Vida Blue
Retired
Vida Blue
Birthdate:
July 28, 1949 (54 y, 11 m, 0 d)
Born In:
Mansfield, OH, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
S/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/189
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1971 None (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1971 None (MLB)
All-Star 1981 None (MLB)
1980 None (MLB)
1978 None (MLB)
1977 None (MLB)
1975 None (MLB)
1971 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg
HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 5 40.9 30.3
Grey Ink 125 198.2 166.3
HoF Standard 35 49.5 47.8
WAR 53.7 69.2 60.9
WAR7 45.7 47.2 39.7
JAWS 49.7 58.2 50.3
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1971 13 7
Year GS Rank
1971 39 3
1974 40 8
1975 38 4
1976 37 6
1977 38 3
1978 35 9
Year W Rank
1971 24 2
1973 20 7
1975 22 3
1976 18 7
1978 18 5
1980 14 9
Year L Rank
1977 19 1
1979 14 5
Year Win % Rank
1971 0.750 2
1973 0.690 3
1975 0.667 5
1978 0.643 5
Year IP Rank
1971 312.0 3
1975 278.0 6
1976 298.1 3
1977 279.2 6
1978 258.0 7
Year BF Rank
1971 1207 3
1975 1153 6
1976 1205 5
1977 1184 5
1978 1042 8
1979 1041 5
Year HR Rank
1979 23 8
Year BB Rank
1973 105 7
1974 98 7
1975 99 7
1977 86 6
1979 111 2
Year K Rank
1971 301 2
1973 158 10
1974 174 10
1975 189 5
1976 166 6
1977 157 10
1978 171 6
Year WP Rank
1971 10 5
1973 15 2
1974 9 9
1977 11 7
1979 8 10
1981 7 4
1985 8 8
Year ERA Rank
1971 1.817 1
1975 3.011 7
1976 2.353 2
1978 2.791 7
1980 2.973 4
Year BABIP Rank
1971 0.237 4
1973 0.236 4
1974 0.263 10
1982 0.250 4
Year WHIP Rank
1971 0.952 1
1973 1.210 6
1974 1.218 10
1976 1.110 4
1980 1.174 6
Year H/9 Rank
1971 6.029 1
1973 7.305 5
1974 7.842 7
1975 7.867 10
1982 8.105 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1976 1.901 4
Year CG Rank
1971 24 2
1976 20 7
1977 16 8
1979 10 7
1980 10 5
Year SHO Rank
1970 2 10
1971 8 1
1972 4 9
1973 4 4
1976 6 2
1978 4 2
1980 3 4
1982 2 10
Year Hits Rank
1976 268 4
1977 284 1
1978 233 6
1979 246 4
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1982 163 7
Year HR (Low) Rank
1976 9 6
1978 12 9
Year WAR Rank
1971 10.7 1
1974 5.6 8
1975 5.5 8
1976 8.3 1
1977 5.3 10
1978 6.7 4
1980 4.4 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1971 8 4
1973 9 4
1975 11 10
1978 10 9
Year rWAR Rank
1971 12.2 1
1975 7.1 4
1976 9.2 1
1978 6.8 4
1980 5.5 5