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The big number is this season's NUT, his total production against league average, with its letter grade. Below that are his season and career lines, recent form over 7, 14 and 30 days, game logs, and percentile ranks against every qualified player. NUT is built on the advanced hitting and pitching stats analysts trust, with defense left out, so the number reflects what the player controls.

Vida Blue 2026 Season · SF

Career: 209-161, 3.27 ERA, 2175 K in 3343.1 IP.

Awards: AL MVP (1971); AL Cy Young (1971).

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Vida Blue

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AGreat

+12.2Career NUT

+5.8 to Nutty

Career

3.27ERA1.23WHIP209W2175K3343.1IP2SV

S/L · 6' 0", 189 lb · b. Jul 28, 1949 · Mansfield, LA · Draft 1967 (2nd Rd, #27)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1969	19	OAK	-1.6	1	1	6.64	12	4	0	0	1	1	1	191	42.0	49	31	18	0	24	1.60
1970	20	OAK	+0.9	2	0	2.09	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	147	38.2	20	9	12	1	35	0.83
1971	21	OAK	+5.0	24	8	1.82	39	39	24	8	0	0	0	1207	312.0	209	63	88	4	301	0.95
1972	22	OAK	+0.8	6	10	2.80	25	23	5	4	0	0	0	606	151.0	117	47	48	1	111	1.09
1973	23	OAK	-0.5	20	9	3.28	37	37	13	4	0	0	0	1083	263.2	214	96	105	4	158	1.21
1974	24	OAK	+1.5	17	15	3.25	40	40	12	1	0	0	0	1159	282.1	246	102	98	1	174	1.22
1975	25	OAK	+1.2	22	11	3.01	39	38	13	2	1	1	1	1153	278.0	243	93	99	5	189	1.23
1976	26	OAK	+3.5	18	13	2.35	37	37	20	6	0	0	0	1205	298.1	268	78	63	1	166	1.11
1977	27	OAK	+1.2	14	19	3.83	38	38	16	1	0	0	0	1184	279.2	284	119	86	1	157	1.32
1978	28	SF	+3.2	18	10	2.79	35	35	9	4	0	0	0	1042	258.0	233	80	70	0	171	1.17
1979	29	SF	-0.7	14	14	5.01	34	34	10	0	0	0	0	1041	237.0	246	132	111	1	138	1.51
1980	30	SF	+1.6	14	10	2.97	31	31	10	3	0	0	0	914	224.0	202	74	61	0	129	1.17
1981	31	SF	-0.1	8	6	2.45	18	18	1	0	0	0	0	513	124.2	97	34	54	1	63	1.21
1982	32	KC	-1.0	13	12	3.78	31	31	6	2	0	0	0	773	181.0	163	76	80	0	103	1.34
1983	33	KC	-0.8	0	5	6.01	19	14	1	0	4	0	0	382	85.1	96	57	35	2	53	1.54
1985	35	SF	-1.2	8	8	4.47	33	20	1	0	5	0	0	574	131.0	115	65	80	1	103	1.49
1986	36	SF	-1.0	10	10	3.27	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	663	156.2	137	57	77	0	100	1.37
Career	—	17 yrs	+12.2	209	161	3.27	502	473	143	37	11	2	2	13837	3343.1	2939	1213	1185	23	2175	1.23

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Blue's career NUT of +12.2

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

-1.6

+0.9

+5.0

+0.8

-0.5

+1.5

+1.2

+3.5

+1.2

+3.2

-0.7

+1.6

-0.1

-1.0

-0.8

-1.2

-1.0

Awards

1971AL MVP · AL Cy Young · AL All-Star

1972World Series Championship

1973World Series Championship

1974World Series Championship

1975AL All-Star

1976AL Player of the Week

1977AL All-Star

1978NL All-Star · NL Pitcher of the Month

1980NL All-Star

1981NL All-Star

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