Vada Pinson career batting average
.286Career Regular Season
Vada Pinson has a career batting average of .286 over 18 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .343 in 1961.
- Most recent: .223 in 1975.
Average of 18 regular seasons, 1958 through 1975. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1958 |  CIN | 27 | 96 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .271 | .352 | .375 | .727 |
| 1959 | CIN | 154 | 648 | 131 | 205 | 20 | 84 | 21 | .316 | .371 | .509 | .880 |
| 1960 | CIN | 154 | 652 | 107 | 187 | 20 | 61 | 32 | .287 | .339 | .472 | .811 |
| 1961 | CIN | 154 | 607 | 101 | 208 | 16 | 87 | 23 | .343 | .379 | .504 | .883 |
| 1962 | CIN | 155 | 619 | 107 | 181 | 23 | 100 | 26 | .292 | .341 | .477 | .817 |
| 1963 | CIN | 162 | 652 | 96 | 204 | 22 | 106 | 27 | .313 | .347 | .514 | .861 |
| 1964 | CIN | 156 | 625 | 99 | 166 | 23 | 84 | 8 | .266 | .316 | .448 | .764 |
| 1965 | CIN | 159 | 669 | 97 | 204 | 22 | 94 | 21 | .305 | .352 | .484 | .836 |
| 1966 | CIN | 156 | 618 | 70 | 178 | 16 | 76 | 18 | .288 | .326 | .442 | .768 |
| 1967 | CIN | 158 | 650 | 90 | 187 | 18 | 66 | 26 | .288 | .318 | .454 | .771 |
| 1968 | CIN | 130 | 499 | 60 | 135 | 5 | 48 | 17 | .271 | .311 | .383 | .694 |
| 1969 |  STL | 132 | 495 | 58 | 126 | 10 | 70 | 4 | .255 | .303 | .384 | .686 |
| 1970 |  CLE | 148 | 574 | 74 | 164 | 24 | 82 | 7 | .286 | .319 | .481 | .800 |
| 1971 | CLE | 146 | 566 | 60 | 149 | 11 | 35 | 25 | .263 | .295 | .376 | .672 |
| 1972 |  LAA | 136 | 484 | 56 | 133 | 7 | 49 | 17 | .275 | .321 | .376 | .697 |
| 1973 | LAA | 124 | 466 | 56 | 121 | 8 | 57 | 5 | .260 | .286 | .367 | .653 |
| 1974 |  KC | 115 | 406 | 46 | 112 | 6 | 41 | 21 | .276 | .312 | .374 | .686 |
| 1975 | KC | 103 | 319 | 38 | 71 | 4 | 22 | 5 | .223 | .248 | .335 | .583 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS