Dave Van Gorder

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: March 27, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 9th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chandler HS (Chandler, AZ) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Chandler HS (Chandler, AZ)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: June 15, 1982 (Age 25-080d, 14,607th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 11, 1987 (Age 30-106d)
vs. MIN 2 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: David Thomas Van Gorder

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

420

.212

RBI

OBP

.280

SLG

.267

OPS

.547

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-36 / in Starts: 14-31
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	48 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 154 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	87 (38-35-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 154 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	93 (46-31-16)

Most Driven In
R Oester	2
D Driessen	2
T Lawless	1
P Householder	1
D Walker	1
W Krenchicki	0

Most Driven In By
T Lawless	1
L Biittner	1
W Krenchicki	1
E Milner	1
B Scherrer	0

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	60 (59)	Jun 15	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.58	-0.030	.21	-0.01%	-0.25	C
2	2	63 (2)	Jun 18	CIN		LAD	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.22	-0.055	.89	-0.01%	-0.22	C
3	3	65 (1)	Jun 20	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	8	1.36	0.058	.35	0.01%	0.61	C
4	4	71 (5)	Jun 26	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	8	1.15	-0.120	.30	-0.02%	-1.02	C
5	5	73 (1)	Jun 28	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	8	.24	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-1.12	C
6	6	74	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	8	.59	-0.043	.08	0.00%	-0.38	C
7	7	75	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG(12)	5	5	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.348	.455	.802	8	1.70	0.299	.18	0.02%	1.64	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	76	Jul 2	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.400	.708	8	1.13	-0.083	.09	0.00%	-0.92	C
9	9	79 (2)	Jul 5	CIN		STL	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.357	.633	8	1.03	-0.075	.02	0.00%	-0.67	C
10	10	80	Jul 6	CIN		STL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.323	.573	8	1.45	-0.116	.01	0.00%	-0.94	C
11	11	81	Jul 7	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.303	.538	8	1.50	-0.078	.01	0.00%	-0.77	C
12	12	82	Jul 8	CIN	@	PIT	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.235	.303	.538	6						C
13	13	85 (2)	Jul 10 susp	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG(13)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.289	.539	8	1.77	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.18	C
14	14	86	Jul 11	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.250	.286	.536	8	.57	0.003	.00	0.00%	-1.63	C
15	15	88 (1)	Jul 16	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.255	.289	.544	8	1.53	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.56	C
16	16	90 (1)	Jul 18	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.271	.511	8	1.62	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.85	C
17	17	92 (1)	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.260	.491	8	1.34	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
18	18	100 (7)	Jul 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.208	.236	.264	.501	8	1.26	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.86	C
19	19	101	Jul 30	CIN		SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.254	.281	.535	8	1.22	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.22	C
20	20	102	Jul 31 (1)	CIN		SDP	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.283	.541	8	1.64	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.12	C
21	21	103	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		SDP	L,2-6	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.274	.524	9	.77	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.31	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	22	104	Aug 1	CIN		SDP	L,6-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.250	.274	.524	2						C
23	23	105	Aug 2	CIN		LAD	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.215	.250	.262	.512	8	.68	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.88	C
24	24	107 (1)	Aug 4	CIN		LAD	L,2-8	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.254	.254	.507	8	.37	0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.27	C
25	25	108	Aug 5	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.267	.246	.513	8	.88	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.25	C
26	26	109	Aug 6	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.273	.254	.526	8	1.09	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.03	C
27	27	110	Aug 7	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.263	.243	.506	8	1.23	-0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.75	C
28	28	111	Aug 8	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.263	.243	.506	8						C
29	29	112	Aug 9	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG(13)	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.271	.234	.504	8	1.41	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.59	C
30	30	113	Aug 10	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.258	.222	.481	8	.62	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.76	C
31	31	117 (3)	Aug 15	CIN		HOU	L,3-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.253	.217	.470	8	1.11	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
32	32	121 (3)	Aug 19	CIN		NYM	W,3-1	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.245	.209	.454	8	1.08	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.46	C
33	33	122	Aug 20	CIN		PHI	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.255	.222	.477	8	.42	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.30	C
34	34	125 (2)	Aug 23	CIN		MON	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.265	.237	.501	8	.20	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.95	C
35	35	126	Aug 24	CIN		MON	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.189	.260	.232	.491	8	1.38	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.42	C
36	36	129 (2)	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.259	.224	.484	8	.77	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
37	37	132 (2)	Aug 31	CIN	@	MON	W,2-1	13-GF(14)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.180	.255	.220	.475	9	1.96	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.74	PH C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	38	134 (1)	Sep 3	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.272	.233	.505	8	.89	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.20	C
39	39	135	Sep 4	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.280	.243	.523	8	1.65	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-0.77	C
40	40	139 (3)	Sep 8	CIN		SDP	L,4-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.275	.239	.514	8	1.42	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.56	C
41	41	144 (4)	Sep 13	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.279	.243	.522	8	.95	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.16	C
42	42	148 (3)	Sep 18	CIN		ATL	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.274	.239	.513	8	.94	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.44	C
43	43	152 (3)	Sep 23	CIN		SFG	L,7-11	GS-9	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.281	.250	.531	8	1.02	0.113	.00	0.00%	0.88	C
44	44	153	Sep 24	CIN		HOU	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.275	.244	.519	8	.63	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
45	45	154	Sep 25	CIN		HOU	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.198	.276	.240	.516	8	1.02	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.36	C
46	46	157 (2)	Sep 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.272	.236	.508	8	1.25	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
47	47	158	Sep 29	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.266	.230	.496	7	1.06	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.47	C
48	48	159	Sep 30	CIN	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.273	.233	.505	8	1.21	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.24	C
49	49	160	Oct 1	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.274	.229	.503	8	.69	0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
50	50	161	Oct 2	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.268	.224	.492	8	.48	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.30	C
51	51	162	Oct 3	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.263	.219	.482	8	.64	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
							15-36		154	137	4	25	3	1	0	7	14	2	19	1	2	0	2	4	1	0	.182	.263	.219	.482		1.06	-0.903	.03	-0.02%	-10.74

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