CF Vada Pinson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Bat: L / Throw: L
Age: 86
Birthdate:
Aug. 11, 1938 (86y 2m 22d)Born In:
Memphis, TN, USANationality:
American
Height/Weight:
5'10"/181
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1962 (2nd) | St. Louis (MLB) |
| Rookie of the Year | 1958 (3rd) | St. Louis (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1967 | St. Louis (MLB) |
| 1965 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| 1960 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| 1959 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| League Champ | 1962 | St. Louis (MLB) |
| 1960 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| 1959 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Silver Slugger | 1967 - CF | St. Louis (MLB) |
| Batter of the Month | Oct 1963 | St. Louis (MLB) |
| Oct 1959 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Player of the Week | Sep 23, 1968 | St. Louis (MLB) |
| May 27, 1968 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Jun 28, 1965 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Aug 10, 1964 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Aug 27, 1962 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Jul 16, 1962 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Jun 20, 1960 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Jun 13, 1960 | St. Louis (MLB) | |
| Sep 14, 1959 | St. Louis (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 19 | 29.7 | 30.5 |
| Grey Ink | 172 | 192.6 | 175.4 |
| HoF Standard | 46 | 55.9 | 49.2 |
| WAR | 57.1 | 81.1 | 71.0 |
| WAR7 | 36.9 | 48.7 | 43.4 |
| JAWS | 47.0 | 64.9 | 57.2 |
Similar Players (CF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon R | 911 |
| Melky Cabrera R | 898 |
| Ken Griffey R | 897 |
| Bill Madlock R | 891 |
| Willie Davis R | 887 |
| Cesar Cedeno R | 884 |
| Devon White R | 882 |
| Minnie Minoso R | 880 |
| Nick Markakis R | 879 |
| Kiki Cuyler R | 878 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 143 | 6 |
| 1966 | 144 | 10 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 669 | 6 |
| 1960 | 675 | 2 |
| 1962 | 686 | 8 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 591 | 7 |
| 1959 | 591 | 7 |
| 1960 | 615 | 2 |
| 1960 | 615 | 2 |
| 1962 | 627 | 3 |
| 1962 | 627 | 3 |
| 1963 | 611 | 9 |
| 1963 | 611 | 9 |
| 1966 | 593 | 10 |
| 1966 | 593 | 10 |
| 1968 | 602 | 9 |
| 1968 | 602 | 9 |
| 1969 | 622 | 9 |
| 1969 | 622 | 9 |
| 1972 | 605 | 10 |
| 1972 | 605 | 10 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 179 | 4 |
| 1960 | 183 | 3 |
| 1961 | 176 | 8 |
| 1962 | 215 | 1 |
| 1963 | 182 | 6 |
| 1964 | 185 | 5 |
| 1965 | 177 | 6 |
| 1967 | 180 | 4 |
| 1968 | 172 | 6 |
| 1972 | 164 | 8 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 286 | 7 |
| 1960 | 295 | 2 |
| 1961 | 294 | 9 |
| 1962 | 346 | 1 |
| 1963 | 278 | 8 |
| 1964 | 289 | 5 |
| 1965 | 284 | 9 |
| 1967 | 282 | 3 |
| 1968 | 244 | 9 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 43 | 1 |
| 1959 | 36 | 5 |
| 1960 | 38 | 2 |
| 1961 | 32 | 6 |
| 1962 | 42 | 1 |
| 1964 | 33 | 4 |
| 1965 | 43 | 1 |
| 1966 | 28 | 8 |
| 1972 | 31 | 9 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 8 | 5 |
| 1959 | 10 | 2 |
| 1960 | 13 | 1 |
| 1961 | 16 | 1 |
| 1962 | 16 | 1 |
| 1963 | 11 | 2 |
| 1964 | 13 | 2 |
| 1966 | 13 | 2 |
| 1967 | 10 | 5 |
| 1969 | 8 | 8 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 13 | 8 |
| 1959 | 23 | 2 |
| 1960 | 18 | 4 |
| 1961 | 14 | 8 |
| 1962 | 20 | 6 |
| 1963 | 15 | 10 |
| 1964 | 17 | 5 |
| 1965 | 20 | 5 |
| 1966 | 19 | 8 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 122 | 1 |
| 1960 | 103 | 4 |
| 1962 | 127 | 2 |
| 1964 | 91 | 9 |
| 1968 | 77 | 9 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 9 | 8 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8 | 5 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 8 | 2 |
| 1971 | 7 | 10 |
| 1972 | 6 | 6 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 62 | 3 |
| 1959 | 63 | 6 |
| 1960 | 67 | 2 |
| 1961 | 66 | 5 |
| 1962 | 77 | 1 |
| 1964 | 61 | 7 |
| 1965 | 66 | 4 |
| 1967 | 56 | 4 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.313 | 5 |
| 1962 | 0.343 | 1 |
| 1963 | 0.298 | 7 |
| 1964 | 0.309 | 4 |
| 1965 | 0.306 | 3 |
| 1967 | 0.307 | 2 |
| 1968 | 0.286 | 6 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.395 | 9 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.480 | 8 |
| 1961 | 0.522 | 9 |
| 1962 | 0.552 | 5 |
| 1964 | 0.483 | 9 |
| 1965 | 0.491 | 6 |
| 1967 | 0.480 | 3 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.174 | 10 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.947 | 7 |
| 1964 | 0.842 | 9 |
| 1965 | 0.849 | 6 |
| 1967 | 0.830 | 3 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 157 | 6 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1960 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 1961 | 5.2 | 8 |
| 1962 | 7.8 | 4 |