Steve Blass
Stephen Robert Blass
Born: April 18, 1942
Canaan, CT USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, LF, OF, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Career: 1964-1974
Minor League Statistics
Steve Blass compiled a career record of 103 wins and 76 losses in his 295-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1964 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4.04 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 104.7 | 107 | 52 | 47 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 458 |
| 1966 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.87 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.7 | 173 | 80 | 67 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 662 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.55 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126.7 | 126 | 65 | 50 | 12 | 47 | 7 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 541 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 6 | .750 | 2.12 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 220.3 | 191 | 64 | 52 | 13 | 57 | 5 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 885 |
| 1969 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 16 | 10 | .615 | 4.46 | 38 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 210.0 | 207 | 119 | 104 | 21 | 86 | 3 | 147 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 907 |
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.52 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 196.7 | 187 | 92 | 77 | 14 | 73 | 8 | 120 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 824 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.85 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 240.0 | 226 | 81 | 76 | 16 | 68 | 8 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 996 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2.49 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 249.7 | 227 | 80 | 69 | 18 | 84 | 8 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1024 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 9 | .250 | 9.85 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.7 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 11 | 84 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 455 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Totals | 103 | 76 | .575 | 3.63 | 282 | 231 | 14 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 1597.3 | 1558 | 739 | 644 | 128 | 597 | 49 | 896 | 38 | 4 | 56 | 6780 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 24 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 54 | 52 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .231 | .231 | .250 | .481 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 42 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .128 | .150 | .128 | .278 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 88 | 80 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .138 | .155 | .150 | .305 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 87 | 84 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .250 | .259 | .333 | .592 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 76 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .114 | .137 | .129 | .266 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 92 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .120 | .131 | .145 | .276 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 96 | 82 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .183 | .202 | .207 | .410 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 24 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .417 | .417 | .500 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 295 | 600 | 546 | 42 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 140 | .172 | .188 | .201 | .389 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 24 | 13 | 104.7 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .933 | 2.408 | 1.167 |
| 1966 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 34 | 25 | 155.7 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .875 | 1.214 | .618 |
| 1967 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 32 | 16 | 126.7 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 2.132 | .938 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 31 | 220.3 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.002 | 1.485 |
| 1968 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 38 | 32 | 210.0 | 21 | 41 | 2 | 3 | .969 | 2.657 | 1.632 |
| 1970 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 31 | 31 | 197.0 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .959 | 2.147 | 1.516 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 33 | 240.0 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 2 | .940 | 2.363 | 1.909 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 32 | 250.0 | 15 | 46 | 2 | 6 | .968 | 2.196 | 1.848 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 23 | 18 | 88.7 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.639 | 1.130 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 283 | 231 | 1598.3 | 137 | 251 | 16 | 19 | .960 | 2.185 | 1.371 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.72 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1972 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 15.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.298 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 40.7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.656 | 2.000 |
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