Vida Blue stats

Last played for the San Francisco Giants, 1986

Starting Pitcher

Age 77 · 6' 0"

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Vida Blue played 17 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1986.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
502
W
209
L
161
ERA
3.27
IP
3,343.1
K
2,175
BB
1,185
WHIP
1.23

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1969ATH12116.6442.024181.60
1970ATH6202.0938.235120.83
1971ATH392481.82312.0301880.95
1972ATH256102.80151.0111481.09
1973ATH372093.28263.21581051.21
1974ATH4017153.25282.1174981.22
1975ATH3922113.01278.0189991.23
1976ATH3718132.35298.1166631.11
1977ATH3814193.83279.2157861.32
1978SF3518102.79258.0171701.17
1979SF3414145.01237.01381111.51
1980SF3114102.97224.0129611.17
1981SF18862.45124.263541.21
1982KC3113123.78181.0103801.34
1983KC19056.0185.153351.54
1985SF33884.47131.0103801.49
1986SF2810103.27156.2100771.37

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
17
W
1
L
5
ERA
4.43
IP
63.0
K
47
BB
23
WHIP
1.24

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
143
SHO
37
K/9
5.9
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1969ATH0005.10000
1970ATH0228.10000
1971ATH02488.70000
1972ATH0546.60000
1973ATH01345.40000
1974ATH01215.50000
1975ATH01326.10000
1976ATH02065.00000
1977ATH01615.10000
1978SF0946.00000
1979SF01005.20000
1980SF01035.20000
1981SF0104.50000
1982KC0625.10000
1983KC0105.60000
1985SF0107.10000
1986SF0005.70000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
77 yearsJul 28, 1949
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Mansfield, LA
College
Southern
AL Cy Young
1971
AL MVP
1971

What were Vida Blue's career stats?

Vida Blue played 17 seasons for the Athletics, the Giants and the Royals. He had 209 wins and 2,175 strikeouts with a 3.27 ERA over 3,343.1 innings. His best season was 1971: 24 wins, a 1.82 ERA and 301 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1969 to 1986

Vida Blue led MLB in WHIP (1971); finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 70th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,175)
  • 97th in wins (pitching) (209)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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