Vida Blue vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Vida Blue
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Vida Blue a clear advantage over Steve Renko across the core pitching metrics. Vida Blue led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 96), home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 98). Steve Renko held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 79 vs 73). Vida Blue was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Vida Blue and Steve Renko

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.63
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
1.27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.56
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.49
56.49
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.93
80.93
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10030
27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.1
9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2939
7.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2438
8.8
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
3.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
5.85
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455
5.25
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10704
38.63
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.13
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
3.65
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
4.45
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.29
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.26
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.59
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12383
33.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9525
34.37
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Vida Blue and Steve Renko

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.35
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
1.27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10031
27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3343.2
9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.34
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.15
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.54
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.49
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.75
80.75
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vida Blue and Steve Renko

Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
493.2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
580
600
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
512
497.09
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
53
51.46
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
40
38.83
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.88
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.62
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
16.86
16.37
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
74
71.84
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
105
101.94
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
37
35.92
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
48
46.6
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.36
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.91
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
47.57
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
271
263.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
51.46
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Vida Blue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Vida Blue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100