C Harvey Van Orden #22
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
11/01/1974
C HARVEY VAN ORDEN #22 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 392 92 20 3 12 65 38 76 .235 .299 .393 2 1.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 HOU Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1974 @ MIN Loss, 5-6 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/26/1974 @ STL Win, 8-1 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/22/1974 MIN Win, 14-7 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/21/1974 MIN Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 MIN Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 LAF Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1974 CHI Loss, 6-7 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
09/14/1974 CHI Win, 9-1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
09/12/1974 STL Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/01/1942
Born in:Macon, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$54,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 15th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 121 392 92 20 3 12 65 49 38 76 .235 .299 .393 .691 .306 .158 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 111 445 2 5 0 5 3 10 154 35 2 3 40.0 47.6 4.01 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   101 28 5 1 4 18 10 9 24 1 1 0 .277 .333 .465 .799
Versus Right   291 64 15 2 8 47 39 29 52 9 2 2 .220 .287 .368 .655
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   57 11 4 0 1 10 5 5 10 2 0 0 .193 .250 .316 .566
May   68 20 3 1 4 16 12 11 10 1 1 1 .294 .395 .544 .939
June   68 15 2 0 4 10 6 4 14 2 1 0 .221 .257 .426 .683
July   84 19 2 1 1 11 11 5 18 1 0 1 .226 .275 .310 .584
August   67 15 4 0 1 11 5 7 13 3 1 0 .224 .286 .328 .614
September   45 11 4 1 1 7 10 6 10 1 0 0 .244 .327 .444 .771
October   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Spring Training   26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .154 .185 .154 .339
Last Year   326 87 12 2 11 42 31 36 57 1 1 0 .267 .339 .417 .756
2 Years Ago   237 64 9 1 5 27 23 22 34 2 1 2 .270 .335 .380 .714
Career   3321 824 131 21 89 404 390 363 664 33 13 18 .248 .323 .381 .703
Home   200 54 9 3 9 45 28 22 41 7 2 1 .270 .335 .480 .815
Road   192 38 11 0 3 20 21 16 35 3 1 1 .198 .259 .302 .562
Grass   392 92 20 3 12 65 49 38 76 10 3 2 .235 .299 .393 .691
Day   122 24 5 2 5 25 14 13 27 2 1 0 .197 .270 .393 .664
Night   270 68 15 1 7 40 35 25 49 8 2 2 .252 .311 .393 .704
As Starter   385 90 20 3 12 65 48 38 73 10 3 2 .234 .299 .395 .694
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   93 23 6 1 2 14 11 7 17 1 1 1 .247 .304 .398 .702
Inning 1-3   111 20 5 0 1 13 8 10 27 6 0 0 .180 .236 .252 .488
Inning 4-6   146 36 9 2 7 29 22 17 25 3 2 1 .247 .323 .479 .803
Inning 7-9   131 35 6 1 3 21 18 11 24 1 1 1 .267 .326 .397 .723
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
0 Outs   112 33 8 2 5 18 24 14 21 4 2 0 .295 .362 .536 .897
1 Outs   138 36 7 1 4 31 19 13 26 6 1 1 .261 .316 .413 .729
2 Outs   142 23 5 0 3 16 6 11 29 0 0 1 .162 .227 .261 .488
Scoring Position   110 31 6 1 5 53 17 14 17 10 3 0 .282 .336 .491 .827
Bases Empty   206 41 10 2 4 4 24 18 45 0 0 1 .199 .267 .325 .592
Runner on 1st   76 20 4 0 3 8 8 6 14 0 0 1 .263 .325 .434 .760
Runner on 2nd   37 12 3 1 1 10 8 8 6 0 3 0 .324 .444 .541 .985
Runner on 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 3 0 0 .091 .133 .091 .224
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 8 1 0 2 10 4 2 5 0 0 0 .286 .333 .536 .869
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 5 2 0 1 13 1 0 3 4 0 0 .333 .263 .667 .930
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 3 0 0 .167 .273 .167 .439
Bases Loaded   13 4 0 0 1 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .357 .538 .896
Two Strikes   171 27 4 1 2 15 14 15 76 4 0 1 .158 .225 .228 .453
First Pitch   55 12 3 0 4 13 12 5 0 1 2 0 .218 .279 .491 .770
Count 0-1   32 14 4 1 1 4 5 0 0 1 1 0 .438 .424 .719 1.143
Count 0-2   38 6 1 1 1 3 2 0 18 1 0 0 .158 .154 .316 .470
Count 1-0   42 13 3 0 4 15 7 0 0 1 0 0 .310 .302 .667 .969
Count 1-1   41 11 1 0 0 10 4 0 0 2 0 1 .268 .273 .293 .565
Count 1-2   53 7 1 0 0 3 4 0 21 2 0 1 .132 .143 .151 .294
Count 2-0   18 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 2-1   18 8 4 0 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .421 .833 1.254
Count 2-2   41 8 1 0 0 3 4 0 22 1 0 0 .195 .190 .220 .410
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 .133 .480 .133 .613
Full Count   39 6 1 0 1 6 4 15 15 0 0 0 .154 .389 .256 .645
Behind in Count   123 27 6 2 2 10 11 0 39 4 1 1 .220 .219 .350 .568
Ahead in Count   93 28 8 1 5 23 14 18 0 2 0 0 .301 .407 .570 .977
Batting 2nd   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Batting 5th   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Batting 6th   53 12 1 0 2 7 5 3 9 3 2 0 .226 .254 .358 .613
Batting 7th   289 70 16 3 9 52 36 30 53 6 1 2 .242 .312 .412 .724
Batting 8th   33 6 2 0 1 5 5 3 8 1 0 0 .182 .243 .333 .577
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   162 33 6 0 3 15 17 17 38 2 2 1 .204 .280 .296 .577
Medium Leverage   160 42 9 3 6 30 22 13 27 5 0 1 .263 .313 .469 .782
High Leverage   70 17 5 0 3 20 10 8 11 3 1 0 .243 .309 .443 .751
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Washington - FABL 22 99 310 78 11 4 9 34 36 32 1 2 67 1 0 .252 .322 .400 .722 113 113 1.7
1966 Washington - FABL 23 122 356 80 10 2 8 37 39 43 1 4 57 4 0 .225 .307 .331 .638 87 80 0.6
1967 Detroit - FABL 24 118 367 90 16 5 7 33 43 35 0 3 70 4 1 .245 .309 .373 .682 110 108 2.4
1968 Detroit - FABL 25 114 352 88 10 0 6 32 31 32 3 5 69 1 2 .250 .314 .330 .643 102 96 1.8
1969 Detroit - FABL 26 130 418 116 19 1 19 69 63 42 5 3 94 2 2 .278 .348 .464 .812 130 128 2.9
1970 Detroit - FABL 27 110 330 81 17 2 9 46 53 59 3 3 86 1 4 .245 .362 .391 .753 104 105 1.6
1971 Detroit - FABL 28 77 233 48 7 1 3 19 22 24 1 0 54 0 0 .206 .283 .283 .566 64 58 -0.2
1972 Detroit - FABL 29 78 237 64 9 1 5 27 23 22 2 2 34 3 5 .270 .335 .380 .714 112 109 1.3
1973 Detroit - FABL 30 98 326 87 12 2 11 42 31 36 0 1 57 3 2 .267 .339 .417 .756 110 112 2.3
1974 Detroit - FABL 31 121 392 92 20 3 12 65 49 38 2 10 76 2 3 .235 .299 .393 .691 94 97 1.9
Total FABL 1067 3321 824 131 21 89 404 390 363 18 33 664 21 19 .248 .323 .381 .703 104 102 16.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Hattiesburg - R 17 52 197 57 8 2 3 27 21 31 0 4 38 2 1 .289 .379 .396 .775 92 85 -0.2
1960 Arlington - A 17 16 57 15 4 0 0 5 5 7 0 0 14 3 0 .263 .344 .333 .677 72 69 0.1
1961 Pensacola - R 18 45 167 55 4 2 5 28 31 33 1 0 35 4 2 .329 .443 .467 .910 124 125 1.4
1961 Arlington - A 18 43 163 30 8 0 2 9 18 22 2 1 45 1 1 .184 .287 .270 .557 45 40 -0.9
1962 Everett - A 19 130 499 153 24 4 16 66 50 24 1 7 83 1 3 .307 .335 .467 .802 127 127 3.6
1963 Trenton - A 20 132 434 118 16 2 32 100 80 112 2 6 103 0 2 .272 .419 .539 .958 174 180 7.0
1964 Richmond - AAA 21 131 452 125 18 4 25 70 68 62 4 3 87 2 4 .277 .367 .500 .867 146 148 5.3
Total UL 131 452 125 18 4 25 70 68 62 4 3 87 2 4 .277 .367 .500 .867 146 148
Total MAL 132 434 118 16 2 32 100 80 112 2 6 103 0 2 .272 .419 .539 .958 174 180
Total SEL 59 220 45 12 0 2 14 23 29 2 1 59 4 1 .205 .302 .286 .588 52 48
Total COW 130 499 153 24 4 16 66 50 24 1 7 83 1 3 .307 .335 .467 .802 127 127
Total GSL 97 364 112 12 4 8 55 52 64 1 4 73 6 3 .308 .409 .429 .837 107 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Arlington - A C 7 7 42 6 1 49 1 .980 57.2 7.49 +0.1 1.004 1 8 3 37.5
1960 Hattiesburg - R C 6 6 48 2 0 51 1 .980 53.0 8.49 -2.6 .484 3 19 0 0.0
1960 Arlington - A LF 9 9 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 66.0 2.45 +0.6 1.055
1960 Hattiesburg - R LF 43 42 79 0 0 80 1 .988 368.1 1.93 -1.2 .951
1960 Hattiesburg - R CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.1 1.015
1961 Arlington - A C 25 24 167 13 2 181 1 .994 212.0 7.64 -0.7 .492 3 28 8 28.6
1961 Pensacola - R C 41 41 261 28 4 291 2 .993 328.2 7.91 +1.5 1.288 4 50 17 34.0
1961 Arlington - A 1B 9 8 68 6 12 74 0 1.000 71.0 9.38 +0.2 1.034
1961 Arlington - A LF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 33.0 1.91 +0.2 1.092
1961 Pensacola - R LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 -0.1 .937
1961 Arlington - A CF 6 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 41.0 1.98 -1.8 .901
1961 Pensacola - R CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.020
1961 Pensacola - R RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 .926
1962 Everett - A C 89 86 554 45 6 601 2 .997 768.1 7.02 -2.8 .841 8 78 27 34.6
1962 Everett - A 1B 36 35 258 20 13 281 3 .989 311.2 8.03 +0.4 .998
1962 Everett - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Trenton - A C 85 83 595 53 3 652 4 .994 745.0 7.83 +0.4 1.016 2 82 25 30.5
1963 Trenton - A 1B 6 4 31 0 2 31 0 1.000 36.2 7.61 +0.1 1.023
1963 Trenton - A LF 21 20 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 179.0 1.96 +0.5 1.009
1963 Trenton - A CF 12 12 30 0 0 31 1 .968 106.0 2.55 -4.6 .839
1963 Trenton - A RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .980
1964 Richmond - AAA C 113 112 704 88 4 798 6 .992 985.0 7.24 -1.0 .870 10 97 50 51.5
1964 Richmond - AAA 1B 6 3 30 0 4 30 0 1.000 33.2 8.02 -0.7 .791
1964 Richmond - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Richmond - AAA SS 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 +0.0 1.090
1964 Richmond - AAA LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.1 1.003
1964 Richmond - AAA CF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.2 2.31 +0.1 1.037
1965 Washington - MLB C 33 33 221 14 0 235 0 1.000 300.0 7.05 -0.9 .000 5 26 10 38.5
1965 Washington - MLB LF 63 57 78 0 0 80 2 .975 493.1 1.42 +0.4 1.031
1965 Washington - MLB CF 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 +0.0 .989
1966 Washington - MLB C 29 29 155 11 0 168 2 .988 253.1 5.90 +0.5 1.005 1 12 4 33.3
1966 Washington - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1966 Washington - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Washington - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Washington - MLB LF 51 48 69 3 0 74 2 .973 409.2 1.58 +1.1 1.027
1966 Washington - MLB CF 36 25 75 0 0 76 1 .987 252.2 2.67 -2.1 .965
1967 Detroit - MLB C 107 107 709 64 2 781 8 .990 943.0 7.38 -3.8 .828 8 93 33 35.5
1967 Detroit - MLB LF 5 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 20.2 3.48 +0.3 .991
1967 Detroit - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .989
1968 Detroit - MLB C 101 98 651 65 3 720 4 .994 872.0 7.39 -2.3 .887 5 67 22 32.8
1968 Detroit - MLB LF 5 5 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 31.0 0.87 +0.2 .988
1968 Detroit - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Detroit - MLB C 84 79 475 53 1 528 0 1.000 688.1 6.90 -2.6 .914 14 64 25 39.1
1969 Detroit - MLB 1B 42 42 332 18 27 356 6 .983 311.1 10.12 -2.3 .943
1969 Detroit - MLB LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1969 Detroit - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Detroit - MLB C 99 91 639 57 6 699 3 .996 797.2 7.85 -1.0 .790 9 70 29 41.4
1970 Detroit - MLB 1B 11 9 78 5 9 83 0 1.000 71.2 10.42 -1.4 .838
1971 Detroit - MLB C 73 61 347 43 2 391 1 .997 554.1 6.33 -2.1 .699 4 45 18 40.0
1971 Detroit - MLB 1B 2 2 14 0 2 14 0 1.000 17.0 7.41 0.0 .000
1972 Detroit - MLB C 77 67 373 42 0 420 5 .988 606.1 6.16 -2.0 1.148 11 66 20 30.3
1973 Detroit - MLB C 92 87 399 44 5 443 0 1.000 761.1 5.24 +0.1 1.105 4 63 20 31.7
1973 Detroit - MLB 1B 6 5 38 3 5 41 0 1.000 43.2 8.45 -0.7 .894
1974 Detroit - MLB C 111 106 485 68 1 558 5 .991 916.2 5.43 -3.8 .799 11 97 36 37.1
1974 Detroit - MLB 1B 6 5 47 3 1 51 1 .980 45.1 9.93 +0.2 1.041
TOTAL C 1172 1117 6825 696 40 7566 45 .994 9842.2 6.88 -23.0 .891 103 965 347 36.0
TOTAL 1B 125 113 897 55 75 962 10 .990 943.0 9.09 -4.1 .963
TOTAL SS 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 +0.0 1.090
TOTAL LF 215 188 304 3 0 312 5 .984 1637.0 1.69 +1.8 1.003
TOTAL CF 69 46 129 0 0 131 2 .985 451.1 2.57 -8.2 .933
TOTAL RF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.0 .962
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Newark; Newark, NJ) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 2, Pick 15, 31st overall pick).
07/21/1961 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Washington Eagles, along with SP Foster Sherman and $43,000, in exchange for SP John Swift.
09/01/1961 Wins the GSL Batter of the Month Award.
01/30/1962 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/21/1962 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
09/09/1963 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
04/27/1964 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1964 Named the #76 prospect in the FABL
08/24/1964 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
10/15/1964 Named the #68 prospect in the FABL
12/10/1964 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Washington Eagles.
04/12/1965 Named the #65 prospect in the FABL
11/10/1966 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Detroit Dynamos, along with LF Buddy Ensey, CF Bill Tubbs, and SP Al Heath, in exchange for RF Ed MacNaughton.
08/06/1968 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2-3 weeks.
09/29/1969 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
04/10/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
06/02/1970 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/29/1970 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
07/14/1972 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/08/1973 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/03/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
05/27/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1974 10 1
Monday, November 24th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82