Vada Pinson stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1975

Age 88

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Vada Pinson played 18 MLB seasons, 1958 to 1975.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,469
AB
9,645
R
1,366
H
2,757
HR
256
RBI
1,170
SB
305
AVG
.286

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1958CIN27962026182.271
1959CIN154648131205208421.316
1960CIN154652107187206132.287
1961CIN154607101208168723.343
1962CIN1556191071812310026.292
1963CIN162652962042210627.313
1964CIN1566259916623848.266
1965CIN15966997204229421.305
1966CIN15661870178167618.288
1967CIN15865090187186626.288
1968CIN1304996013554817.271
1969STL1324955812610704.255
1970CLE1485747416424827.286
1971CLE14656660149113525.263
1972LAA1364845613374917.275
1973LAA124466561218575.260
1974KC1154064611264121.276
1975KC10331938714225.223

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
5
AB
22
R
0
H
2
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.091

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,403
TB
4,264
XBH
868
HBP
54
IBB
69
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1958CIN1103681000
1959CIN706330761300
1960CIN706308695300
1961CIN659306581100
1962CIN675295614700
1963CIN695335731300
1964CIN676280575200
1965CIN728324667300
1966CIN669273575600
1967CIN684295593100
1968CIN542191400800
1969STL543190383200
1970CLE611276583700
1971CLE599213386000
1972LAA5271823351200
1973LAA501171280300
1974KC436152262400
1975KC336107232400

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
50.2
RC
1,451.1
RC/27
5.50
ISOP
.156
SECA
.235
BB/K
0.48
AB/HR
37.7
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1958CIN0.213.85.1.1040.20.6960
1959CIN6.3123.77.4.1930.30.632.40
1960CIN5.4107.96.1.1860.30.532.60
1961CIN7.2116.47.5.1610.20.637.90
1962CIN4.4105.46.3.1840.30.726.90
1963CIN6.0118.46.9.2010.30.529.60
1964CIN3.692.15.3.1820.30.427.20
1965CIN5.2116.56.5.1790.30.530.40
1966CIN2.591.75.3.1540.20.438.60
1967CIN3.496.95.5.1660.20.336.10
1968CIN1.261.84.3.1120.20.599.80
1969STL0.560.74.3.1290.20.649.50
1970CLE2.089.15.7.1950.20.423.90
1971CLE0.467.64.3.1130.20.451.50
1972LAA2.162.84.6.1010.20.669.10
1973LAA0.250.43.7.1070.20.458.30
1974KC0.551.84.6.0990.20.567.70
1975KC-0.925.82.7.1130.10.579.80

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
88 yearsAug 11, 1938
Debut
1958
NL Gold Glove
1961

What were Vada Pinson's career stats?

Vada Pinson played 18 seasons for the Reds, the Cardinals, the Guardians, the Angels and the Royals. He was a career .286 hitter with 2,757 hits, 256 home runs and 1,170 RBI. His best season was 1961: a .343 batting average, 16 home runs and 87 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 1 postseason, 1958 to 1975

Vada Pinson finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 241st in home runs (256)
  • 55th in hits (2,757)
  • 160th in rbi (1,170)
  • 165th in stolen bases (305)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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