How Vida Blue's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Vida Blue totaled 502 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1974, posting 40, well above the starting pitcher average of 25.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1970 at 6, well below the starting pitcher average of 27.4 that year. The Games Pitched trended upward through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 19 in 1983 to 33 in 1985 and 28 in 1986, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 6 to 40 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Vida Blue Lifetime Games Pitched

Stats similar to Games Pitched for Vida Blue
Vida Blue
Games Pitched
Career502
Season Avg.29.53
162 Game Avg.162
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Vida Blue Games Pitched Per Season

Vida Blue's Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched per season line chart

Vida Blue Games Pitched by Team

Vida Blue's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Vida Blue career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Vida Blue Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Vida Blue's career Games Pitched, 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 Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Vida Blue Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Vida Blue's seasonal Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Vida Blue Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Vida Blue's MLB career with Games Pitched 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.
Vida Blue Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table