Vada Pinson

Vada Pinson

1958–1975 · Bats L · Throws L · 5'11", 170 lb · b. 1938 Memphis, TN

Career 2,469 G · 2,757 H · 256 HR · 1,169 RBI · .286 AVG

Seasons leading his league

7

7 best in baseball

36 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1959 Best season

Spanning 1959–1967, peaking at 2 titles in 1959.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

263rd League titles 7
109th Best in baseball 7
208th Top-5 finishes 36

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

56th Hits 2,757
66th Total Bases 4,264
80th Doubles 485
87th Triples 127
105th Runs 1,365
166th Stolen Bases 305
180th Runs Batted In 1,169
240th Home Runs 256
496th Batting Average .286

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Triples	2	1st	—	1963 14 1967 13 1959 #3 1960 #2 1964 #3
Doubles	2	1st	2 yrs (1959–1960)	1959 47 1960 37 1961 #2 1963 #2 1966 #3
Hits	2	1st	—	1961 208 1963 204 1959 #2 1960 #2 1965 #2 1967 #3
Runs	1	1st	—	1959 131 1960 #3
Total Bases	—	#3	—	1963 #3 1965 #3
Stolen Bases	—	#2	—	1960 #2 1961 #2 1962 #3 1963 #3
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1961 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1967	1	3B 13
1963	2	H 204 3B 14
1961	1	H 208
1960	1	2B 37
1959	2	R 131 2B 47

Batting

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1958	CIN	NL	27	96	20	26	7	0	1	8	11	18	2	.271	.352	.375	.727
1959	CIN	NL	154	648	131	205	47	9	20	84	55	98	21	.316	.371	.509	.880
1960	CIN	NL	154	652	107	187	37	12	20	61	47	96	32	.287	.339	.472	.811
1961	CIN	NL	154	607	101	208	34	8	16	87	39	63	23	.343	.379	.504	.883
1962	CIN	NL	155	619	107	181	31	7	23	100	45	68	26	.292	.341	.477	.817
1963	CIN	NL	162	652	96	204	37	14	22	106	36	80	27	.313	.347	.514	.861
1964	CIN	NL	156	625	99	166	23	11	23	84	42	99	8	.266	.316	.448	.764
1965	CIN	NL	159	669	97	204	34	10	22	94	43	81	21	.305	.352	.484	.836
1966	CIN	NL	156	618	70	178	35	6	16	76	33	83	18	.288	.326	.442	.768
1967	CIN	NL	158	650	90	187	28	13	18	66	26	86	26	.288	.318	.454	.771
1968	CIN	NL	130	499	60	135	29	6	5	48	32	59	17	.271	.311	.383	.694
1969	SLN	NL	132	495	58	126	22	6	10	70	35	63	4	.255	.303	.384	.686
1970	CLE	AL	148	574	74	164	28	6	24	82	28	69	7	.286	.319	.481	.800
1971	CLE	AL	146	566	60	149	23	4	11	35	21	58	25	.263	.295	.376	.672
1972	CAL	AL	136	484	56	133	24	2	7	49	30	54	17	.275	.321	.376	.697
1973	CAL	AL	124	466	56	121	14	6	8	57	20	55	5	.260	.286	.367	.653
1974	KCA	AL	115	406	46	112	18	2	6	41	21	45	21	.276	.312	.374	.686
1975	KCA	AL	103	319	37	71	14	5	4	21	10	21	5	.223	.248	.335	.583
Career	—	—	2,469	9,645	1,365	2,757	485	127	256	1,169	574	1,196	305	.286	.327	.442	.769

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	2,403	5,097	172	101	29	.981
1B	16	48	1	0	4	1.000