#29 Vada Pinson, Centerfield, 31 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Vada Pinson
8/11/1938 31 USA,TN, 5"11 186
Centerfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 15,200,420 1971 11 Year(s), 0 Days (1892 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 0 Days (1892 total Days) 10 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 7 5 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 2 (Range), .921 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | CHA | W 6-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/26 | CHA | W 8-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
9/28 | @KC | W 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @KC | L 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | OAK | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | WS2 | W 12-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @SEA | W 8-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/5 | OAK | L 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/6 | @BOS | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/7 | OAK | W 11-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 152 | 625 | 225 | 44 | 9 | 34 | 108 | 139 | 65 | 41 | .360 | .419 | .622 | 1.041 | 1.147 | .262 |
Projected | 152 | 625 | 225 | 44 | 9 | 34 | 108 | 139 | 65 | 41 | .360 | .419 | .622 | 1.041 | 1.147 | .262 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 146 | 695 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 389 | 87 | 20 | 9 | 69.0 | 173.6 | 11.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 158 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .342 | .387 | .665 | 1.052 |
vs. RHP | 467 | 171 | 32 | 6 | 23 | 68 | 100 | 53 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .366 | .429 | .608 | 1.037 |
Close/Late | 75 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | .449 | .667 | 1.116 |
Scoring Position | 112 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .442 | .696 | 1.138 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 304 | 109 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 64 | 30 | 16 | .359 | .416 | .618 | 1.035 |
Road | 78 | 321 | 116 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 75 | 35 | 25 | .361 | .421 | .626 | 1.047 |
March/April | 22 | 81 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 7 | .432 | .483 | .778 | 1.261 |
May | 25 | 102 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 7 | .333 | .387 | .588 | .976 |
June | 26 | 116 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 7 | .345 | .402 | .595 | .996 |
July | 23 | 99 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 9 | .313 | .373 | .475 | .847 |
August | 26 | 101 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 6 | .406 | .470 | .752 | 1.222 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 126 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 5 | .349 | .413 | .587 | 1.000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1959 | 147 | 570 | 156 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 90 | 100 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 36 | 6 | .274 | .319 | .472 | .791 | CHN |
1960 | 148 | 596 | 194 | 41 | 4 | 21 | 108 | 104 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 28 | 17 | .326 | .381 | .513 | .894 | CHN,NL |
1961 | 146 | 608 | 203 | 41 | 2 | 23 | 117 | 126 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 41 | 18 | .334 | .399 | .521 | .921 | CHN,NL |
1962 | 153 | 639 | 230 | 46 | 10 | 31 | 118 | 133 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 40 | 20 | .360 | .405 | .609 | 1.014 | CHN,NL |
1963 | 142 | 564 | 200 | 45 | 2 | 26 | 92 | 107 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 31 | 13 | .355 | .411 | .580 | .991 | CHN |
1964 | 157 | 615 | 195 | 41 | 4 | 29 | 89 | 111 | 56 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 31 | 11 | .317 | .374 | .538 | .912 | CHN,NL CHA |
1965 | 99 | 407 | 144 | 33 | 6 | 22 | 63 | 82 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 25 | 4 | .354 | .408 | .627 | 1.035 | NYY |
1966 | 152 | 648 | 204 | 36 | 12 | 27 | 93 | 110 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 22 | 13 | .315 | .361 | .532 | .893 | NYY |
1967 | 155 | 634 | 214 | 38 | 11 | 32 | 95 | 131 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 11 | .338 | .395 | .584 | .979 | NYY,AL |
1968 | 154 | 659 | 221 | 40 | 9 | 34 | 98 | 128 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 9 | .335 | .385 | .578 | .963 | NYY,AL |
1969 | 152 | 625 | 225 | 44 | 9 | 34 | 108 | 139 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 9 | .360 | .419 | .622 | 1.041 | NYY,AL |
Total | 1605 | 6565 | 2186 | 446 | 75 | 299 | 1071 | 1271 | 590 | 13 | 42 | 607 | 329 | 131 | .333 | .387 | .560 | .947 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1965 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .538 | .909 | 1.448 |
1968 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .276 | .370 | .646 |
Total | 11 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .327 | .400 | .612 | 1.012 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Centerfield | 123 | 120 | 263 | 10 | 0 | 278 | 5 | .982 | 1086.1 | 2.30 | | | | |
Rightfield | 29 | 26 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 1.000 | 224.2 | 1.88 | | | | |
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Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1962, hitting .360 with 31 HR, 118 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1962... Injured on 3/10/1963 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1963, hitting .514 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Injured on 9/24/1963 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 9 weeks... Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game... Traded from Chicago (N) to Chicago (A) on 7/28/1964 (Going to CHA: CF Vada Pinson. Going to CHN: P Chris Zachary, CF Jim Landis, P Jack Hamilton)... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/4/1965 to a 7-year deal worth $15,200,420 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1965, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 5/16/1965... Injured on 6/2/1965 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 9-10 weeks... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1965... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1966, hitting .556 with 3 HR, 3 RBI... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Baltimore on 9/4/1966... Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game... Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 9/11/1967... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1968, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1968, hitting .400 with 7 HR, 27 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1968, hitting .552 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 9/19/1968... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1968... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1968, hitting .335 with 34 HR, 98 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1969, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 5/3/1969, off Nelson Briles (DET)... Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game... Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1969, hitting .360 with 34 HR, 108 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1961 - .334 - 7th 1962 - .360 - 1st 1963 - .355 - 5th 1967 - .338 - 4th 1968 - .335 - 1st
| OBP 1962 - .405 - 10th 1968 - .385 - 7th
| SLG 1962 - .609 - 4th 1963 - .580 - 9th 1967 - .584 - 5th 1968 - .578 - 2nd
| OPS 1962 - 1.014 - 4th 1963 - .991 - 9th 1967 - .979 - 8th 1968 - .963 - 3rd
| Hits 1960 - 194 - 4th 1961 - 203 - 5th 1962 - 230 - 1st 1963 - 200 - 7th 1964 - 195 - 5th 1966 - 204 - 5th 1967 - 214 - 2nd 1968 - 221 - 1st
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Doubles 1959 - 41 - 3rd 1960 - 41 - 4th 1961 - 41 - 5th 1962 - 46 - 2nd 1963 - 45 - 2nd 1964 - 41 - 3rd 1966 - 36 - 10th 1967 - 38 - 4th 1968 - 40 - 8th
| Triples 1959 - 6 - 2nd 1962 - 10 - 1st 1966 - 12 - 2nd 1967 - 11 - 2nd 1968 - 9 - 6th
| Homeruns 1968 - 34 - 8th
| RBI 1960 - 108 - 10th 1962 - 118 - 6th 1968 - 98 - 9th
| Runs 1961 - 126 - 7th 1962 - 133 - 1st 1967 - 131 - 4th 1968 - 128 - 1st
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SB 1959 - 36 - 1st 1960 - 28 - 1st 1961 - 41 - 1st 1962 - 40 - 1st 1963 - 31 - 3rd 1964 - 31 - 4th 1965 - 25 - 5th 1966 - 22 - 5th 1967 - 34 - 1st 1968 - 21 - 7th
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