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Biography
Born on July 28, 1949 in Mansfield, Louisiana, Vida Blue (Vida Rochelle Blue) played for the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 17 year career. Blue broke into the bigs on July 20, 1969 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 1.82 ERA in 312 innings pitched in 1971, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Vida Blue's best season was 1971, when he posted a 1.82 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 301 batters.
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | OAK | A | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 24 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 49 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1970 | OAK | A | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38.2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1971 | OAK | A | 39 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 1.82 | 301 | 73 | 63 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 312 | 209 | 19 | 88 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
1972 | OAK | A | 25 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 2.80 | 111 | 55 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 117 | 11 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
1973 | OAK | A | 37 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 3.28 | 158 | 108 | 96 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 263.2 | 214 | 26 | 105 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
1974 | OAK | A | 40 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 3.25 | 174 | 118 | 102 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 282.1 | 246 | 17 | 98 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
1975 | OAK | A | 39 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 3.01 | 189 | 103 | 93 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 278 | 243 | 21 | 99 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
1976 | OAK | A | 37 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 2.35 | 166 | 90 | 78 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 298.1 | 268 | 9 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
1977 | OAK | A | 38 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 3.83 | 157 | 138 | 119 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 279.2 | 284 | 23 | 86 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
1978 | SF | N | 35 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 2.79 | 171 | 87 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 258 | 233 | 12 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
1979 | SF | N | 34 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 5.01 | 138 | 143 | 132 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 246 | 23 | 111 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
1980 | SF | N | 31 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 2.97 | 129 | 79 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 224 | 202 | 14 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
1981 | SF | N | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2.45 | 63 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.2 | 97 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
1982 | KC | A | 31 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 3.78 | 103 | 80 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 163 | 20 | 80 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
1983 | KC | A | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 6.01 | 53 | 62 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.1 | 96 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
1985 | SF | N | 33 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4.47 | 103 | 70 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 115 | 17 | 80 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
1986 | SF | N | 28 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 3.27 | 100 | 65 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.2 | 137 | 19 | 77 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Total | NL | 179 | 166 | 72 | 58 | 3.52 | 704 | 484 | 442 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1131.1 | 1030 | 92 | 453 | 30 | 36 | 3 | |
Total | AL | 323 | 307 | 137 | 103 | 3.14 | 1471 | 873 | 771 | 112 | 30 | 2 | 2212 | 1909 | 171 | 732 | 31 | 67 | 20 | |
Total | 502 | 473 | 209 | 161 | 3.27 | 2175 | 1357 | 1213 | 143 | 37 | 2 | 3343.1 | 2939 | 263 | 1185 | 61 | 103 | 23 |
Fielding Stats
Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | OAK | A | P | 12 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
1970 | OAK | A | P | 6 | 6 | 38.2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
1971 | OAK | A | P | 39 | 39 | 312 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 |
1972 | OAK | A | P | 25 | 23 | 151 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .913 |
1973 | OAK | A | P | 37 | 37 | 263.2 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1.000 |
1974 | OAK | A | P | 40 | 40 | 282.1 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .897 |
1975 | OAK | A | P | 39 | 38 | 278 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 1 | .974 |
1976 | OAK | A | P | 37 | 37 | 298.1 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 1 | .974 |
1977 | OAK | A | P | 38 | 38 | 279.2 | 6 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 2 | .941 |
1978 | SF | N | P | 35 | 35 | 258 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1.000 |
1979 | SF | N | P | 34 | 34 | 237 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 3 | .981 |
1980 | SF | N | P | 31 | 31 | 224 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 5 | .982 |
1981 | SF | N | P | 18 | 18 | 124.2 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | .976 |
1982 | KC | A | P | 31 | 31 | 181 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | .947 |
1983 | KC | A | P | 19 | 14 | 85.1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
1985 | SF | N | P | 33 | 20 | 131 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | .933 |
1986 | SF | N | P | 28 | 28 | 156.2 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 2 | .931 |
Total | P | 502 | 473 | 3343.1 | 127 | 427 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 197 | 164 | 39 | .967 |
Batting Stats
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | OAK | A | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | OAK | A | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .250 | .467 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1971 | OAK | A | 39 | 102 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .118 | .167 | .127 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | OAK | A | 27 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .044 | .140 | .044 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1973 | OAK | A | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | OAK | A | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | OAK | A | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | OAK | A | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | OAK | A | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | SF | N | 35 | 79 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .076 | .240 | .127 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1979 | SF | N | 37 | 83 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .120 | .180 | .169 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | SF | N | 31 | 68 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .074 | .111 | .088 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | SF | N | 18 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .263 | .257 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1982 | KC | A | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | KC | A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | SF | N | 33 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .212 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | SF | N | 28 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .093 | .204 | .186 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | NL | 182 | 338 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 10 | .107 | .196 | .154 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 162 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | AL | 326 | 174 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 5 | .098 | .165 | .126 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 109 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 508 | 512 | 37 | 53 | 4 | 15 | .104 | .186 | .145 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 271 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Athletics in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Gary Alexander, Gary Thomasson, Dave Heaverlo, Alan Wirth, John Henry Johnson, Phil Huffman, $300000 and a player to be named later (March 15, 1978); Oakland Athletics received Mario Guerrero (April 7, 1978).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Bob Tufts to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker and Brad Wellman (March 30, 1982).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (August 5, 1983).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (April 6, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 17, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 20, 1987).
Trivia
- All-Star Games: 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981
- World Series Champion: 1972, 1973, 1974
- 1971 AL Cy Young Award Winner
- 1971 AL MVP