Jon Matlack vs Vida Blue

Jon Matlack Vida Blue

Jon Matlack and Vida Blue compared on their MLB careers: Jon Matlack played 13 seasons, 1971 to 1983, Vida Blue 17 seasons, 1969 to 1986. Jon Matlack has 125 wins to Vida Blue's 209. Vida Blue won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jon Matlack and Vida Blue career totals

361	GP	502
125	W	209
126	L	161
3.2	ERA	3.3
2,363	IP	3343.1
1,516	K	2,175
638	BB	1,185
1.2	WHIP	1.2
3	SV	2

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jon Matlack and Vida Blue postseason

4	GP	17
0	R	0
12	H	55

Where each stands all time

Jon Matlack and Vida Blue all-time places

225th (1,516)	Strikeouts (pitching)	70th (2,175)
—	Wins (pitching)	97th (209)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jon Matlack: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year
Vida Blue: 3 championships; AL Cy Young, AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jon Matlack and Vida Blue season by season

1st	1971	0	3	4.14	1969	1	1	6.64
2nd	1972	15	10	2.32	1970	2	0	2.09
3rd	1973	14	16	3.20	1971	24	8	1.82
4th	1974	13	15	2.41	1972	6	10	2.80
5th	1975	16	12	3.38	1973	20	9	3.28
6th	1976	17	10	2.95	1974	17	15	3.25
7th	1977	7	15	4.21	1975	22	11	3.01
8th	1978	15	13	2.27	1976	18	13	2.35
9th	1979	5	4	4.13	1977	14	19	3.83
10th	1980	10	10	3.68	1978	18	10	2.79
11th	1981	4	7	4.14	1979	14	14	5.01
12th	1982	7	7	3.53	1980	14	10	2.97
13th	1983	2	4	4.66	1981	8	6	2.45
14th	—	—	—	—	1982	13	12	3.78
15th	—	—	—	—	1983	0	5	6.01
16th	—	—	—	—	1985	8	8	4.47
17th	—	—	—	—	1986	10	10	3.27

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA