Player Report for #52 Vida Blue

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Versus LHP

Versus RHP


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Thursday, October 28th, 1982

Rec	17-10
ERA	3.83
IP	244.2
BB	63
K	152

Name:	Vida Blue	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$7,706,100
Birthday:	07-28-1949	Signed Through:	1982 Season
Age:	33	Years of Major League Service:	14 Years, 18 Days
Born in:	Mansfield (Ohio)	Major League Service Days this Year:	186 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	15 Years, 132 Days
Weight:	195 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	16 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Switch
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	$7,454,000 total for 2 years
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Well Known (Fair)

Baltimore

Blue Crabs

GML

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	36	80	65	91-93 Mph
Versus LHP	38	85	69
Versus RHP	35	78	63
Talent	40	82	69

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Splitter
Endurance:	98
Groundball Pct.:	61
Holding Runners:	57

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	3	Pitcher 11
Stealing Ability:	4
Baserunning Instincts:	10
Sacrifice Bunt:	103
Bunt for Hit:	10
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
10-08-1982	@ Tol	Loss, 4-6	X	6.1	6	6	6	4	1	Loss
10-01-1982	Was	Loss, 3-4	X	8.0	6	3	2	1	7
09-26-1982	@ Bay	Loss, 0-4	X	7.0	9	4	4	3	1	Loss
09-21-1982	@ All	Win, 7-4	X	9.0	8	4	3	3	4	Win
09-14-1982	@ Tol	Win, 10-7	X	5.0	9	5	5	0	4
09-09-1982	@ SCT	Loss, 1-3	X	8.0	8	3	2	4	2	Loss
09-04-1982	Det	Win, 9-4	X	7.0	9	4	4	2	3	Win
08-29-1982	Tol	Win, 5-1	X	7.0	5	1	1	5	6	Win
08-23-1982	@ Mia	Loss, 6-7	X	7.1	9	5	3	5	6
08-18-1982	Sou	Loss, 0-1	X	9.0	6	1	1	2	5	Loss

Green Monsta League 1982 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	33	33	17	10	0	3.83	244.2	271	114	104	14	63	152	10	30.3	0	19	57.6
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	12.29	9.97	5.59	2.32	3.76	1.37	42.5	.326
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	331	88	14	0	5	42	17	56	0	8	0	.266	.302	.353	.655
vs. RHB	623	183	41	1	9	72	46	96	6	13	0	.294	.339	.406	.745

Green Monsta League 1982 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	5	5	2	1	0	4.98	34.1	44	20	19	4	16	28
May	6	6	4	2	0	3.71	51.0	58	21	21	2	7	29
June	5	5	3	1	0	3.94	32.0	36	16	14	2	3	19
July	5	5	3	2	0	3.26	38.2	40	15	14	2	5	24
August	6	6	3	2	0	3.22	44.2	44	19	16	1	19	31
September	5	5	2	2	0	4.50	36.0	43	20	18	2	12	14
October	1	1	0	0	0	2.25	8.0	6	3	2	1	1	7
Spring Training	4	4	3	1	0	1.13	16.0	14	3	2	2	5	19
Playoffs	1	1	0	1	0	8.53	6.1	6	6	6	3	4	1
Last Year	34	34	19	11	0	4.11	256.1	286	135	117	16	69	166
2 Years Ago	33	33	22	7	0	3.42	255.0	260	111	97	9	54	168
Career	201	201	107	63	0	3.72	1496.0	1602	714	619	81	384	941
Home	17	17	11	4	0	3.12	138.1	140	50	48	8	33	95
Road	16	16	6	6	0	4.74	106.1	131	64	56	6	30	57
Grass	32	32	17	9	0	3.69	243.2	266	110	100	14	63	151
Turf	1	1	0	1	0	36.00	1.0	5	4	4	0	0	1
Night	33	33	17	10	0	3.83	244.2	271	114	104	14	63	152

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1977 Baltimore - GML	27	31	31	15	12	0	3.82	217.0	240	110	92	15	56	133	7	2	1.36	.319	33.3
1978 Baltimore - GML	28	33	33	17	11	0	4.17	248.0	267	125	115	19	69	144	9	1	1.35	.308	33.1
1979 Baltimore - GML	29	37	37	17	12	0	3.08	275.0	278	119	94	8	73	178	13	2	1.28	.309	61.3
1980 Baltimore - GML	30	33	33	22	7	0	3.42	255.0	260	111	97	9	54	168	13	1	1.23	.306	56.8
1981 Baltimore - GML	31	34	34	19	11	0	4.11	256.1	286	135	117	16	69	166	10	2	1.38	.326	37.1
1982 Baltimore - GML	32	33	33	17	10	0	3.83	244.2	271	114	104	14	63	152	10	0	1.37	.326	42.5
Total GML		201	201	107	63	0	3.72	1496.0	1602	714	619	81	384	941	62	8	1.33	.315	264.1

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

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SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1979 Baltimore - GML	29	2	2	2	0	0	4.80	15.0	23	9	8	0	1	3	0	0	1.60	.383	0.0
1980 Baltimore - GML	30	1	1	0	0	0	1.29	7.0	6	2	1	0	3	4	0	0	1.29	.273	0.0
1981 Baltimore - GML	31	4	4	3	1	0	4.06	31.0	34	14	14	2	3	13	2	0	1.19	.311	0.0
1982 Baltimore - GML	32	1	1	0	1	0	8.53	6.1	6	6	6	3	4	1	0	0	1.58	.158	0.0
Total GML		8	8	5	2	0	4.40	59.1	69	31	29	5	11	21	2	0	1.35	.314	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1977 Baltimore - ML	P	31	31	17	42	1	62	3	.952	217.0	2.45
1978 Baltimore - ML	P	33	33	19	53	1	74	2	.973	248.0	2.61
1979 Baltimore - ML	P	37	37	15	43	0	61	3	.951	275.0	1.90
1980 Baltimore - ML	P	33	33	13	36	1	57	8	.860	255.0	1.73
1981 Baltimore - ML	P	34	34	22	37	3	61	2	.967	256.1	2.07
1982 Baltimore - ML	P	33	33	18	51	3	71	2	.972	244.2	2.54

Player History
01-01-1977	Drafted in the 1977 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 17th overall Pick) by the Baltimore Blue Crabs.
08-24-1977	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York (G) Giants with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01-01-1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 39 (42); Movement: 81 (82); Control: 65 (65).
06-01-1978	Wins the GML AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01-01-1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 39 (40); Movement: 80 (82); Control: 69 (67).
04-02-1979	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toledo Mud Hens with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05-19-1979	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York (G) Giants with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08-06-1979	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York (Y) Yankees with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01-01-1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 82 (82); Control: 69 (68).
05-18-1980	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Miami Marlins with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07-11-1980	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 2 weeks.
01-01-1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (40); Movement: 83 (82); Control: 69 (69).
06-23-1981	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bay State Minutemen with 12 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07-12-1981	Was selected to the 1981 Green Monsta League All-Star Game.
10-03-1981	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Woodpeckers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1982	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (40); Movement: 82 (82); Control: 71 (69).
03-08-1982	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,454,000 with the Baltimore Blue Crabs organization.
07-11-1982	Was selected to the 1982 Green Monsta League All-Star Game.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1977	21	3
1978	19	3
1979	21	1
1980	18	5
1981	16	5
1982	20	4

Year	GS	Rank
1978	33	10
1979	37	5
1981	34	6
1982	33	6

Year	W	Rank
1977	15	7
1978	17	1
1979	17	4
1980	22	2
1981	19	1
1982	17	2

Year	Winning %	Rank
1977	.556	9
1978	.607	4
1979	.586	6
1980	.759	2
1981	.633	5
1982	.630	7

Year	IP	Rank
1978	248.0	9
1979	275.0	4
1980	255.0	9
1981	256.1	5
1982	244.2	7

Year	BF	Rank
1978	1067	7
1979	1166	4
1980	1070	9
1981	1107	5
1982	1044	6

Year	BB	Rank
1979	73	6

Year	K	Rank
1979	178	8
1981	166	5
1982	152	9

Year	WP	Rank
1978	15	1
1979	11	3
1980	8	8
1981	9	5

Year	ERA	Rank
1979	3.08	3
1980	3.42	9
1982	3.83	9

Year	K/BB	Rank
1980	3.11	5

Year	RA/9	Rank
1980	11.08	10

Year	HR/9	Rank
1979	0.26	2
1980	0.32	3
1981	0.56	6
1982	0.51	6

Year	BB/9	Rank
1980	1.91	5

Year	K/9	Rank
1979	5.83	10

Year	VORP	Rank
1979	61.3	2
1980	56.8	4
1981	37.1	10
1982	42.5	3

Year	QS	Rank
1979	24	3
1982	19	6

Year	QSP	Rank
1979	.649	5
1982	.576	8

Year	CG	Rank
1978	9	7
1979	13	4
1980	13	2
1981	10	6
1982	10	4

Year	CGP	Rank
1978	.273	7
1979	.351	6
1980	.394	2
1981	.294	4
1982	.303	4

Year	SHO	Rank
1977	2	5
1978	1	8
1979	2	3
1980	1	9
1981	2	1

Year	GB%	Rank
1978	0.62	7
1979	0.64	6
1981	0.63	8