Vida Blue
1969–1986 · bats B / throws L · ALS, Kansas City Royals, NLS, Athletics, San Francisco Giants
508G
.104AVG
.186OBP
.145SLG
53H
4HR
15RBI
0SB
209–161W–L
3,343IP
2,175K
3.27ERA
473GS
2SV
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508 | 618 | 512 | 37 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 271 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 74 | .104 | .186 | .145 | .331 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,343.3 | 502 | 473 | 143 | 209 | 161 | 2 | 2,939 | 1,357 | 1,213 | 263 | 1,185 | 2,175 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 1.233 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1978-05-07 to 1978-05-17
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 17 strikeouts | 1971-07-09 | 1 in 19,498 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1970-09-21 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1970-09-11 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 266 | 322 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 146 | .090 | .158 | .108 |
| Away | 242 | 296 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 125 | .119 | .172 | .184 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 63 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 36 | .132 | .188 | .221 |
| May | 80 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 36 | .169 | .226 | .182 |
| June | 85 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 55 | .072 | .124 | .082 |
| July | 83 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 38 | .076 | .188 | .167 |
| August | 93 | 116 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 50 | .119 | .164 | .129 |
| September | 96 | 117 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 54 | .062 | .120 | .115 |
| October | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .222 | .286 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .000 | .136 | .000 |
| chicago-white-sox | 36 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .150 | .150 | .350 |
| kansas-city-royals | 33 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .111 | .143 | .167 |
| new-york-yankees | 29 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .150 | .217 | .150 |
| minnesota-twins | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .048 | .074 | .048 |
| detroit-tigers | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .100 | .154 | .100 |
| baltimore-orioles | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
| cleveland-guardians | 25 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .188 | .176 | .188 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Athletics | 12 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 42 | 24 |
| 1970 | Athletics | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | .200 | 38 | 35 |
| 1971 | Athletics | 39 | 102 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .118 | 312 | 301 |
| 1972 | Athletics | 27 | 45 | 2 | – | – | – | .044 | 151 | 111 |
| 1973 | Athletics | 38 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 263 | 158 |
| 1974 | Athletics | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 282 | 174 |
| 1975 | Athletics | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 278 | 189 |
| 1976 | Athletics | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 298 | 166 |
| 1977 | Athletics | 38 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 279 | 157 |
| 1978 |  San Francisco Giants | 35 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | .076 | 258 | 171 |
| 1979 | San Francisco Giants | 37 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 3 | – | .120 | 237 | 138 |
| 1980 | San Francisco Giants | 31 | 68 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .074 | 224 | 129 |
| 1981 | San Francisco Giants | 18 | 35 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 124 | 63 |
| 1982 |  Kansas City Royals | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 181 | 103 |
| 1983 | Kansas City Royals | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 85 | 53 |
| 1985 | San Francisco Giants | 33 | 30 | 4 | – | – | – | .133 | 131 | 103 |
| 1986 | San Francisco Giants | 28 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .093 | 156 | 100 |