Vada Pinson
1958–1975 · bats L / throws L · California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
2,470G
.286AVG
.327OBP
.442SLG
2,757H
256HR
1,169RBI
305SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,470 | 10,403 | 9,645 | 1,365 | 2,757 | 485 | 127 | 256 | 1,169 | 574 | 1,197 | 305 | 124 | 54 | 78 | 4,264 | .286 | .327 | .442 | .769 |
Streaks
31longest hitting streak · 1965-09-03 to 1966-04-18
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1961-07-09 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1966-04-18 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1960-06-19 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1230 | 5132 | 1365 | 151 | 641 | 301 | 566 | .288 | .325 | .463 |
| Away | 1240 | 5271 | 1392 | 105 | 528 | 273 | 631 | .284 | .316 | .422 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 278 | 1169 | 299 | 23 | 139 | 75 | 144 | .280 | .320 | .430 |
| May | 422 | 1778 | 483 | 50 | 210 | 96 | 206 | .292 | .326 | .467 |
| June | 456 | 1884 | 491 | 45 | 204 | 127 | 215 | .284 | .328 | .440 |
| July | 451 | 1917 | 490 | 36 | 204 | 93 | 207 | .274 | .304 | .408 |
| August | 440 | 1856 | 510 | 56 | 217 | 92 | 210 | .295 | .324 | .465 |
| September | 406 | 1725 | 461 | 45 | 188 | 85 | 205 | .286 | .317 | .433 |
| October | 17 | 74 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | .338 | .392 | .574 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 206 | 904 | 218 | 18 | 87 | 57 | 106 | .261 | .304 | .380 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 204 | 899 | 258 | 22 | 108 | 57 | 94 | .311 | .350 | .486 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 199 | 870 | 220 | 24 | 100 | 53 | 121 | .275 | .314 | .439 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 195 | 839 | 250 | 25 | 105 | 44 | 105 | .320 | .350 | .533 |
| san-francisco-giants | 194 | 855 | 258 | 26 | 111 | 43 | 110 | .323 | .352 | .495 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 193 | 850 | 201 | 27 | 101 | 60 | 114 | .258 | .307 | .441 |
| milwaukee-braves | 144 | 626 | 192 | 18 | 76 | 42 | 66 | .333 | .374 | .519 |
| new-york-mets | 135 | 588 | 158 | 15 | 85 | 38 | 59 | .293 | .333 | .466 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 96 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 648 | 205 | 20 | 84 | 21 | .316 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 652 | 187 | 20 | 61 | 32 | .287 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 607 | 208 | 16 | 87 | 23 | .343 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 155 | 619 | 181 | 23 | 100 | 26 | .292 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 652 | 204 | 22 | 106 | 27 | .313 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 625 | 166 | 23 | 84 | 8 | .266 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 159 | 669 | 204 | 22 | 94 | 21 | .305 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 618 | 178 | 16 | 76 | 18 | .288 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 158 | 650 | 187 | 18 | 66 | 26 | .288 | – | – |
| 1968 | Cincinnati Reds | 130 | 499 | 135 | 5 | 48 | 17 | .271 | – | – |
| 1969 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 495 | 126 | 10 | 70 | 4 | .255 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Cleveland Guardians | 148 | 574 | 164 | 24 | 82 | 7 | .286 | – | – |
| 1971 | Cleveland Guardians | 146 | 566 | 149 | 11 | 35 | 25 | .263 | – | – |
| 1972 |  California Angels | 137 | 484 | 133 | 7 | 49 | 17 | .275 | – | – |
| 1973 | California Angels | 124 | 466 | 121 | 8 | 57 | 5 | .260 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Kansas City Royals | 115 | 406 | 112 | 6 | 41 | 21 | .276 | – | – |
| 1975 | Kansas City Royals | 103 | 319 | 71 | 4 | 21 | 5 | .223 | – | – |