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
1981, 1980, 1978, 1977, 1975, 1971
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
-3
OPS vs Lg
7% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
209-161
W-L
3.27
ERA
502
G
2,175
SO
2
SV
1.23
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1986 NL 156.7 5.74 4.42 1.366
1985 NL 131.0 7.08 5.50 1.489
1983 AL 85.3 5.59 3.69 1.535
1982 AL 181.0 5.12 3.98 1.343 ✓
1981 NL 124.7 4.55 3.90 1.211 ✓
1980 NL 224.0 5.18 2.45 1.174 ✓
1979 NL 237.0 5.24 4.22 1.506 ✓
1978 NL 258.0 5.97 2.44 1.174 ✓
1977 AL 279.7 5.05 2.77 1.323 ✓
1976 AL 298.3 5.01 1.90 1.109 ✓
1975 AL 278.0 6.12 3.21 1.230 ✓
1974 AL 282.3 5.55 3.12 1.218 ✓
1973 AL 263.7 5.39 3.58 1.210 ✓
1972 AL 151.0 6.62 2.86 1.093
1971 AL 312.0 8.68 2.54 0.952 ✓
1970 AL 38.7 8.15 2.79 0.828
1969 AL 42.0 5.14 3.86 1.595
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1986 NL 53 .093 .136 11.3 37.7 12 1.0
1985 NL 41 .033 .222 7.3 29.3 11 0.0
1981 NL 43 .057 .280 7.0 23.3 53 0.0
1980 NL 79 .015 .143 3.8 43.0 -42 0.0
1979 NL 97 .048 .192 6.2 36.1 -1 1.0
1978 NL 101 .051 .185 15.8 50.5 9 1.0
1977 AL 1 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
1973 AL 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1972 AL 52 .000 .182 9.6 65.4 -41 0.0
1971 AL 121 .010 .308 3.3 52.1 -12 0.0
1970 AL 17 .267 .286 5.9 41.2 101 1.0
1969 AL 12 .000 .000 16.7 33.3 -48 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 502 127 427 19 21 .967
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1986 San Francisco Giants P 28 3 24 2 0 .931
1985 San Francisco Giants P 33 7 21 2 1 .933
1983 Kansas City Royals P 19 3 10 0 1 1.000
1982 Kansas City Royals P 31 14 22 2 0 .947
1981 San Francisco Giants P 18 11 29 1 1 .976
1980 San Francisco Giants P 31 14 42 1 4 .982
1979 San Francisco Giants P 34 10 42 1 5 .981
1978 San Francisco Giants P 35 12 29 0 4 1.000
1977 Oakland Athletics P 38 6 42 3 2 .941
1976 Oakland Athletics P 37 3 34 1 2 .974
1975 Oakland Athletics P 39 4 34 1 1 .974
1974 Oakland Athletics P 40 10 16 3 0 .897
1973 Oakland Athletics P 37 9 30 0 0 1.000
1972 Oakland Athletics P 25 4 17 2 0 .913
1971 Oakland Athletics P 39 15 24 0 0 1.000
1970 Oakland Athletics P 6 1 7 0 0 1.000
1969 Oakland Athletics P 12 1 4 0 0 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 17 1-5 2 64.1 47 4.31
1975 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 1 0-0 0 3.0 2 9.00
1974 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 1 1-0 0 9.0 7 0.00
1974 World Series Oakland Athletics 2 0-1 0 13.1 9 3.29
1973 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 2 0-1 0 7.0 3 10.29
1973 World Series Oakland Athletics 2 0-1 0 11.0 8 4.91
1972 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 4 0-0 1 5.0 5 0.00
1972 World Series Oakland Athletics 4 0-1 1 8.1 5 4.15
1971 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 1 0-1 0 7.0 8 6.43
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 17 13 0 0 0 .000
1975 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 World Series Oakland Athletics 2 4 0 0 0 .000
1973 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 World Series Oakland Athletics 2 4 0 0 0 .000
1972 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 4 1 0 0 0 .000
1972 World Series Oakland Athletics 4 1 0 0 0 .000
1971 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 1 3 0 0 0 .000