How Vida Blue's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Vida Blue totaled 13,837 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1971, posting 1,207, well above the starting pitcher average of 578.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1970 at 147, well below the starting pitcher average of 548.4 that year. The Batters Faced trended upward through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 382 in 1983 to 574 in 1985 and 663 in 1986, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 147 to 1,207 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Vida Blue Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Vida Blue
| Vida Blue
Batters Faced | Vida Blue
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 13837 | 37.25 |
| Season Avg. | 813.94 | 37.25 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4465.33 | 37.25 |
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Vida Blue Batters Faced Per Season
Vida Blue's Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced by Team
Vida Blue's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Vida Blue Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Vida Blue's career Batters Faced, 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 Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Vida Blue's seasonal Batters Faced 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 Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Vida Blue's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
