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| Player Report for #80 Vada Pinson | | Wednesday, May 2nd, 1962 | 
| AB | 101 | | HR | 6 | | RBI | 26 | | AVG | .406 | | OPS | 1.159 |
| | Name: | Vada Pinson | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $4,428,000 | | Birthday: | 08-11-1938 | Signed Through: | 1962 Season | | Age: | 23 | Years of Major League Service: | 3 Years, 130 Days | | Born in: | Memphis (Tennessee) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 31 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 10" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 3 Years, 130 Days | | Weight: | 181 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 4 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | CF | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Left | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1957, 10th Pick in Round 1 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Fair) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 73 | 72 | 56 | 48 | 77 | | | Versus LHP | 60 | 58 | 46 | 38 | 69 | | | Versus RHP | 77 | 77 | 59 | 51 | 79 | | | Talent | 65 | 67 | 52 | 33 | 72 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 47 | | Left Field 46 (Arm: 70) | | Stealing Ability: | 76 | | Center Field 100 (Arm: 70) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 76 | | Right Field 63 (Arm: 70) | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 34 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 7 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 05-01-1962 | SLN | Loss, 1-12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-30-1962 | SLN | Loss, 3-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-29-1962 | SLN | Win, 6-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-27-1962 | @ NYN | Loss, 3-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-26-1962 | @ NYN | Win, 14-8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-25-1962 | @ NYN | Win, 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-24-1962 | LAD | Win, 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-23-1962 | LAD | Win, 5-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-22-1962 | LAD | Loss, 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 04-21-1962 | CIN | Win, 10-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League 1962 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 28 | 101 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 9 | .406 | .436 | .723 | 1.159 | 1.302 | .317 | 15.8 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 24 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 31.3 | 12.99 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .450 | .476 | .800 | 1.276 | | Versus Right | | 81 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .395 | .427 | .704 | 1.131 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .500 | .636 | 1.136 | | Last Week | | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .250 | .500 | .750 | | April | | 97 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .392 | .425 | .711 | 1.136 | | May | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 | | Spring Training | | 55 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .344 | .745 | 1.090 | | Last Year | | 562 | 171 | 26 | 6 | 21 | 72 | 92 | 49 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .359 | .484 | .843 | | 2 Years Ago | | 575 | 157 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 66 | 89 | 64 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .273 | .351 | .459 | .810 | | Career | | 1848 | 548 | 96 | 22 | 70 | 244 | 321 | 189 | 215 | 11 | 5 | 13 | .297 | .364 | .486 | .850 | | Home | | 48 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .458 | .491 | .604 | 1.095 | | Road | | 53 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .358 | .382 | .830 | 1.212 | | Grass | | 101 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .406 | .436 | .723 | 1.159 | | Day | | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .576 | .992 | | Night | | 68 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .426 | .446 | .794 | 1.240 | | Pinch Hitting | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | | Close/Late | | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .524 | .850 | 1.374 | | Inning 1-3 | | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .400 | .548 | .948 | | Inning 4-6 | | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .382 | .447 | .647 | 1.094 | | Inning 7-9 | | 35 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .457 | .472 | .971 | 1.444 | | Extra Innings | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .324 | .500 | .824 | | 1 Outs | | 33 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .576 | .579 | 1.152 | 1.730 | | 2 Outs | | 36 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .361 | .395 | .528 | .923 | | Scoring Position | | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .433 | .720 | 1.153 | | Bases Empty | | 51 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .373 | .418 | .588 | 1.006 | | Runner on 1st | | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .480 | .480 | 1.000 | 1.480 | | Runner on 2nd | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.800 | | Runner on 3rd | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .875 | 1.250 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | | Bases Loaded | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Two Strikes | | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .289 | .441 | .731 | | First Pitch | | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .619 | 1.000 | 1.619 | | Count 0-1 | | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | Count 0-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 1-0 | | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .529 | .529 | 1.176 | 1.706 | | Count 1-1 | | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .385 | .538 | .923 | | Count 1-2 | | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .294 | .471 | | Count 2-0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Count 2-1 | | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .125 | .286 | .411 | | Count 2-2 | | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .300 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | | Full Count | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .778 | 1.333 | 2.111 | | Behind in Count | | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .259 | .346 | .605 | | Ahead in Count | | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .500 | 1.038 | 1.538 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1958 Richmond - AAA | 19 | 48 | 155 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | .310 | .420 | .497 | .917 | 18.0 | | Total CCBLAAA | | 48 | 155 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | .310 | .420 | .497 | .917 | 18.0 |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1959 Milwaukee - CCBL | 20 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 0.0 | | Total CCBL | | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .286 | .536 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 12-15-1957 | Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall Pick) by the Milwaukee Braves. | | 01-01-1958 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (64); Power: 41 (52); Eye: 61 (33). | | 04-07-1958 | Named the #8 prospect in the CCBL | | 11-03-1958 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (65); Power: 53 (52); Eye: 58 (33). | | 04-06-1959 | Named the #8 prospect in the CCBL | | 06-01-1959 | Wins the CCBL NL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 07-01-1959 | Wins the CCBL NL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 08-01-1959 | Wins the CCBL NL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 11-02-1959 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (65); Power: 56 (52); Eye: 57 (33). | | 10-25-1960 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (65); Power: 56 (52); Eye: 53 (33). | | 10-17-1961 | Wins the 1961 CCBL NL Gold Glove Award at CF. | | 10-27-1961 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,428,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1962 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (65); Power: 56 (52); Eye: 50 (33). | | 04-09-1962 | Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R. | | 04-16-1962 | Wins the CCBL NL Player of the Week Award. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | Year | H | Rank | | 1960 | 157 | 9 | | 1961 | 171 | 7 | | | | | Year | 3B | Rank | | 1960 | 10 | 3 | | 1961 | 6 | 10 | | | Year | SB | Rank | | 1959 | 14 | 7 | | 1960 | 18 | 4 | | | Year | R | Rank | | 1959 | 97 | 5 | | 1960 | 89 | 4 | | 1961 | 92 | 8 | | | | | | | Year | SLG | Rank | | 1959 | .497 | 9 | | 1960 | .459 | 9 | | 1961 | .484 | 8 | | | Year | RC | Rank | | 1960 | 95.37 | 5 | | 1961 | 99.42 | 9 | | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | | 1960 | 5.97 | 9 | | 1961 | 6.61 | 9 | | | Year | ISO | Rank | | 1959 | .202 | 8 | | 1960 | .186 | 7 | | | Year | TAVG | Rank | | 1960 | .811 | 9 | | 1961 | .815 | 10 | | | | | | | |
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