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
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
Season-by-season batting statistics for Vida Blue
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
Season-by-season pitching statistics for Vida Blue
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