VP
Vada Pinson
MLB · 1958–1975 · L/L
Player Info
Bats
L
Throws
L
Height
5'11"
Weight
170 lbs
Born
1938-08-11
Birthplace
Memphis, USA
Years Active
1958–1975
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
2,469
H
2,757
HR
256
RBI
1,169
SB
305
AVG
.286
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CIN | 27 | 96 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 18 | .271 |
| 1959 | CIN | 154 | 648 | 205 | 47 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 21 | 55 | 98 | .316 |
| 1960 | CIN | 154 | 652 | 187 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 61 | 32 | 47 | 96 | .287 |
| 1961 | CIN | 154 | 607 | 208 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 87 | 23 | 39 | 63 | .343 |
| 1962 | CIN | 155 | 619 | 181 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 100 | 26 | 45 | 68 | .292 |
| 1963 | CIN | 162 | 652 | 204 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 106 | 27 | 36 | 80 | .313 |
| 1964 | CIN | 156 | 625 | 166 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 84 | 8 | 42 | 99 | .266 |
| 1965 | CIN | 159 | 669 | 204 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 94 | 21 | 43 | 81 | .305 |
| 1966 | CIN | 156 | 618 | 178 | 35 | 6 | 16 | 76 | 18 | 33 | 83 | .288 |
| 1967 | CIN | 158 | 650 | 187 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 26 | 26 | 86 | .288 |
| 1968 | CIN | 130 | 499 | 135 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 32 | 59 | .271 |
| 1969 | SLN | 132 | 495 | 126 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 35 | 63 | .255 |
| 1970 | CLE | 148 | 574 | 164 | 28 | 6 | 24 | 82 | 7 | 28 | 69 | .286 |
| 1971 | CLE | 146 | 566 | 149 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 25 | 21 | 58 | .263 |
| 1972 | CAL | 136 | 484 | 133 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 17 | 30 | 54 | .275 |
| 1973 | CAL | 124 | 466 | 121 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 5 | 20 | 55 | .260 |
| 1974 | KCA | 115 | 406 | 112 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 45 | .276 |
| 1975 | KCA | 103 | 319 | 71 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 21 | .223 |
Awards
Gold Glove (1961)
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