Vada Pinson

Positions: Centerfielder, Rightfielder and Leftfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1956	17	-5.1	Wausau	NORL	C	CIN	75	316	277	35	77	11	5	2	23	16		31	56	.278	.355	.376	.730	104		3	3	2
1957	18	-4.8	Visalia	CALL	C	CIN	135	657	569	165	209	40	20	20	97	53		79	73	.367	.445	.613	1.058	349		3	3	3
1958	19	-8.9	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	124	525	475	92	163	28	8	11	77	37		42	53	.343	.399	.505	.904	240	5	4	1	3
1958	19	-9.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	27	110	96	20	26	7	0	1	8	2	1	11	18	.271	.352	.375	.727	36	1	1	2	0	0
1959	20	-8.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	154	706	648	131	205	47	9	20	84	21	6	55	98	.316	.371	.509	.880	330	9	1	2	0	3
1960	21	-6.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	154	706	652	107	187	37	12	20	61	32	12	47	96	.287	.339	.472	.811	308	11	5	1	1	3
1961	22	-5.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	154	659	607	101	208	34	8	16	87	23	10	39	63	.343	.379	.504	.883	306	9	1	4	8	1
1962	23	-5.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	155	675	619	107	181	31	7	23	100	26	8	45	68	.292	.341	.477	.817	295	12	4	0	7	7
1963	24	-3.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	162	695	652	96	204	37	14	22	106	27	8	36	80	.313	.347	.514	.861	335	16	1	0	6	3
1964	25	-2.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	156	676	625	99	166	23	11	23	84	8	2	42	99	.266	.316	.448	.764	280	9	5	1	3	2
1965	26	-1.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	159	728	669	97	204	34	10	22	94	21	8	43	81	.305	.352	.484	.836	324	14	7	6	3	3
1966	27	-0.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	156	669	618	70	178	35	6	16	76	18	10	33	83	.288	.326	.442	.768	273	10	5	7	6	6
1967	28	0.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	158	684	650	90	187	28	13	18	66	26	8	26	86	.288	.318	.454	.771	295	6	3	4	1	1
1968	29	1.1	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	130	542	499	60	135	29	6	5	48	17	11	32	59	.271	.311	.383	.694	191	5	0	5	6	8
1969	30	2.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	132	543	495	58	126	22	6	10	70	4	4	35	63	.255	.303	.384	.686	190	12	3	1	9	2
1970	31	3.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	148	611	574	74	164	28	6	24	82	7	6	28	69	.286	.319	.481	.800	276	12	3	0	6	7
1971	32	4.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	146	599	566	60	149	23	4	11	35	25	6	21	58	.263	.295	.376	.672	213	9	6	3	3	0
1972	33	5.2	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	136	527	484	56	133	24	2	7	49	17	6	30	54	.275	.321	.376	.697	182	7	5	4	4	12
1973	34	6.0	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	124	501	466	56	121	14	6	8	57	5	5	20	55	.260	.286	.367	.653	171	11	0	8	7	3
1974	35	7.3	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	115	436	406	46	112	18	2	6	41	21	5	21	45	.276	.312	.374	.686	152	6	2	3	4	4
1975	36	8.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	103	336	319	37	71	14	5	4	21	5	6	10	21	.223	.248	.335	.583	107	5	2	1	4	4
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		2469	10403	9645	1365	2757	485	127	256	1169	305	122	574	1196	.286	.327	.442	.769	4264	164	54	52	78	69
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		334	1498	1321	292	449	79	33	33	197	106		152	182	.340	.410	.525	.934	693		10	7	8
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2803	11901	10966	1657	3206	564	160	289	1366	411	122	726	1378	.292	.337	.452	.789	4957	169	64	59	86	69

AAA (1 season)					Minors		124	525	475	92	163	28	8	11	77	37		42	53	.343	.399	.505	.904	240	5	4	1	3
C (2 seasons)					Minors		210	973	846	200	286	51	25	22	120	69		110	129	.338	.416	.536	.951	453		6	6	5