Vida Blue Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Vida Blue
NameVida Blue
Date of BirthJuly 28, 1949
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsBoth
MLB Debut1969
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Vida Blue Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Vida Blue.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS473 (MLB Rank: 72)
GF11 (MLB Rank: 4,755)
W209 (MLB Rank: 103)
L161 (MLB Rank: 118)
SV2 (MLB Rank: 2,904)
ERA3.27 (MLB Rank: 1,917)
IP3343.1 (MLB Rank: 92)
SHO37 (MLB Rank: 57)
CG143 (MLB Rank: 242)
SO2,175 (MLB Rank: 71)
BB1185 (MLB Rank: 57)
H2,939 (MLB Rank: 144)
HR263 (MLB Rank: 102)
SO95.85 (MLB Rank: 4,296)
BB93.19 (MLB Rank: 7,895)
H97.91 (MLB Rank: 10,122)
HR90.71 (MLB Rank: 6,183)
WHIP1.233 (MLB Rank: 10,383)
WAR45.0 (MLB Rank: 139)

📊 Last Season Summary (1986)

In his final season (1986), Vida Blue recorded the following stats:

GS28
W10
L10
ERA3.27
IP156.2
SO100
BB77
H137
HR19
SO95.74
BB94.42
H97.87
HR91.09
WHIP1.366
WAR1.1

📈 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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