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Steve Blass
Stephen Robert Blass

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

Debut May 10, 1964
vs. MLN 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Final Game April 17, 1974
Born April 18, 1942 in Canaan, CT

Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1964 22 PIT NL   5   8  24  13   3   1   2  0  104.7  107   52   47   9   45   67   1  10   458   5   0  4.04  3.50   87 1.452
 1966 24 PIT NL  11   7  34  25   1   0   1  0  155.7  173   80   67  12   46   76   2   9   662   1   0  3.87  3.57   92 1.407
 1967 25 PIT NL   6   8  32  16   2   0   2  0  126.7  126   65   50  12   47   72   2   3   541   7   0  3.55  3.34   94 1.366
 1968 26 PIT NL  18   6  33  31  12   7   3  0  220.3  191   64   52  13   57  132   4   7   885   5   0  2.12  2.90  136 1.126 MVP-22
 1969 27 PIT NL  16  10  38  32   9   0   4  2  210.0  207  119  104  21   86  147   6   5   907   3   2  4.46  3.49   78 1.395
 1970 28 PIT NL  10  12  31  31   6   1   0  0  196.7  187   92   77  14   73  120   5   2   824   8   1  3.52  3.89  110 1.322
 1971 29 PIT NL  15   8  33  33  12   5   0  0  240.0  226   81   76  16   68  136   2   4   996   8   0  2.85  3.47  122 1.225
 1972 30 PIT NL  19   8  33  32  11   2   0  0  249.7  227   80   69  18   84  117   4   6  1024   8   1  2.49  3.35  135 1.246 MVP-18,CYA-2,AS
 1973 31 PIT NL   3   9  23  18   1   0   1  0   88.7  109   98   97  11   84   27  12   9   455   4   0  9.85  3.52   36 2.177
 1974 32 PIT NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    5.0    5    8    5   2    7    2   0   1    28   0   0  9.00  3.45   38 2.400
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .575 103  76 282 231  57  16  14  2 1597.3 1558  739  644 128  597  896  38  56  6780  49   4  3.63  3.43   95 1.349
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  10  37  30   7   2   1  0  211.7  206   97   85  16   79  118   5   7   898   6   0  3.63  3.43   95 1.349
 Career High     19  12  38  33  12   7   4  2  249.7  227  119  104  21   86  147  12  10  1024   8   2  2.12  3.89  136 1.126

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 22 PIT NL  24   30    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  13  .067  .125  .067  -44    2   2   0   0   0   1
 1966 24 PIT NL  34   52    3   12   1  0   0    6   0  0   0  15  .231  .231  .250   34   13   2   0   0   0   0
 1967 25 PIT NL  32   39    2    5   0  0   0    5   0  0   1  12  .128  .150  .128  -19    5   2   0   0   0   0
 1968 26 PIT NL  35   80    7   11   1  0   0    8   0  0   2  30  .138  .155  .150   -7   12   4   2   0   0   0 MVP-22
 1969 27 PIT NL  44   84   12   21   0  2   1    9   0  0   1  16  .250  .259  .333   67   28   2   0   0   0   2
 1970 28 PIT NL  32   70    3    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  15  .114  .137  .129  -27    9   3   1   0   0   2
 1971 29 PIT NL  34   83    5   10   0  1   0    2   0  0   1  15  .120  .131  .145  -22   12   8   0   0   0   0
 1972 30 PIT NL  35   82    8   15   2  0   0    3   0  0   2  22  .183  .202  .207   18   17  12   0   0   0   1 MVP-18,AS
 1973 31 PIT NL  24   24    2   10   2  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .417  .417  .500  156   12   5   0   0   0   0
 1974 32 PIT NL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     295  546   42   94   7  3   1   37   0  0  11 140  .172  .188  .201   11  110  40   3   0   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        300   23   52   4  2   1   20   0  0   6  77  .172  .188  .201   11   60  22   2   0   0   3
 Career High     44   84   12   21   2  2   1    9   0  0   2  30                          28  12   2   0   0   2

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 22 PIT NL   34   31    0   0.0    94| .067  .263| .125  .321| .067  .391| .192  .712| -44  .000  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1966 24 PIT NL   54   42    3   1.9    96| .231  .265| .231  .323| .250  .399| .481  .722|  34  .192  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1967 25 PIT NL   42   36    1   0.8    90| .128  .258| .150  .320| .128  .379| .278  .699| -19  .045  -6.1  -0.7   0%
 1968 26 PIT NL   88   75    2   0.7    80| .138  .250| .155  .308| .150  .352| .305  .660|  -7  .050 -10.4  -1.2   0%
 1969 27 PIT NL   87   67    7   2.8    93| .250  .257| .259  .327| .333  .381| .592  .708|  67  .325  -4.5  -0.5   0%
 1970 28 PIT NL   76   68    1   0.4   101| .114  .263| .137  .336| .129  .402| .266  .738| -27  .011 -12.6  -1.3   0%
 1971 29 PIT NL   92   81    2   0.7    94| .120  .262| .131  .328| .145  .384| .276  .712| -22  .035 -13.9  -1.5   0%
 1972 30 PIT NL   96   80    4   1.4    91| .183  .255| .202  .323| .207  .377| .409  .701|  18  .117  -9.0  -1.0   0%
 1973 31 PIT NL   29   19    5   7.1    95| .417  .260| .417  .329| .500  .387| .917  .716| 156  .716   1.7   0.2   0%
 1974 32 PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0    92| .000  .258| .000  .330| .000  .374| .000  .704|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      600  501   25   1.4    92| .172  .259| .188  .324| .201  .382| .389  .705|  11  .115 -65.8  -7.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1964 22 PIT NL   P   24     10   18    2    2  .933  .952  1.17  0.84  2.41  2.14   13  104.7
 1966 24 PIT NL   P   34      6   15    3    1  .875  .946  0.62  0.74  1.21  1.96   25  155.7
 1967 25 PIT NL   P   32      7   23    1    2  .968  .958  0.94  0.78  2.13  2.00   16  126.7
 1968 26 PIT NL   P   33     22   27    0    1 1.000  .959  1.48  0.85  2.00  2.01   31  220.3
                 LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.40  0.00  3.00    0    0.3
 1969 27 PIT NL   P   38     21   41    2    3  .969  .958  1.63  0.78  2.66  1.95   32  210.0
 1970 28 PIT NL   P   31     21   26    2    1  .959  .951  1.52  0.71  2.15  1.85   31  196.7
 1971 29 PIT NL   P   33     27   36    4    2  .940  .955  1.91  0.78  2.36  1.90   33  240.0
 1972 30 PIT NL   P   33     15   46    2    6  .968  .950  1.85  0.73  2.20  1.78   32  249.7 AS
 1973 31 PIT NL   P   23      8   18    0    1 1.000  .949  1.13  0.73  2.64  1.88   18   88.7
 1974 32 PIT NL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  0.70  1.80  1.80    0    5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1968 26 PIT NL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.40  0.00  3.00    0    0.3

 1968 26 PIT NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80  0.00  3.00    0    0.3

 1964 22 PIT NL   P   24     10   18    2    2  .933  .952  1.17  0.84  2.41  2.14   13  104.7
 1966 24 PIT NL   P   34      6   15    3    1  .875  .946  0.62  0.74  1.21  1.96   25  155.7
 1967 25 PIT NL   P   32      7   23    1    2  .968  .958  0.94  0.78  2.13  2.00   16  126.7
 1968 26 PIT NL   P   33     22   27    0    1 1.000  .959  1.48  0.85  2.00  2.01   31  220.3
 1969 27 PIT NL   P   38     21   41    2    3  .969  .958  1.63  0.78  2.66  1.95   32  210.0
 1970 28 PIT NL   P   31     21   26    2    1  .959  .951  1.52  0.71  2.15  1.85   31  196.7
 1971 29 PIT NL   P   33     27   36    4    2  .940  .955  1.91  0.78  2.36  1.90   33  240.0
 1972 30 PIT NL   P   33     15   46    2    6  .968  .950  1.85  0.73  2.20  1.78   32  249.7
 1973 31 PIT NL   P   23      8   18    0    1 1.000  .949  1.13  0.73  2.64  1.88   18   88.7
 1974 32 PIT NL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  0.70  1.80  1.80    0    5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 282    137  251   16   19  .960  .954  1.38  0.77  2.19  1.93  231 1597.3
                 LF*   1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.40  0.00  3.00    0    0.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       283    137  251   16   19  .960  .954  1.37  0.77  2.19  1.93  231   1598

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1971   NLCS  PIT SFG     W   2   2  11.57  0  1  0  0   7    14   9   2  11 
        WS    PIT BAL     W   2   2   1.00  2  0  0  2  18     7   2   4  13 
 1972   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   2   2   1.72  1  0  0  0  15.2  12   3   6   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   4   4   4.76  1  1  0  0  22.2  26  12   8  16 
  3 Postseason Ser      2-1   6   6   3.10  3  1  0  2  40.2  33  14  12  29 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1971   NLCS  PIT SFG     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    PIT BAL     W   2   7   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1972   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   2   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   4   7   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   4  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   2-1   6  14   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   5  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1972   PIT NL      0  0  0   1     1   1   1   1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1972   PIT NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1972 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1968-NL-22-0.01
1972-NL-18-0.03
Car-1148-0.04 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1972-NL-2-0.29
Car-127-0.29 shares

Sac. Hits
1972 NL-12-6

ERA
1968 NL-2.12-5
1972 NL-2.49-6

Wins
1968 NL-18-7
1972 NL-19-5

Won-Loss %
1968 NL-.750-1
1971 NL-.652-10
1972 NL-.704-4

Shutouts
1968 NL-7-3
1971 NL-5-1

Home Runs Allow.
1972 NL-18-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1972 NL-84-9

Hits Allowed
1972 NL-227-7

Earned Runs Allow.
1969 NL-104-8

Wild Pitches
1964 NL-10-8
1966 NL-9-9

Hit Batsmen
1973 NL-12-1

Adjusted ERA+
1968 NL-136-6
1972 NL-135-8

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 27 (845) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 33.0 (392) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.
March 27, 1975: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1972 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1968-NL-22-0.01 1972-NL-18-0.03 Car-1148-0.04 shares	CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1972-NL-2-0.29 Car-127-0.29 shares	Sac. Hits 1972 NL-12-6	ERA 1968 NL-2.12-5 1972 NL-2.49-6	Wins 1968 NL-18-7 1972 NL-19-5
Won-Loss % 1968 NL-.750-1 1971 NL-.652-10 1972 NL-.704-4	Shutouts 1968 NL-7-3 1971 NL-5-1	Home Runs Allow. 1972 NL-18-10	Bases On Balls Allow. 1972 NL-84-9	Hits Allowed 1972 NL-227-7	Earned Runs Allow. 1969 NL-104-8
Wild Pitches 1964 NL-10-8 1966 NL-9-9	Hit Batsmen 1973 NL-12-1	Adjusted ERA+ 1968 NL-136-6 1972 NL-135-8