Vida Blue

Vida Rochelle Blue
Born: July 28, 1949
Mansfield, LA USA
Deceased: 2023
Tracy, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 189
Career: 1969-1986
Draft: Round 2 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Athletics)
School: DeSoto HS (Mansfield, LA)
Minor League Statistics

Vida Blue compiled a career record of 209 wins and 161 losses in his 508-game career with the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1969 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.


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Pitching:

Year Lg Team W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
1969ALOakland Athletics11.5006.64124100142.04934311318124001191
1970ALOakland Athletics201.0002.0966022038.720129012035100147
1971ALOakland Athletics248.7501.82393902480312.020973631988330141101207
1972ALOakland Athletics610.3752.8025230540151.0117554711483111102606
1973ALOakland Athletics209.6903.28373701340263.72141089626105215842151083
1974ALOakland Athletics1715.5313.25404001210282.3246118102179871741091159
1975ALOakland Athletics2211.6673.01393811321278.024310393219941895241153
1976ALOakland Athletics1813.5812.35373702060298.3268907896331661151205
1977ALOakland Athletics1419.4243.83383801610279.72841381192386515710111184
1978NLSan Francisco Giants1810.6432.7935350940258.02338780127041710051042
1979NLSan Francisco Giants1414.5005.01343401000237.024614313223111111381081041
1980NLSan Francisco Giants1410.5832.97313101030224.0202797414618129023914
1981NLSan Francisco Giants86.5712.4518180100124.7974034754363107513
1982ALKansas City Royals1312.5203.7831310620181.0163807620803103004773
1983ALKansas City Royals05.0006.011914410085.39662571235053226382
1985NLSan Francisco Giants88.5004.4733205100131.0115706517801103128574
1986NLSan Francisco Giants1010.5003.2728280000156.7137655719773100015663
Totals209161.5653.27502473111433723343.32939135712132631185612175231310313837

Batting:

Year Lg Team GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
1969ALOakland Athletics1212101000000024.000.167.000.167000000
1970ALOakland Athletics617151310130017.200.250.467.717710100
1971ALOakland Athletics39121102612100201463.118.167.127.29413021300
1972ALOakland Athletics27524542000001534.044.140.044.184200200
1973ALOakland Athletics38110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
1974ALOakland Athletics40000000000000000000
1975ALOakland Athletics39000000000000000000
1976ALOakland Athletics37000000000000000000
1977ALOakland Athletics38110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
1978NLSan Francisco Giants3510179861012001651.076.240.127.3661001500
1979NLSan Francisco Giants379783710101300635.120.180.169.3481400800
1980NLSan Francisco Giants31796835100100334.074.111.088.199600710
1981NLSan Francisco Giants18433547200100310.200.263.257.520910500
1982ALKansas City Royals31000000000000000000
1983ALKansas City Royals19000000000000000000
1985NLSan Francisco Giants33413004100000312.133.212.167.379500800
1986NLSan Francisco Giants28534334101300620.093.204.186.390800400
Totals5086185123753904150249271.104.186.145.33074235310


Fielding:

Year Lg Team Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
1969ALOakland AthleticsP12442.014001.0001.071.417
1970ALOakland AthleticsP6639.017001.0001.8461.333
1971ALOakland AthleticsP3939312.01524001.0001.1251.000
1972ALOakland AthleticsP2523151.041720.9131.252.840
1973ALOakland AthleticsP3737263.7930001.0001.3311.054
1974ALOakland AthleticsP4040282.3101630.897.829.650
1975ALOakland AthleticsP3938278.043411.9741.230.974
1976ALOakland AthleticsP3737298.333412.9741.1161.000
1977ALOakland AthleticsP3838279.764232.9411.5451.263
1978NLSan Francisco GiantsP3535258.01229041.0001.4301.171
1979NLSan Francisco GiantsP3434237.0104215.9811.9751.529
1980NLSan Francisco GiantsP3131224.0144214.9822.2501.806
1981NLSan Francisco GiantsP1818124.7112911.9762.8882.222
1982ALKansas City RoyalsP3131181.0142220.9471.7901.161
1983ALKansas City RoyalsP191485.3310011.0001.371.684
1985NLSan Francisco GiantsP3320131.072121.9331.924.848
1986NLSan Francisco GiantsP2828156.732420.9311.551.964
Totals5024733343.71274271921.9671.4911.104

Postseason - Pitching:

Year Lg Team Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
1971ALOakland AthleticsALCS01.0006.431100007.0755020800029
1972ALOakland AthleticsALCS000.004010015.3400011500022
1972ALOakland AthleticsWS01.0004.154110018.7844151500138
1973ALOakland AthleticsALCS01.00010.292200007.0888150300133
1973ALOakland AthleticsWS01.0004.9122000011.01066230800148
1974ALOakland AthleticsALCS101.0000.001101109.0200000700030
1974ALOakland AthleticsWS01.0003.2922000013.71055170900056
1975ALOakland AthleticsALCS009.001100003.0633100200014
Totals15.1674.311710211264.7553131623247003270

Postseason - Batting:

Year Lg Team Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
1971ALOakland AthleticsALCS1330000000003.000.000.000.000000000
1972ALOakland AthleticsALCS4110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
1972ALOakland AthleticsWS4310000000021.000.667.000.667000000
1973ALOakland AthleticsALCS2000000000000000000
1973ALOakland AthleticsWS2440000000004.000.000.000.000000000
1974ALOakland AthleticsALCS1000000000000000000
1974ALOakland AthleticsWS2440000000004.000.000.000.000000000
1975ALOakland AthleticsALCS1000000000000000000
Totals17151300000000212.000.133.000.133000000

Postseason - Fielding:

Year Lg Team Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
1971ALOakland AthleticsALCSP117.001001.0001.2861.000
1972ALOakland AthleticsALCSP405.301001.0001.688.250
1972ALOakland AthleticsWSP418.701001.0001.038.250
1973ALOakland AthleticsALCSP227.010001.0001.286.500
1973ALOakland AthleticsWSP2211.021001.0002.4551.500
1974ALOakland AthleticsALCSP119.001001.0001.0001.000
1974ALOakland AthleticsWSP2213.703001.0001.9761.500
1975ALOakland AthleticsALCSP113.00000.000.000
Totals171064.738001.0001.531.647

Awards

1971 - AL Most Valuable Player
1971 - AL TSN All-Star LHP
1971 - AL Cy Young Award
1971 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1978 - NL TSN All-Star LHP
1978 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year




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