Steve Blass

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: April 18, 1942 in Canaan, CT us

High School: Housatonic Valley Regional (Falls Village, CT)

Debut: May 10, 1964 (Age 22-022d, 9,856th in MLB history)
vs. MLN 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 17, 1974 (Age 31-364d)
vs. CHC 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 7 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Stephen Robert Blass

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

W

103

L

ERA

3.63

G

282

GS

231

SV

IP

1597.1

SO

896

WHIP

1.349

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1960	18	PIT-min	D-,D	5	4	.556	4.32	12	10		4	1		73.0	72	43	35	6	47		92	2	0	6				1.630	8.9	0.7	5.8	11.3	1.96	KPT,DBQ APPY,MIDW
1961	19	PIT-min	D	13	6	.684	3.32	23	21		10	3		160.0	133	81	59	11	117		227	4	0	4				1.563	7.5	0.6	6.6	12.8	1.94	BAT NYPL
1962	20	PIT-min	B,A	18	7	.720	2.73	29	28		16	8		208.0	144	72	63	4	107	11	234	4	1	8				1.207	6.2	0.2	4.6	10.1	2.19	KIN,AVL CARL,SALL
1963	21	PIT-min	AAA	11	8	.579	4.44	24	24		8	1		152.0	147	83	75	17	85	2	141	1	0	8				1.526	8.7	1.0	5.0	8.3	1.66	CLB IL
1964	22	PIT-min	AAA	1	1	.500	3.21	2	2		1	0		14.0	11	5	5	2	9	0	10	0	0	0				1.429	7.1	1.3	5.8	6.4	1.11	CLB IL
1964	22	PIT	NL	5	8	.385	4.04	24	13	2	3	1	0	104.2	107	52	47	9	45	5	67	1	0	10	458	87	3.76	1.452	9.2	0.8	3.9	5.8	1.49

1965	23	PIT-min	AAA	13	11	.542	3.07	28	25		7	4		164.0	158	61	56	12	46	1	117	1	0	7				1.244	8.7	0.7	2.5	6.4	2.54	CLB IL
1966	24	PIT	NL	11	7	.611	3.87	34	25	1	1	0	0	155.2	173	80	67	12	46	1	76	2	0	9	662	92	3.50	1.407	10.0	0.7	2.7	4.4	1.65
1967	25	PIT-min	WRk	2	2	.500	3.68	6	4		1	0		22.0	15	10	9	3	11	0	21	1	0	2				1.182	6.1	1.2	4.5	8.6	1.91	PIR FLIL
1967	25	PIT	NL	6	8	.429	3.55	32	16	2	2	0	0	126.2	126	65	50	12	47	7	72	2	0	3	541	94	3.79	1.366	9.0	0.9	3.3	5.1	1.53
1968	26	PIT	NL	18	6	.750	2.12	33	31	3	12	7	0	220.1	191	64	52	13	57	5	132	4	0	7	885	137	2.78	1.126	7.8	0.5	2.3	5.4	2.32	MVP-22
1969	27	PIT	NL	16	10	.615	4.46	38	32	4	9	0	2	210.0	207	119	104	21	86	3	147	6	2	5	907	78	3.72	1.395	8.9	0.9	3.7	6.3	1.71
1970	28	PIT	NL	10	12	.455	3.52	31	31	0	6	1	0	196.2	187	92	77	14	73	8	120	5	1	2	824	111	3.53	1.322	8.6	0.6	3.3	5.5	1.64
1971	29	PIT	NL	15	8	.652	2.85	33	33	0	12	5	0	240.0	226	81	76	16	68	8	136	2	0	4	996	121	3.06	1.225	8.5	0.6	2.6	5.1	2.00
1972	30	PIT	NL	19	8	.704	2.49	33	32	0	11	2	0	249.2	227	80	69	18	84	8	117	4	1	6	1024	135	3.46	1.246	8.2	0.6	3.0	4.2	1.39	AS,CYA-2,MVP-18
1973	31	PIT	NL	3	9	.250	9.85	23	18	1	1	0	0	88.2	109	98	97	11	84	4	27	12	0	9	455	36	6.82	2.177	11.1	1.1	8.5	2.7	0.32
1974	32	PIT-min	AAA	2	8	.200	9.74	17	17		1	0	0	61.0	60	78	66	9	103	1	26	16	0	12				2.672	8.9	1.3	15.2	3.8	0.25	CHL IL
1974	32	PIT	NL	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	5	8	5	2	7	0	2	0	0	1	28	42	11.18	2.400	9.0	3.6	12.6	3.6	0.29
10 Yrs				103	76	.575	3.63	282	231	14	57	16	2	1597.1	1558	739	644	128	597	49	896	38	4	56	6780	95	3.61	1.349	8.8	0.7	3.4	5.0	1.50
162 Game Avg.				14	10	.575	3.63	37	31	2	8	2	0	212	207	98	85	17	79	6	119	5	1	7	899	95	3.61	1.349	8.8	0.7	3.4	5.0	1.50