Vida Blue vs. Mike Cuellar — Career Comparison

Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Cuellar a clear advantage over Vida Blue across the core pitching metrics. Mike Cuellar led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 73), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 89). Vida Blue held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 78). Mike Cuellar was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Vida Blue and Mike Cuellar

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.21
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.56
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.43
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.42
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.49
56.49
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.38
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.1
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
3.14
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2939
7.91
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2538
8.13
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.71
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.71
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.19
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
2.63
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.16
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
5.85
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.28
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.17
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13837
37.25
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11505
36.88
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
3.65
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.62
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.4
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.3
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.26
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.59
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.29
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12383
33.33
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10532
33.76
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88

Fielding Stats for Vida Blue and Mike Cuellar

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.22
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.34
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.35
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.15
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.54
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.89
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
1.49
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.8
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vida Blue and Mike Cuellar

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
493.2
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
456
382.12
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
600
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
553.91
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
53
51.46
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.69
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
40
38.83
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
47.77
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.7
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.88
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.62
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.86
16.37
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.15
15.21
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
74
71.84
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
94.69
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
101.94
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
86
72.07
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.92
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
37
31.01
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
27.65
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.79
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.36
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.67
-5.59
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.91
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
47.57
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.54
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
263.11
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
254.75
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
43
36.03
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA