How Vida Blue's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Vida Blue totaled 1,185 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1970, posting 12, well below the starting pitcher average of 48.9 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 111, well above the starting pitcher average of 44.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 35 in 1983 to 80 in 1985 and 77 in 1986, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 12 to 111 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Vida Blue Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Vida Blue
| Vida Blue
Walks | Vida Blue
Intentional Walks | Vida Blue
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 1185 | 61 | 3.19 |
| Season Avg. | 69.71 | 3.59 | 3.19 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 382.41 | 19.69 | 3.19 |
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Vida Blue Walks Per Season
Vida Blue's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Vida Blue Walks by Team
Vida Blue's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Vida Blue Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Vida Blue's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Vida Blue Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Vida Blue's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Vida Blue Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Vida Blue's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
