Vada Pinson
Vada Edward Pinson
Born: August 11, 1938
Memphis, TN USA
Deceased: 1995
Oakland, CA USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1958-1975
Minor League Statistics
Vada Pinson compiled a career batting average of .286 with 256 home runs and 1169 RBI in his 2470-game career with the Cincinnati Redlegs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, California Angels and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
 Cincinnati Redlegs |
Cincinnati Reds |
 St. Louis Cardinals |
 Cleveland Indians |
 California Angels |
 Kansas City Royals |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 27 | 110 | 96 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | .271 | .352 | .375 | .727 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 154 | 706 | 648 | 131 | 205 | 47 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 21 | 6 | 55 | 98 | .316 | .371 | .509 | .880 | 330 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 706 | 652 | 107 | 187 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 61 | 32 | 12 | 47 | 96 | .287 | .339 | .472 | .811 | 308 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 659 | 607 | 101 | 208 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 87 | 23 | 10 | 39 | 63 | .343 | .379 | .504 | .883 | 306 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 1962 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 155 | 675 | 619 | 107 | 181 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 100 | 26 | 8 | 45 | 68 | .292 | .341 | .477 | .817 | 295 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 695 | 652 | 96 | 204 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 106 | 27 | 8 | 36 | 80 | .313 | .347 | .514 | .861 | 335 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1964 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 676 | 625 | 99 | 166 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 84 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 99 | .266 | .316 | .448 | .764 | 280 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 159 | 728 | 669 | 97 | 204 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 94 | 21 | 8 | 43 | 81 | .305 | .352 | .484 | .836 | 324 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 669 | 618 | 70 | 178 | 35 | 6 | 16 | 76 | 18 | 10 | 33 | 83 | .288 | .326 | .442 | .768 | 273 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 158 | 684 | 650 | 90 | 187 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 26 | 8 | 26 | 86 | .288 | .318 | .454 | .771 | 295 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 130 | 542 | 499 | 60 | 135 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 59 | .271 | .311 | .383 | .694 | 191 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 1969 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 543 | 495 | 58 | 126 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 63 | .255 | .303 | .384 | .686 | 190 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 148 | 611 | 574 | 74 | 164 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 82 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 69 | .286 | .319 | .481 | .800 | 276 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1971 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 146 | 599 | 566 | 60 | 149 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 58 | .263 | .295 | .376 | .672 | 213 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | 136 | 527 | 484 | 56 | 133 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 54 | .275 | .321 | .376 | .697 | 182 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 1973 | AL | California Angels | 124 | 501 | 466 | 56 | 121 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 55 | .260 | .286 | .367 | .653 | 171 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 115 | 436 | 406 | 46 | 112 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 45 | .276 | .312 | .374 | .686 | 152 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 103 | 336 | 319 | 37 | 71 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | .223 | .248 | .335 | .583 | 107 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals | 2469 | 10403 | 9645 | 1365 | 2757 | 485 | 127 | 256 | 1169 | 305 | 122 | 574 | 1196 | .286 | .327 | .442 | .769 | 4264 | 164 | 54 | 52 | 78 | 69 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | OF | 27 | 25 | 222.7 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.183 | 2.000 |
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | OF | 154 | 154 | 1355.0 | 423 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .984 | 2.883 | 2.818 |
| 1960 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 154 | 154 | 1383.7 | 401 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .981 | 2.680 | 2.675 |
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 153 | 151 | 1334.0 | 391 | 19 | 10 | 4 | .976 | 2.766 | 2.680 |
| 1962 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 152 | 151 | 1342.7 | 344 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .989 | 2.393 | 2.349 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 162 | 162 | 1423.3 | 357 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .979 | 2.314 | 2.259 |
| 1964 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 156 | 154 | 1376.0 | 299 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .972 | 2.047 | 2.006 |
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 159 | 159 | 1427.3 | 354 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .992 | 2.289 | 2.283 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 154 | 153 | 1362.0 | 344 | 9 | 13 | 1 | .964 | 2.333 | 2.292 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 157 | 156 | 1407.7 | 341 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .986 | 2.206 | 2.197 |
| 1968 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 123 | 119 | 1078.7 | 258 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .978 | 2.211 | 2.154 |
| 1969 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 124 | 123 | 1090.7 | 218 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .996 | 1.848 | 1.806 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 141 | 132 | 1188.0 | 265 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .982 | 2.068 | 1.936 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 7 | 0 | 21.0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.571 | 2.857 |
| 1971 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 141 | 133 | 1177.0 | 305 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .978 | 2.416 | 2.241 |
| 1971 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 12.857 | 3.333 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | OF | 134 | 122 | 1096.0 | 205 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 1.774 | 1.612 |
| 1972 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| 1973 | AL | California Angels | OF | 120 | 113 | 997.7 | 210 | 11 | 8 | 2 | .965 | 1.994 | 1.842 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 110 | 100 | 860.0 | 188 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .980 | 2.062 | 1.791 |
| 1974 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 82 | 74 | 629.0 | 144 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 2.146 | 1.829 |
| 1975 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.813 | 1.750 |
| Totals | 2419 | 2336 | 20794.7 | 5145 | 173 | 101 | 33 | .981 | 2.302 | 2.198 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | CF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 3.886 | 3.800 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 3.886 | 3.800 |
Awards
1961 - NL Gold Glove OF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
