Vada Pinson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: August 11, 1938 in Memphis, TN us

Died: October 21, 1995 in Oakland, CA

Buried: Rolling Hills Memorial Park, Richmond, CA

High School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1958 (Age 19-247d, 11,504th in major league history)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1975 (Age 37-048d)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Vada Edward Pinson

Pronunciation: \VAY-duh PIN-sun\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.2

9645

2757

256

.286

1365

RBI

1169

305

OBP

.327

SLG

.442

OPS

.769

OPS+

111

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CAL		TEX	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 16	CAL		TEX	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 18	CAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 19	CAL		MIN	L,3-12	GF	21	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
5	5	Apr 21	CAL	@	TEX	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 22	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 23	CAL	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 24	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
9	10 (1)	Apr 26	CAL	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	11	Apr 28	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-12	CG	48	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
11	12	Apr 29	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	13	Apr 30	CAL	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	14	May 2	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	15	May 5	CAL		MIL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	16	May 6	CAL		MIL	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	17	May 7	CAL		MIL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	18	May 9	CAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
18	19	May 10	CAL		BOS	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
19	20	May 11	CAL		BOS	L,1-8	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
20	21	May 12	CAL		NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	22	May 13	CAL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	24 (1)	May 15	CAL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	25	May 16	CAL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	27 (1)	May 18	CAL		OAK	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
25	29 (1)	May 20	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	30	May 21	CAL	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	42	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	LF
27	31	May 22	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	32	May 23	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	33	May 24	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	35 (1)	May 26	CAL		KCR	W,10-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	36	May 27	CAL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	37	May 28	CAL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	38	May 29 (1)	CAL		CHW	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
34	39	May 29 (2)	CAL		CHW	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
35	40	May 30	CAL		CHW	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	41	May 31	CAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	42	Jun 2	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	43	Jun 3	CAL	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	44	Jun 4	CAL	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	46 (1)	Jun 6 (2)	CAL	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
41	47	Jun 7	CAL	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
42	48	Jun 9	CAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	49	Jun 10	CAL	@	BOS	W,7-3	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
44	50	Jun 11	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	51	Jun 13	CAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	52	Jun 14	CAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
47	53	Jun 15	CAL		CLE	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	54	Jun 16	CAL		DET	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	57 (2)	Jun 19	CAL		BAL	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	58	Jun 20	CAL		BAL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	59	Jun 21	CAL		BAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	60	Jun 23	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	61	Jun 24	CAL	@	OAK	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
54	62	Jun 25 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-6	GS	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
55	63	Jun 25 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	64	Jun 26	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	65	Jun 27	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-1	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
58	66	Jun 28	CAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF RF
59	67	Jun 29	CAL	@	TEX	W,12-4	GS	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
60	68	Jun 30	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	69	Jul 1	CAL		OAK	W,5-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
62	71 (1)	Jul 3	CAL		OAK	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	72	Jul 4	CAL		MIL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
64	73	Jul 5	CAL		MIL	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	74	Jul 6	CAL		MIL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	75	Jul 7	CAL		BOS	L,3-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
67	76	Jul 8	CAL		BOS	W,4-3	GS	62	16.0	6	1	0	7	1	RF LF
68	77	Jul 9	CAL		BOS	W,3-0	GS	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
69	78	Jul 10	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	80 (1)	Jul 12	CAL		NYY	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
71	81	Jul 14	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	82	Jul 15	CAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	83	Jul 16 (1)	CAL	@	MIL	W,1-0	GS	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
74	84	Jul 16 (2)	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
75	86 (1)	Jul 18	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	87	Jul 19	CAL	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	89 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	90	Jul 22 (1)	CAL	@	NYY	W,1-0	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
79	91	Jul 22 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	94 (2)	Jul 28	CAL		TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
81	95	Jul 29	CAL		TEX	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
82	96	Jul 30	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	GS	48	11.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF LF
83	97	Jul 31	CAL		KCR	L,0-1	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	98	Aug 2	CAL	@	CHW	L,9-10	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
85	99	Aug 3	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	100	Aug 4	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	48	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	101	Aug 5	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	102	Aug 6 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	103	Aug 6 (2)	CAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
90	104	Aug 8	CAL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	105	Aug 9	CAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	106	Aug 10	CAL		MIN	W,3-1	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
93	107	Aug 11	CAL		MIN	W,3-1	GS	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
94	108	Aug 12	CAL		MIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	109	Aug 13	CAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
96	110	Aug 15	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	43	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
97	111	Aug 16	CAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
98	112	Aug 17	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
99	114 (1)	Aug 19	CAL	@	DET	L,1-10	GS	44	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF CF
100	115	Aug 20	CAL	@	DET	L,9-11	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
101	116	Aug 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	117	Aug 22	CAL	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	118	Aug 23	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
104	119	Aug 25	CAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	120	Aug 26	CAL		CLE	W,7-1	GS	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
106	121	Aug 27	CAL		CLE	W,1-0	GS	45	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF LF
107	122	Aug 29	CAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	123	Aug 30	CAL		DET	W,4-1	GS	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
109	124	Aug 31	CAL		DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	126 (1)	Sep 2	CAL		BAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	127	Sep 3	CAL		BAL	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	128	Sep 4 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-10	GS	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF 1B
113	129	Sep 4 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	131 (1)	Sep 7	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	132	Sep 8 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	133	Sep 8 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-4	GS	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	134	Sep 9	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
118	135	Sep 10	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	136	Sep 12	CAL		TEX	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	137	Sep 13	CAL		TEX	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	139 (1)	Sep 15	CAL		CHW	W,1-0	GS	43	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
122	140	Sep 16	CAL		CHW	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	141	Sep 17	CAL		CHW	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
124	142	Sep 19	CAL		KCR	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
125	143	Sep 20	CAL		KCR	L,2-9	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF
126	144	Sep 21	CAL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
127	145	Sep 22	CAL	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	146	Sep 23	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	148 (1)	Sep 25	CAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	150 (1)	Sep 27	CAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	151	Sep 29	CAL		MIN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
132	152	Sep 30	CAL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	153	Oct 1	CAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
134	154	Oct 3	CAL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	155	Oct 4	CAL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							159gm		1096.2	210	10	2	222	3