Vida Blue played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986, appearing in 502 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 209 W and 161 L, an ERA of 3.27, 2,175 SO, a WHIP of 1.233, and a WAR of 45.0.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Vida Blue |
Date of Birth | July 28, 1949 |
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MLB Debut | 1969 |
📊 Career Summary
Vida Blue appeared in 502 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1969 to 1986. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 473 (MLB Rank: 71) |
GF | 11 (MLB Rank: 4,674) |
W | 209 (MLB Rank: 103) |
L | 161 (MLB Rank: 118) |
SV | 2 (MLB Rank: 2,859) |
ERA | 3.27 (MLB Rank: 1,893) |
IP | 3343.1 (MLB Rank: 92) |
SHO | 37 (MLB Rank: 57) |
CG | 143 (MLB Rank: 242) |
SO | 2,175 (MLB Rank: 70) |
BB | 1185 (MLB Rank: 57) |
H | 2,939 (MLB Rank: 143) |
HR | 263 (MLB Rank: 101) |
SO9 | 5.85 (MLB Rank: 4,160) |
BB9 | 3.19 (MLB Rank: 7,772) |
H9 | 7.91 (MLB Rank: 9,988) |
HR9 | 0.71 (MLB Rank: 6,021) |
WHIP | 1.233 (MLB Rank: 10,244) |
WAR | 45.0 (MLB Rank: 138) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1986)
In his final season (1986), Vida Blue recorded the following stats:
GS | 28 |
W | 10 |
L | 10 |
ERA | 3.27 |
IP | 156.2 |
SO | 100 |
BB | 77 |
H | 137 |
HR | 19 |
SO9 | 5.74 |
BB9 | 4.42 |
H9 | 7.87 |
HR9 | 1.09 |
WHIP | 1.366 |
WAR | 1.1 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1971, 24 W
- Most SO: 1971, 301 SO
- Most IP: 1971, 312 IP
- Best WAR: 1971, 9.0 WAR
- Best ERA: 1971, 1.82 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Vida Blue appeared in 17 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.35, pitched 64.2 IP, struck out 47 batters, with 1 W and 5 L.
Vida Blue Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 0.5 | 1 | 24 | 42 | -1.5 | 1.595 | 13 | 49 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 52 | 6.68 | 5.1 | 1.33 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 191 |
1970 | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 38.2 | 0.8 | 0.828 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 171 | 1.84 | 8.1 | 2.92 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
1971 | 24 | 8 | 1.82 | 0.75 | 0 | 301 | 312 | 9 | 0.952 | 19 | 209 | 88 | 73 | 63 | 183 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 3.42 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1207 |
1972 | 6 | 10 | 2.8 | 0.375 | 0 | 111 | 151 | 0.7 | 1.093 | 11 | 117 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 102 | 2.85 | 6.6 | 2.31 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0.7 | 7 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 606 |
1973 | 20 | 9 | 3.28 | 0.69 | 0 | 158 | 263.2 | 2.1 | 1.21 | 26 | 214 | 105 | 108 | 96 | 109 | 3.89 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1083 |
1974 | 17 | 15 | 3.25 | 0.531 | 0 | 174 | 282.1 | 2.1 | 1.218 | 17 | 246 | 98 | 118 | 102 | 103 | 3.18 | 5.5 | 1.78 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1159 |
1975 | 22 | 11 | 3.01 | 0.667 | 1 | 189 | 278 | 4.6 | 1.23 | 21 | 243 | 99 | 103 | 93 | 121 | 3.33 | 6.1 | 1.91 | 38 | 39 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1153 |
1976 | 18 | 13 | 2.35 | 0.581 | 0 | 166 | 298.1 | 7.6 | 1.109 | 9 | 268 | 63 | 90 | 78 | 142 | 2.56 | 5 | 2.63 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1205 |
1977 | 14 | 19 | 3.83 | 0.424 | 0 | 157 | 279.2 | 3.6 | 1.323 | 23 | 284 | 86 | 138 | 119 | 104 | 3.62 | 5.1 | 1.83 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1184 |
1978 | 18 | 10 | 2.79 | 0.643 | 0 | 171 | 258 | 5.8 | 1.174 | 12 | 233 | 70 | 87 | 80 | 123 | 2.68 | 6 | 2.44 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1042 |
1979 | 14 | 14 | 5.01 | 0.5 | 0 | 138 | 237 | -0.9 | 1.506 | 23 | 246 | 111 | 143 | 132 | 70 | 4.25 | 5.2 | 1.24 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1041 |
1980 | 14 | 10 | 2.97 | 0.583 | 0 | 129 | 224 | 5 | 1.174 | 14 | 202 | 61 | 79 | 74 | 119 | 3.23 | 5.2 | 2.11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 914 |
1981 | 8 | 6 | 2.45 | 0.571 | 0 | 63 | 124.2 | 2.9 | 1.211 | 7 | 97 | 54 | 40 | 34 | 140 | 3.64 | 4.5 | 1.17 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 7 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 513 |
1982 | 13 | 12 | 3.78 | 0.52 | 0 | 103 | 181 | 2.7 | 1.343 | 20 | 163 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 108 | 4.34 | 5.1 | 1.29 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 773 |
1983 | 0 | 5 | 6.01 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 85.1 | -0.7 | 1.535 | 12 | 96 | 35 | 62 | 57 | 68 | 4.64 | 5.6 | 1.51 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 382 |
1985 | 8 | 8 | 4.47 | 0.5 | 0 | 103 | 131 | 0.1 | 1.489 | 17 | 115 | 80 | 70 | 65 | 78 | 4.65 | 7.1 | 1.29 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 574 |
1986 | 10 | 10 | 3.27 | 0.5 | 0 | 100 | 156.2 | 1.1 | 1.366 | 19 | 137 | 77 | 65 | 57 | 108 | 4.55 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 663 |