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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CIN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 10	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 14	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 15	CIN		PIT	W,10-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 17	CIN		PHI	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 18	CIN		PHI	L,9-14	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 19	CIN		PHI	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 21	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
11	11	Apr 24	CIN		MLN	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 25	CIN		MLN	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 26	CIN		MLN	W,11-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	Apr 29	CIN		CHC	W,18-8	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 30	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	17	May 2	CIN		LAD	W,16-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	18	May 3 (1)	CIN		LAD	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	19	May 3 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
20	20	May 4	CIN		SFG	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 5	CIN		SFG	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 8	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
23	23	May 9	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
24	24	May 10 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-12	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	25	May 10 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	39	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	26	May 12	CIN	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	28	May 14	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
31	31	May 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	33	May 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 20 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	35	May 20 (2)	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	36	May 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	37	May 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	38	May 24 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	3	0	1	4	0	CF
39	39	May 24 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	45	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	40	May 26	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	41	May 27	CIN		PHI	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	42	May 28	CIN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	43	May 29	CIN		PIT	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
44	44	May 30	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	45	May 31 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
46	46	May 31 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,11-14	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 2	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	48	Jun 3	CIN		LAD	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
49	49	Jun 4	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
50	50	Jun 5	CIN		SFG	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	51	Jun 6	CIN		SFG	L,3-13	CG	51	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
52	52	Jun 7 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	53	Jun 7 (2)	CIN		SFG	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	54	Jun 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
55	55	Jun 10	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	56	Jun 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	57	Jun 12	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	42	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	58	Jun 13	CIN	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
59	59	Jun 14 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	CF
60	60	Jun 14 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
61	61	Jun 16	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	62	Jun 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	63	Jun 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	64	Jun 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
65	65	Jun 20	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	66	Jun 21	CIN	@	LAD	W,17-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
67	67	Jun 23	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
68	68	Jun 24	CIN		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
69	69	Jun 25	CIN		CHC	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	70	Jun 26	CIN		STL	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	71	Jun 27	CIN		STL	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	72	Jun 28 (1)	CIN		STL	L,7-9	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	73	Jun 28 (2)	CIN		STL	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	74	Jun 30	CIN		MLN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	75	Jul 2 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	76	Jul 2 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	77	Jul 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
78	78	Jul 4	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	79	Jul 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	80	Jul 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	10.2	3	1	0	4	1	CF
81	81	Jul 9	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
82	82	Jul 10	CIN		SFG	L,6-8	CG	49	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
83	83	Jul 11	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	84	Jul 12	CIN		LAD	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
85	85	Jul 13	CIN		LAD	W,13-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	86	Jul 14	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	87	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	88	Jul 16	CIN	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	89	Jul 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
90	90	Jul 18	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
91	91	Jul 21	CIN	@	MLN	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	92	Jul 22	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	93	Jul 23	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	94	Jul 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	95	Jul 25	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
96	96	Jul 26 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	97	Jul 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	98	Jul 27	CIN		STL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	99	Jul 28	CIN		STL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	100	Jul 29	CIN		STL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	101	Jul 30	CIN		STL	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
102	102	Jul 31	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	103	Aug 1	CIN		CHC	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	104	Aug 2	CIN		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	105	Aug 4	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
106	106	Aug 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	107	Aug 7	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	108	Aug 8	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	109	Aug 9	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	6	0	0	6	0	CF
110	110	Aug 11 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
111	111	Aug 11 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	112	Aug 12	CIN		MLN	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	113	Aug 13	CIN		MLN	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	114	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,15-13	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	115	Aug 14 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	116	Aug 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	117	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	118	Aug 16 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	119	Aug 17	CIN		SFG	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	CF
120	120	Aug 18	CIN		SFG	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
121	121	Aug 19	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
122	122	Aug 20	CIN		LAD	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	123	Aug 21	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	124	Aug 22	CIN		STL	W,11-4	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	125	Aug 23	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	126	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
127	127	Aug 26	CIN		CHC	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	128	Aug 27	CIN		CHC	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	129	Aug 28	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
130	130	Aug 29	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	131	Aug 30	CIN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	132	Sep 2 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	133	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	134	Sep 4	CIN		MLN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	135	Sep 5	CIN		MLN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
136	136	Sep 6	CIN		MLN	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	137	Sep 7	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
138	138	Sep 9 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
139	139	Sep 9 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	24	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	140	Sep 10 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	141	Sep 10 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	142	Sep 11	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	143	Sep 12	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
144	144	Sep 13	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	145	Sep 14	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	146	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-13	CG	49	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
147	147	Sep 16	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
148	148	Sep 17	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
149	149	Sep 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	43	11.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	150	Sep 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
151	151	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
152	152	Sep 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
153	153	Sep 26	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
154	154	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							154gm		1355.0	420	11	7	438	4