Steve Blass
Born: April 18, 1942, Canaan, CTHeight: 6'0" Weight: 165 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Pitching Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO 1964 Pittsburgh NL 22 5 8 4.04 24 13 3 9 2 0 1 104.2 107 458 52 47 9 40 5 1 67 1966 Pittsburgh NL 24 11 7 3.87 34 25 1 8 1 0 0 155.2 173 662 80 67 12 45 1 2 76 1967 Pittsburgh NL 25 6 8 3.55 32 16 2 14 2 0 0 126.2 126 541 65 50 12 40 7 2 72 1968 Pittsburgh NL 26 18 6 2.12 33 31 12 0 3 0 7 220.1 191 885 64 52 13 52 5 4 132 1969 Pittsburgh NL 27 16 10 4.46 38 32 9 2 4 2 0 210.0 207 907 119 104 21 83 3 6 147 1970 Pittsburgh NL 28 10 12 3.52 31 31 6 0 0 0 1 196.2 187 824 92 77 14 65 8 5 120 1971 Pittsburgh NL 29 15 8 2.85 33 33 12 0 0 0 5 240.0 226 996 81 76 16 60 8 2 136 1972 Pittsburgh NL 30 19 8 2.49 33 32 11 1 0 0 2 249.2 227 1024 80 69 18 76 8 4 117 1973 Pittsburgh NL 31 3 9 9.85 23 18 1 4 1 0 0 88.2 109 455 98 97 11 80 4 12 27 1974 Pittsburgh NL 32 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.0 5 28 8 5 2 7 0 0 2 TOTALS 103 76 3.63 282 231 57 37 14 2 16 1597.1 1558 6780 739 644 128 548 49 38 896
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format) Year Team Lg G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1964 Pittsburgh NL 24 403 52 107 155 17 2 9 7 2 5 3 40 5 1 67 8 .266 .385 .339 1966 Pittsburgh NL 34 609 80 173 256 27 10 12 4 1 6 4 45 1 2 76 19 .284 .420 .336 1967 Pittsburgh NL 32 483 65 126 190 14 7 12 7 2 4 5 40 7 2 72 15 .261 .393 .328 1968 Pittsburgh NL 33 815 64 191 261 23 4 13 7 2 5 5 52 5 4 132 23 .234 .320 .287 1969 Pittsburgh NL 38 801 119 207 329 33 13 21 9 5 4 4 83 3 6 147 19 .258 .411 .333 1970 Pittsburgh NL 31 736 92 187 272 29 7 14 6 4 1 3 65 8 5 120 25 .254 .370 .324 1971 Pittsburgh NL 33 906 81 226 298 22 1 16 15 5 4 7 60 8 2 136 15 .249 .329 .302 1972 Pittsburgh NL 33 924 80 227 313 26 3 18 10 2 5 8 76 8 4 117 32 .246 .339 .311 1973 Pittsburgh NL 23 348 98 109 167 23 1 11 3 8 3 6 80 4 12 27 5 .313 .480 .454 1974 Pittsburgh NL 1 21 8 5 13 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 1 .238 .619 .429
| Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Batting Statistics Show partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1964 Pittsburgh NL 22 24 30 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 1 .067 .067 .125 1966 Pittsburgh NL 24 34 52 3 12 13 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 .231 .250 .231 1967 Pittsburgh NL 25 32 39 2 5 5 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 .128 .128 .150 1968 Pittsburgh NL 26 35 80 7 11 12 1 0 0 8 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 30 0 .138 .150 .155 1969 Pittsburgh NL 27 44 84 12 21 28 0 2 1 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 2 .250 .333 .259 1970 Pittsburgh NL 28 32 70 3 8 9 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 2 .114 .129 .137 1971 Pittsburgh NL 29 34 83 5 10 12 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 .120 .145 .131 1972 Pittsburgh NL 30 35 82 8 15 17 2 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 1 .183 .207 .202 1973 Pittsburgh NL 31 24 24 2 10 12 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .417 .500 .417 1974 Pittsburgh NL 32 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 TOTALS 295 546 42 94 110 7 3 1 37 40 3 0 0 11 0 0 140 6 .172 .201 .188
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1964 Pittsburgh NL P 104.2 13 24 10 18 2 2 .933 2.41 5 3 0 1966 Pittsburgh NL P 155.2 25 34 6 15 3 1 .875 1.21 6 4 0 1967 Pittsburgh NL P 126.2 16 32 7 23 1 2 .968 2.13 4 5 0 1968 Pittsburgh NL P 220.1 31 33 22 27 0 1 1.000 2.00 5 5 0 1968 Pittsburgh NL LF 0.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 1969 Pittsburgh NL P 210.0 32 38 21 41 2 3 .969 2.66 4 4 2 1970 Pittsburgh NL P 196.2 31 31 21 26 2 1 .959 2.15 1 3 3 1971 Pittsburgh NL P 240.0 33 33 27 36 4 2 .940 2.36 4 7 6 1972 Pittsburgh NL P 249.2 32 33 15 46 2 6 .968 2.20 5 8 6 1973 Pittsburgh NL P 88.2 18 23 8 18 0 1 1.000 2.64 3 6 2 1974 Pittsburgh NL P 5.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 0
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1960).
- Placed on disabled list by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 13, 1970)
- Activated by Pittsburgh Pirates (August 11, 1970)
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 27, 1975).
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