Andy Van Slyke
Andrew James Van Slyke
Born: December 21, 1960
Utica, NY USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1983-1995
Draft: Round 17 (1978 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
Draft: Round 1 (1979 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Catholic University
New Hartford HS (NY)
Minor League Statistics
Andy Van Slyke compiled a career batting average of .274 with 164 home runs and 792 RBI in his 1658-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 361 | 309 | 51 | 81 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 46 | 64 | .262 | .357 | .421 | .777 | 130 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 426 | 361 | 45 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 28 | 5 | 63 | 71 | .244 | .354 | .368 | .723 | 133 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 475 | 424 | 61 | 110 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 34 | 6 | 47 | 54 | .259 | .335 | .439 | .774 | 186 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 470 | 418 | 48 | 113 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 21 | 8 | 47 | 85 | .270 | .343 | .452 | .795 | 189 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1987 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 630 | 564 | 93 | 165 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 82 | 34 | 8 | 56 | 122 | .293 | .359 | .507 | .866 | 286 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1988 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 659 | 587 | 101 | 169 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 100 | 30 | 9 | 57 | 126 | .288 | .345 | .506 | .851 | 297 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 531 | 476 | 64 | 113 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 100 | .237 | .308 | .370 | .677 | 176 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 136 | 567 | 493 | 67 | 140 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 89 | .284 | .367 | .465 | .832 | 229 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 577 | 491 | 87 | 130 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 83 | 10 | 3 | 71 | 85 | .265 | .355 | .446 | .801 | 219 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 685 | 614 | 103 | 199 | 45 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 58 | 99 | .324 | .381 | .505 | .886 | 310 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 1993 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 353 | 323 | 42 | 100 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 40 | .310 | .357 | .449 | .806 | 145 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 105 | 430 | 374 | 41 | 92 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 72 | .246 | .340 | .358 | .698 | 134 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1995 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 17 | 68 | 63 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .159 | .221 | .317 | .538 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 246 | 214 | 26 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 41 | .243 | .333 | .350 | .684 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 1658 | 6478 | 5711 | 835 | 1562 | 293 | 91 | 164 | 792 | 245 | 59 | 667 | 1063 | .274 | .349 | .443 | .792 | 2529 | 94 | 27 | 12 | 61 | 55 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 69 | 49 | 461.3 | 108 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .974 | 2.185 | 1.623 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 30 | 25 | 230.0 | 24 | 50 | 1 | 2 | .987 | 2.896 | 2.467 |
| 1983 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 9 | 7 | 62.7 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .974 | 1.915 | 8.444 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 81 | 45 | 463.7 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.805 | 1.148 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 32 | 25 | 220.3 | 24 | 68 | 7 | 10 | .929 | 3.758 | 2.875 |
| 1984 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 30 | 25 | 215.0 | 245 | 9 | 1 | 30 | .996 | 1.633 | 8.467 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 142 | 111 | 1011.3 | 234 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .996 | 2.198 | 1.739 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.500 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 110 | 88 | 796.3 | 211 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .969 | 2.509 | 2.018 |
| 1986 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 38 | 20 | 201.7 | 204 | 23 | 1 | 23 | .996 | 1.131 | 5.974 |
| 1987 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 150 | 136 | 1239.7 | 328 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .988 | 2.454 | 2.253 |
| 1987 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 152 | 148 | 1324.7 | 406 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .991 | 2.840 | 2.750 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 123 | 118 | 1065.0 | 338 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .989 | 2.932 | 2.821 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 3.000 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 133 | 128 | 1135.7 | 326 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .976 | 2.631 | 2.496 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 135 | 129 | 1137.3 | 273 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 2.224 | 2.081 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 154 | 153 | 1373.7 | 421 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .989 | 2.830 | 2.805 |
| 1993 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 78 | 76 | 675.0 | 205 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 2.760 | 2.654 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 99 | 97 | 843.7 | 239 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .992 | 2.646 | 2.505 |
| 1995 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 56 | 53 | 481.3 | 117 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .984 | 2.281 | 2.179 |
| 1995 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 17 | 17 | 144.0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .978 | 2.750 | 2.588 |
| Totals | 1643 | 1451 | 13099.3 | 3923 | 262 | 55 | 111 | .987 | 2.875 | 2.547 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 6 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .208 | .240 | .333 | .573 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 7 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .160 | .300 | .360 | .660 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 7 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .276 | .290 | .448 | .739 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 110 | 100 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 23 | .190 | .255 | .320 | .575 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | NLCS | RF | 5 | 3 | 27.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.200 |
| 1985 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | RF | 6 | 2 | 24.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.919 | 1.333 |
| 1990 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | CF | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.423 | 2.333 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | CF | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.714 | 2.714 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | CF | 7 | 7 | 60.7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.115 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 31 | 25 | 227.3 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.692 | 2.194 |
Awards
1988 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1988 - NL Silver Slugger OF
1988 - NL TSN All-Star OF
1988 - NL Gold Glove OF
1989 - NL Gold Glove OF
1990 - NL Gold Glove OF
1991 - NL Gold Glove OF
1992 - NL Silver Slugger OF
1992 - NL TSN All-Star OF
1992 - NL Gold Glove OF
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