 72 131 40 8 10 76 29 14 46 67 .285 .347 .473 .820 71.7 15.6
1988 27 BOS AL 143 463 72 131 36 7 13 72 37 5 36 88 .283 .330 .475 .805 71.7 14.6
1989 28 BOS AL 129 480 73 123 36 8 11 39 38 11 55 84 .256 .332 .433 .765 70.8 13.2
1990 29 BOS AL 136 460 72 127 35 8 12 50 31 12 43 82 .276 .339 .465 .804 73.2 17.5
7 Years Sim 941 3167 472 841 235 50 71 376 221 78 272 558 .266 .322 .439 .761 443.3 84.3
2 Years AAA 162 582 109 157 34 6 27 99 24 12 72 104 .270 .349 .488 .837 98.8  
162 Game Average 545 81 144 40 8 12 64 38 13 46 96 .266 .322 .439 .761 76.3  
Career Highs 143 521 74 131 40 10 13 76 38 15 55 102 .285 .347 .475 .820 73.2  
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   2785 417 754 206 44 65 324 197 71 244 473 .271 .328 .446 .775 407.9
vs LH   382 55 87 29 6 6 52 24 7 28 85 .228 .280 .382 .662 42.0
Home 475 1549 222 399 123 20 39 176 110 40 147 269 .258 .321 .438 .759 220.6
Away 466 1618 250 442 112 30 32 200 111 38 125 289 .273 .324 .439 .763 229.3
RISP   715 0 196 55 6 16 273 0 0 68 128 .274 .328 .435 .763 101.7
Pinch Hitting   66 14 22 6 0 2 15 6 1 12 13 .333 .420 .515 .935 14.8
Close/Late   373 51 110 37 6 4 52 0 0 30 66 .295 .343 .458 .802 55.1
Mar/Apr 123 461 79 143 43 8 14 55 31 13 26 78 .310 .346 .529 .876 78.2
May 175 565 74 143 37 7 12 70 46 16 47 123 .253 .311 .407 .718 73.3
June 170 565 90 144 38 11 14 75 36 18 46 98 .255 .310 .435 .745 75.4
July 145 489 75 125 38 6 12 63 45 12 52 72 .256 .324 .431 .756 72.4
August 170 547 70 146 38 7 8 45 35 11 49 95 .267 .328 .406 .734 73.6
Sep/Oct 158 540 84 140 41 11 11 68 28 8 52 92 .259 .322 .437 .759 77.1
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
1984 23 BOS AL RF 106 104 854.3 182 6 2 1 .989 1.98 0 0 .000 0 3.6
    CF 6 1 17.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 0 0 .000 0  
1985 24 BOS AL CF 118 112 996.3 253 15 2 1 .993 2.42 0 0 .000 0 4.1
    RF 12 7 76.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.54 0 0 .000 0  
1986 25 BOS AL CF 123 106 982.0 232 6 3 1 .988 2.18 0 0 .000 0 3.9
    RF 10 5 54.7 8 1 0 0 1.000 1.48 0 0 .000 0  
1987 26 BOS AL CF 123 113 1010.3 274 12 1 5 .997 2.55 0 0 .000 0 3.3
    RF 11 1 25.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
1988 27 BOS AL CF 124 107 961.7 236 8 2 3 .992 2.28 0 0 .000 0 2.5
    RF 11 3 40.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.89 0 0 .000 0  
    2B 1 0 6.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1989 28 BOS AL CF 118 114 988.3 251 12 1 4 .996 2.39 0 0 .000 0 3.5
    RF 9 2 37.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.68 0 0 .000 0  
1990 29 BOS AL CF 120 109 944.0 218 9 2 4 .991 2.16 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    RF 13 4 49.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.29 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 6.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 1 1 1.000 0 0.0
  CF 732 662 5899.7 1467 62 11 18 .993 2.33 0 0 .000 0 19.2
  RF 172 126 1136.3 230 7 2 1 .992 1.88 0 0 .000 0 3.6
  C 1 0 6.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 1 1 1.000 0 0.0
  2B 1 0 6.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   906 788 7048.0 1701 70 13 20 .993 2.26 1 1 1.000 0 22.9
Career Highs   136 119 1072.3 279 15 3 5 .997 2.53 1 1 1.000 0  
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
1986 25 BOS AL 5 20 3 6 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 .300 .300 .400 .700
1987 26 BOS AL 18 58 8 17 5 1 2 12 3 2 3 14 .293 .328 .517 .845
Career Post-Season Batting 23 78 11 23 7 1 2 13 6 2 3 16 .295 .321 .487 .808
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1987-10-40
 Triples
1985-5-10
1987-5-8
1989-5-8
1990-2-8
 Stolen Bases
1986-6-35
1987-10-29
1988-8-37
1989-6-38
1990-8-31
 Caught Stealing
1984-9-12
1985-9-15
1987-8-14
1989-8-11
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  7. Mike Brown (921)
  8. Lloyd Moseby (919)
  9. Ernie Koy (918)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1983
Had first career hit on 5/10/1984, off Steve Farr (BAL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/19/1984, off Bo Mclaughlin (COL)
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 4/9/1987
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 7/24/1987
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,328,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/27/1988, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,328,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,328,571 through salary arbitration
6/1/1990: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $7,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 7/9/1990 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week
Drove in 7 runs against Toronto on 9/18/1990
 
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