Chad Pinder
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2022)
Chad Pinder was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2022 for the Athletics, a span of 7 seasons. In 553 career games, he hit .242 with 388 hits, 62 home runs, and 197 RBI.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 210 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2016-08-20
- Last Game
- 2022-10-05
Full name: Chadwick Hudson Pinder
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 553 | 1,603 | 204 | 388 | 89 | 3 | 62 | 197 | 5 | 103 | 475 | .242 | .294 | .417 | .711 | -1,016 |
Career AVG .242 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .294 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 8.1% below league average.
Career SLG .417 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .711 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | OAK | AL | 22 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .235 | .255 (-8%) | .321 (-15%) | .417 (-11%) | .738 (-13%) | -122.1 |
| 2017 | OAK | AL | 87 | 282 | 36 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 92 | .238 | .254 (-7%) | .324 (-10%) | .425 (+7%) | .750 (avg) | -79.0 |
| 2018 | OAK | AL | 110 | 298 | 43 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 88 | .258 | .247 (+4%) | .318 (+4%) | .409 (+7%) | .727 (+6%) | 368.9 |
| 2019 | OAK | AL | 124 | 341 | 45 | 82 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 47 | 0 | 20 | 88 | .240 | .252 (-5%) | .322 (-10%) | .434 (-4%) | .757 (-7%) | -437.8 |
| 2020 | OAK | AL | 24 | 56 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .232 | .244 (-5%) | .321 (-8%) | .417 (-6%) | .739 (-7%) | -67.4 |
| 2021 | OAK | AL | 75 | 214 | 30 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 62 | .243 | .243 (avg) | .317 (-5%) | .410 (avg) | .727 (-2%) | -112.6 |
| 2022 | OAK | AL | 111 | 361 | 38 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 2 | 14 | 118 | .235 | .242 (-3%) | .311 (-16%) | .394 (-2%) | .706 (-8%) | -565.8 |
| Career · 7 seasons | 553 | 1,603 | 204 | 388 | 89 | 3 | 62 | 197 | 5 | 103 | 475 | .242 | — | — | — | — | -1,016 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | OAK | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27.00 | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (554 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 278 | 764 | 94 | 177 | 29 | 95 | .232 |
| Away | 275 | 839 | 110 | 211 | 33 | 102 | .251 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27.00 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-05 | OAK | LAA | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-10-04 | OAK | LAA | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-10-03 | OAK | LAA | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-02 | OAK | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-10-01 | OAK | SEA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-29 | OAK | LAA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-28 | OAK | LAA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-09-27 | OAK | LAA | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-23 | OAK | NYN | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-09-21 | OAK | SEA | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last 1 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-18 | OAK | MIN | — | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 6 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2B | 92 | 62 | 102 | 140 | 7 | 23 |
| 3B | 55 | 20 | 28 | 63 | 5 | 5 |
| OF | 340 | 269 | 566 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 43 | 28 | 47 | 81 | 6 | 18 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | OAK | 2B | 13 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | OAK | SS | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | OAK | 2B | 16 | 13 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | OAK | OF | 41 | 34 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | OAK | SS | 22 | 18 | 29 | 51 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | OAK | 1B | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | OAK | 2B | 21 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | OAK | 3B | 16 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | OAK | OF | 73 | 56 | 123 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | OAK | SS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | OAK | 1B | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | OAK | 2B | 21 | 12 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | OAK | 3B | 17 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | OAK | OF | 77 | 61 | 128 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | OAK | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | OAK | 2B | 13 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | OAK | 3B | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | OAK | OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | OAK | 2B | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | OAK | 3B | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | OAK | OF | 55 | 44 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | OAK | SS | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | OAK | 1B | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | OAK | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | OAK | 3B | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | OAK | OF | 91 | 74 | 150 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | OAK | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
| First Base | 6 |
| Second Base | 92 |
| Third Base | 55 |
| Shortstop | 43 |
| Left Field | 195 |
| Center Field | 16 |
| Right Field | 148 |
| Designated Hitter | 28 |
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Chad Pinder: the record in brief
Chad Pinder played a first major league game on August 20, 2016 and a last one on October 5, 2022. Pinder spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Oakland Athletics. At 6'2" and 210 pounds, Pinder is listed as an outfielder. Pinder batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Pinder was born on March 29, 1992, in Richmond, VA, USA. Chad Pinder was the playing name; the full given name is Chadwick Hudson.
Pinder finished with 388 hits from 1,603 at bats in 553 games, which works out to .242; the totals also include 62 homers and 197 RBI. Pinder got on base at a .294 rate and slugged .417 (.711 OPS). Pinder hit .242 while the league hit .249 over the same span, a figure close to average. Pinder's most home runs in a season came in 2017, when the total reached 15 for the Oakland Athletics. No season topped the 85 hits of 2022. 2019 brought the most runs batted in, 47.
Frequently Asked Questions about Chad Pinder
- What years did Chad Pinder play?
- Chad Pinder played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2022.
- Was Chad Pinder a pitcher?
- No. Chad Pinder was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
- How many home runs did Chad Pinder hit?
- Chad Pinder hit 62 career home runs with 388 hits.
- What was Chad Pinder's career batting average?
- Chad Pinder batted .242 over his career, with 388 hits in 1,603 at bats.
- How many RBI did Chad Pinder have?
- Chad Pinder drove in 197 runs in his career.
- What was Chad Pinder's career ERA?
- Chad Pinder finished with a 27.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.