Vida Blue

Vida Blue

1969–1986 · Bats B · Throws L · 6'0", 189 lb · b. 1949 Mansfield, LA

Career 209–161 · 3.27 ERA · 2,175 SO · 3343.1 IP · 508 G · 53 H · 4 HR · 15 RBI · .104 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

1 best in baseball 3 league only

20 Top-5 finishes

1 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1971 Best season

Spanning 1971–1971, peaking at 4 titles in 1971.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

490th League titles 4
607th Best in baseball 1
528th Top-5 finishes 20

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

57th Shutouts 37
71st Strikeouts 2,175
92nd Innings Pitched 3343.1
103rd Wins 209
242nd Complete Games 143
263rd Walks + Hits / IP 1.23
290th Earned Run Average 3.27
408th Strikeouts / 9 5.85

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1971 8 1976 #2 1978 #2
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1971 AL 8.68
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1971 AL 0.95
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1971 AL 1.82 1976 #2
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1971 #2
Innings Pitched	—	#3	—	1971 #3 1976 #3
Strikeouts	—	#2	—	1971 #2
Wins	—	#2	—	1971 #2 1975 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1971	4	ERA 1.82 WHIP 0.95 K/9 8.68 SHO 8

Pitching

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1969	OAK	AL	1	1	6.64	12	4	1	42.0	49	31	13	18	24	1.60
1970	OAK	AL	2	0	2.09	6	6	0	38.2	20	9	0	12	35	0.83
1971	OAK	AL	24	8	1.82	39	39	0	312.0	209	63	19	88	301	0.95
1972	OAK	AL	6	10	2.80	25	23	0	151.0	117	47	11	48	111	1.09
1973	OAK	AL	20	9	3.28	37	37	0	263.2	214	96	26	105	158	1.21
1974	OAK	AL	17	15	3.25	40	40	0	282.1	246	102	17	98	174	1.22
1975	OAK	AL	22	11	3.01	39	38	1	278.0	243	93	21	99	189	1.23
1976	OAK	AL	18	13	2.35	37	37	0	298.1	268	78	9	63	166	1.11
1977	OAK	AL	14	19	3.83	38	38	0	279.2	284	119	23	86	157	1.32
1978	SFN	NL	18	10	2.79	35	35	0	258.0	233	80	12	70	171	1.17
1979	SFN	NL	14	14	5.01	34	34	0	237.0	246	132	23	111	138	1.51
1980	SFN	NL	14	10	2.97	31	31	0	224.0	202	74	14	61	129	1.17
1981	SFN	NL	8	6	2.45	18	18	0	124.2	97	34	7	54	63	1.21
1982	KCA	AL	13	12	3.78	31	31	0	181.0	163	76	20	80	103	1.34
1983	KCA	AL	0	5	6.01	19	14	0	85.1	96	57	12	35	53	1.54
1985	SFN	NL	8	8	4.47	33	20	0	131.0	115	65	17	80	103	1.49
1986	SFN	NL	10	10	3.27	28	28	0	156.2	137	57	19	77	100	1.37
Career	—	—	209	161	3.27	502	473	2	3343.1	2,939	1,213	263	1,185	2,175	1.23

Batting

17 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1969	OAK	AL	12	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	.000	.167	.000	.167
1970	OAK	AL	6	15	1	3	1	0	1	3	1	7	0	.200	.250	.467	.717
1971	OAK	AL	39	102	6	12	1	0	0	2	4	63	0	.118	.167	.128	.294
1972	OAK	AL	27	45	4	2	0	0	0	0	5	34	0	.044	.140	.044	.184
1973	OAK	AL	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1974	OAK	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1975	OAK	AL	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1976	OAK	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1977	OAK	AL	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1978	SFN	NL	35	79	8	6	1	0	1	2	16	51	0	.076	.240	.127	.366
1979	SFN	NL	37	83	7	10	1	0	1	3	6	35	0	.121	.180	.169	.349
1980	SFN	NL	31	68	3	5	1	0	0	1	3	34	0	.074	.111	.088	.199
1981	SFN	NL	18	35	4	7	2	0	0	1	3	10	0	.200	.263	.257	.520
1982	KCA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1983	KCA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1985	SFN	NL	33	30	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	12	0	.133	.212	.167	.379
1986	SFN	NL	28	43	3	4	1	0	1	3	6	20	0	.093	.204	.186	.390
Career	—	—	508	512	37	53	9	0	4	15	49	271	0	.104	.186	.145	.330

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	502	127	427	19	21	.967