Last Updated on December 23, 2022
Pinson accrued an average at the plate of .286 for his career with 1,365 scored runs and an OPS of .769. He struck out 1,196 times and took a walk on 574 occasions, contributing to a .327 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Pinson drilled 256 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,169 runs. His slugging percentage was .442 and he racked up 4,264 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 10,405 times and notched a hit 2,757 times.
Vada Pinson Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .286 | 256 | 2,757 | 574 | 1,365 | 1,169 | .327 | 10,405 | 9,645 | .769 | 111 | 485 | 127 | 2,469 | .442 | 305 | 122 | 4,264 | 1,196 | |
| 1975 | KCR | .223 | 4 | 71 | 10 | 37 | 21 | .248 | 336 | 319 | .583 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 103 | .335 | 5 | 6 | 107 | 21 |
| 1974 | KCR | .276 | 6 | 112 | 21 | 46 | 41 | .312 | 436 | 406 | .686 | 93 | 18 | 2 | 115 | .374 | 21 | 5 | 152 | 45 |
| 1973 | CAL | .260 | 8 | 121 | 20 | 56 | 57 | .286 | 501 | 466 | .653 | 91 | 14 | 6 | 124 | .367 | 5 | 5 | 171 | 55 |
| 1972 | CAL | .275 | 7 | 133 | 30 | 56 | 49 | .321 | 527 | 484 | .697 | 113 | 24 | 2 | 136 | .376 | 17 | 6 | 182 | 54 |
| 1971 | CLE | .263 | 11 | 149 | 21 | 60 | 35 | .295 | 599 | 566 | .672 | 83 | 23 | 4 | 146 | .376 | 25 | 6 | 213 | 58 |
| 1970 | CLE | .286 | 24 | 164 | 28 | 74 | 82 | .319 | 611 | 574 | .800 | 115 | 28 | 6 | 148 | .481 | 7 | 6 | 276 | 69 |
| 1969 | STL | .255 | 10 | 126 | 35 | 58 | 70 | .303 | 543 | 495 | .686 | 92 | 22 | 6 | 132 | .384 | 4 | 4 | 190 | 63 |
| 1968 | CIN | .271 | 5 | 135 | 32 | 60 | 48 | .311 | 542 | 499 | .694 | 103 | 29 | 6 | 130 | .383 | 17 | 11 | 191 | 59 |
| 1967 | CIN | .288 | 18 | 187 | 26 | 90 | 66 | .318 | 684 | 650 | .771 | 109 | 28 | 13 | 158 | .454 | 26 | 8 | 295 | 86 |
| 1966 | CIN | .288 | 16 | 178 | 33 | 70 | 76 | .326 | 669 | 618 | .768 | 103 | 35 | 6 | 156 | .442 | 18 | 10 | 273 | 83 |
| 1965 | CIN | .305 | 22 | 204 | 43 | 97 | 94 | .352 | 728 | 669 | .836 | 127 | 34 | 10 | 159 | .484 | 21 | 8 | 324 | 81 |
| 1964 | CIN | .266 | 23 | 166 | 42 | 99 | 84 | .316 | 676 | 625 | .764 | 110 | 23 | 11 | 156 | .448 | 8 | 2 | 280 | 99 |
| 1963 | CIN | .313 | 22 | 204 | 36 | 96 | 106 | .347 | 695 | 652 | .861 | 142 | 37 | 14 | 162 | .514 | 27 | 8 | 335 | 80 |
| 1962 | CIN | .292 | 23 | 181 | 45 | 107 | 100 | .341 | 675 | 619 | .817 | 114 | 31 | 7 | 155 | .477 | 26 | 8 | 295 | 68 |
| 1961 | CIN | .343 | 16 | 208 | 39 | 101 | 87 | .379 | 660 | 607 | .883 | 131 | 34 | 8 | 154 | .504 | 23 | 10 | 306 | 63 |
| 1960 | CIN | .287 | 20 | 187 | 47 | 107 | 61 | .339 | 707 | 652 | .811 | 118 | 37 | 12 | 154 | .472 | 32 | 12 | 308 | 96 |
| 1959 | CIN | .316 | 20 | 205 | 55 | 131 | 84 | .371 | 706 | 648 | .880 | 129 | 47 | 9 | 154 | .509 | 21 | 6 | 330 | 98 |
| 1958 | CIN | .271 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 8 | .352 | 110 | 96 | .727 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 27 | .375 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 18 |
1975 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 103 | 214th |
| Plate Appearances | 336 | 207th |
| At-Bats | 319 | 203rd |
| Runs Scored | 37 | 201st |
| Hits | 71 | 218th |
| Doubles | 14 | 184th |
| Triples | 5 | 54th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 227th |
| Runs Batted In | 21 | 278th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 138th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 81st |
| Walks | 10 | 362nd |
| Strikeouts | 21 | 355th |
| Batting Average | .223 | 418th |
| On-Base Percentage | .248 | 528th |
| Slugging Percentage | .335 | 324th |
| OPS | .583 | 415th |
| OPS+ | 62 | 431st |
| Total Bases | 107 | 211th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 268th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 168th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 440th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 114th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 140th |
1974 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 115 | 183rd |
| Plate Appearances | 436 | 164th |
| At-Bats | 406 | 156th |
| Runs Scored | 46 | 160th |
| Hits | 112 | 138th |
| Doubles | 18 | 121st |
| Triples | 2 | 172nd |
| Home Runs | 6 | 169th |
| Runs Batted In | 41 | 166th |
| Stolen Bases | 21 | 32nd |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 104th |
| Walks | 21 | 243rd |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 179th |
| Batting Average | .276 | 159th |
| On-Base Percentage | .312 | 317th |
| Slugging Percentage | .374 | 215th |
| OPS | .686 | 239th |
| OPS+ | 93 | 252nd |
| Total Bases | 152 | 147th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 233rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 168th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 219th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 118th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 138th |
1973 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 124 | 142nd |
| Plate Appearances | 501 | 118th |
| At-Bats | 466 | 109th |
| Runs Scored | 56 | 115th |
| Hits | 121 | 111th |
| Doubles | 14 | 161st |
| Triples | 6 | 27th |
| Home Runs | 8 | 151st |
| Runs Batted In | 57 | 97th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 118th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 87th |
| Walks | 20 | 263rd |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 133rd |
| Batting Average | .260 | 239th |
| On-Base Percentage | .286 | 417th |
| Slugging Percentage | .367 | 255th |
| OPS | .653 | 316th |
| OPS+ | 91 | 271st |
| Total Bases | 171 | 129th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 113th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 690th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 8 | 43rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 7 | 19th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 173rd |
1972 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 136 | 80th |
| Plate Appearances | 527 | 85th |
| At-Bats | 484 | 74th |
| Runs Scored | 56 | 78th |
| Hits | 133 | 59th |
| Doubles | 24 | 43rd |
| Triples | 2 | 160th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 134th |
| Runs Batted In | 49 | 87th |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 27th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 68th |
| Walks | 30 | 160th |
| Strikeouts | 54 | 123rd |
| Batting Average | .275 | 126th |
| On-Base Percentage | .321 | 245th |
| Slugging Percentage | .376 | 194th |
| OPS | .697 | 202nd |
| OPS+ | 113 | 160th |
| Total Bases | 182 | 76th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 181st |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 35th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 170th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 87th |
| Intentional Walks | 12 | 22nd |
1971 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 146 | 61st |
| Plate Appearances | 599 | 58th |
| At-Bats | 566 | 35th |
| Runs Scored | 60 | 85th |
| Hits | 149 | 49th |
| Doubles | 23 | 55th |
| Triples | 4 | 81st |
| Home Runs | 11 | 93rd |
| Runs Batted In | 35 | 166th |
| Stolen Bases | 25 | 13th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 58th |
| Walks | 21 | 232nd |
| Strikeouts | 58 | 104th |
| Batting Average | .263 | 217th |
| On-Base Percentage | .295 | 393rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .376 | 233rd |
| OPS | .672 | 285th |
| OPS+ | 83 | 338th |
| Total Bases | 213 | 63rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 140th |
| Hit By Pitch | 6 | 29th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 235th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 151st |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 768th |
1970 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 148 | 68th |
| Plate Appearances | 611 | 69th |
| At-Bats | 574 | 43rd |
| Runs Scored | 74 | 70th |
| Hits | 164 | 36th |
| Doubles | 28 | 41st |
| Triples | 6 | 45th |
| Home Runs | 24 | 38th |
| Runs Batted In | 82 | 47th |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 77th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 59th |
| Walks | 28 | 202nd |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 93rd |
| Batting Average | .286 | 132nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .319 | 309th |
| Slugging Percentage | .481 | 77th |
| OPS | .800 | 129th |
| OPS+ | 115 | 133rd |
| Total Bases | 276 | 34th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 92nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 105th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 868th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 37th |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 69th |
1969 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 132 | 115th |
| Plate Appearances | 543 | 98th |
| At-Bats | 495 | 89th |
| Runs Scored | 58 | 105th |
| Hits | 126 | 104th |
| Doubles | 22 | 71st |
| Triples | 6 | 28th |
| Home Runs | 10 | 120th |
| Runs Batted In | 70 | 59th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 131st |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 110th |
| Walks | 35 | 161st |
| Strikeouts | 63 | 111th |
| Batting Average | .255 | 256th |
| On-Base Percentage | .303 | 393rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .384 | 202nd |
| OPS | .686 | 254th |
| OPS+ | 92 | 259th |
| Total Bases | 190 | 97th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 79th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 110th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 498th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 9 | 9th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 237th |
1967 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 158 | 14th |
| Plate Appearances | 684 | 7th |
| At-Bats | 650 | 2nd |
| Runs Scored | 90 | 16th |
| Hits | 187 | 4th |
| Doubles | 28 | 19th |
| Triples | 13 | 1st |
| Home Runs | 18 | 34th |
| Runs Batted In | 66 | 43rd |
| Stolen Bases | 26 | 7th |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 24th |
| Walks | 26 | 160th |
| Strikeouts | 86 | 47th |
| Batting Average | .288 | 77th |
| On-Base Percentage | .318 | 182nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .454 | 59th |
| OPS | .771 | 83rd |
| OPS+ | 109 | 130th |
| Total Bases | 295 | 9th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 159th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 103rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 149th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 275th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 256th |
1966 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 156 | 22nd |
| Plate Appearances | 669 | 23rd |
| At-Bats | 618 | 15th |
| Runs Scored | 70 | 56th |
| Hits | 178 | 11th |
| Doubles | 35 | 4th |
| Triples | 6 | 41st |
| Home Runs | 16 | 60th |
| Runs Batted In | 76 | 33rd |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 18th |
| Caught Stealing | 10 | 20th |
| Walks | 33 | 118th |
| Strikeouts | 83 | 48th |
| Batting Average | .288 | 80th |
| On-Base Percentage | .326 | 163rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .442 | 101st |
| OPS | .768 | 108th |
| OPS+ | 103 | 157th |
| Total Bases | 273 | 21st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 95th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 39th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 7 | 54th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 26th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 71st |
1965 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 159 | 21st |
| Plate Appearances | 728 | 3rd |
| At-Bats | 669 | 2nd |
| Runs Scored | 97 | 11th |
| Hits | 204 | 2nd |
| Doubles | 34 | 8th |
| Triples | 10 | 11th |
| Home Runs | 22 | 30th |
| Runs Batted In | 94 | 16th |
| Stolen Bases | 21 | 12th |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 17th |
| Walks | 43 | 87th |
| Strikeouts | 81 | 53rd |
| Batting Average | .305 | 45th |
| On-Base Percentage | .352 | 92nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .484 | 58th |
| OPS | .836 | 57th |
| OPS+ | 127 | 79th |
| Total Bases | 324 | 3rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 14 | 38th |
| Hit By Pitch | 7 | 15th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 91st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 120th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 158th |
1964 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 156 | 32nd |
| Plate Appearances | 676 | 22nd |
| At-Bats | 625 | 15th |
| Runs Scored | 99 | 11th |
| Hits | 166 | 26th |
| Doubles | 23 | 55th |
| Triples | 11 | 4th |
| Home Runs | 23 | 33rd |
| Runs Batted In | 84 | 29th |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 48th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 145th |
| Walks | 42 | 78th |
| Strikeouts | 99 | 28th |
| Batting Average | .266 | 161st |
| On-Base Percentage | .316 | 218th |
| Slugging Percentage | .448 | 88th |
| OPS | .764 | 99th |
| OPS+ | 110 | 120th |
| Total Bases | 280 | 21st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 109th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 41st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 408th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 116th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 177th |
1963 Stats for Vada Pinson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 1st |
| Plate Appearances | 695 | 7th |
| At-Bats | 652 | 3rd |
| Runs Scored | 96 | 11th |
| Hits | 204 | 1st |
| Doubles | 37 | 3rd |
| Triples | 14 | 1st |
| Home Runs | 22 | 33rd |
| Runs Batted In | 106 | 5th |
| Stolen Bases | 27 | 4th |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 18th |
| Walks | 36 | 104th |
| Strikeouts | 80 | 51st |
| Batting Average | .313 | 45th |
| On-Base Percentage | .347 | 90th |
| Slugging Percentage | .514 | 36th |
| OPS | .861 | 41st |
| OPS+ | 142 | 42nd |
| Total Bases | 335 | 3rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 23rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 242nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 706th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 29th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 135th |