How Vida Blue's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Vida Blue totaled 473 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1974, posting 40, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.8 that year. The Starts trended upward through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 14 in 1983 to 20 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 Starts profile — ranging from 4 to 40 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Vida Blue Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Vida Blue
| Vida Blue
Starts | Vida Blue
Games Started % |
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| Career | 473 | 94.22 |
| Season Avg. | 27.82 | 94.22 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 152.64 | 94.22 |
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Vida Blue Starts Per Season
Vida Blue's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Vida Blue's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Vida Blue Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Vida Blue's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Vida Blue's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Vida Blue's MLB career with Starts 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.
