Player
Vida Blue
Player Info
- Full Name
- Vida Rochelle
- Born
-
July 28, 1949
Mansfield, LA, USA - Died
- May 6, 2023
- Size
- 6'0" / 189 lbs
- B/T
- B / L
- Debut
- July 20, 1969
- Final Game
- October 2, 1986
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- Oakland Athletics 1969-1977
- San Francisco Giants 1978-1986
- Kansas City Royals 1982-1983
Honors
6 x All-Star
1978 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(NL)
1978 - Sporting News All-Star
(NL)
1978 - Pitcher of the Month
(NL)
1976 - Player of the Week
(AL)
1971 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(AL)
1971 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
1971 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
1971 - Cy Young Award
(AL)
Career Batting
508
G
.104
AVG
53
H
4
HR
15
RBI
.326
OPS
Career Pitching
209-161
W-L
3.27
ERA
502
G
2,175
SO
2
SV
1.23
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | San Francisco Giants | 28 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .093 |
| 1985 | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1983 | Kansas City Royals | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | Kansas City Royals | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 |
| 1980 | San Francisco Giants | 31 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .074 |
| 1979 | San Francisco Giants | 37 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .120 |
| 1978 | San Francisco Giants | 35 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .076 |
| 1977 | Oakland Athletics | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | Oakland Athletics | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | Oakland Athletics | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | Oakland Athletics | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | Oakland Athletics | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | Oakland Athletics | 27 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .044 |
| 1971 | Oakland Athletics | 39 | 102 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .118 |
| 1970 | Oakland Athletics | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| 1969 | Oakland Athletics | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | San Francisco Giants | 10 | 10 | 3.27 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 156.1 | 100 | 77 |
| 1985 | San Francisco Giants | 8 | 8 | 4.47 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 131.0 | 103 | 80 |
| 1983 | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 5 | 6.01 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 85.0 | 53 | 35 |
| 1982 | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 12 | 3.78 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 181.0 | 103 | 80 |
| 1981 | San Francisco Giants | 8 | 6 | 2.45 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 124.2 | 63 | 54 |
| 1980 | San Francisco Giants | 14 | 10 | 2.97 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 224.0 | 129 | 61 |
| 1979 | San Francisco Giants | 14 | 14 | 5.01 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 237.0 | 138 | 111 |
| 1978 | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 10 | 2.79 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 258.0 | 171 | 70 |
| 1977 | Oakland Athletics | 14 | 19 | 3.83 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 279.2 | 157 | 86 |
| 1976 | Oakland Athletics | 18 | 13 | 2.35 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 298.0 | 166 | 63 |
| 1975 | Oakland Athletics | 22 | 11 | 3.01 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 278.0 | 189 | 99 |
| 1974 | Oakland Athletics | 17 | 15 | 3.25 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 282.0 | 174 | 98 |
| 1973 | Oakland Athletics | 20 | 9 | 3.28 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 263.2 | 158 | 105 |
| 1972 | Oakland Athletics | 6 | 10 | 2.80 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 151.0 | 111 | 48 |
| 1971 | Oakland Athletics | 24 | 8 | 1.82 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 312.0 | 301 | 88 |
| 1970 | Oakland Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 38.1 | 35 | 12 |
| 1969 | Oakland Athletics | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42.0 | 24 | 18 |