Vida Blue vs. Brian Fuentes — Career Comparison

Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Brian Fuentes
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Vida Blue built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Fuentes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Fuentes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 105), and home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 86). Role difference aside, Brian Fuentes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Vida Blue and Brian Fuentes

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9.54
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.56
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.43
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.49
56.49
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.38
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.99
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.27
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.62
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2939
7.91
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
7.56
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.71
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.94
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
3.19
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.79
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.16
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2175
5.85
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
9.38
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.28
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.76
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.25
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2622
38.48
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
5.59
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
3.65
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
3.92
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.4
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.26
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.59
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12383
33.33
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2267
33.27
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Vida Blue and Brian Fuentes

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9.54
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.34
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.15
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.04
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.54
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
1.49
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.2
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vida Blue and Brian Fuentes

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
508
493.2
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
390000
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
38.83
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.88
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.62
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.86
16.37
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
71.84
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
101.94
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.92
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.56
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.36
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.91
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
47.57
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
271
263.11
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA