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Steve Blass

Steve Blass

1964–1974 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 165 lb · b. 1942 Canaan, CT

Career 103–76 · 3.63 ERA · 896 SO · 1597.1 IP · 295 G · 94 H · 1 HR · 37 RBI · .172 AVG

Seasons leading his league

2

1 best in baseball 1 league only

9 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1968 Best season

Spanning 1968–1971, peaking at 1 titles in 1968.

Team records #8 Pirates career SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

2,194th League titles 2
1,857th Best in baseball 1
2,802nd Top-5 finishes 9

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

301st Pitcher Putouts 137
352nd Shutouts 16
483rd Pitcher Range Factor 1.38

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1968 1.000
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1971 NL 5 1968 #3
Pitcher Putouts	—	#3	—	1969 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1971	1	SHO 5
1968	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1964	PIT	NL	5	8	4.04	24	13	0	104.2	107	47	9	45	67	1.45
1966	PIT	NL	11	7	3.87	34	25	0	155.2	173	67	12	46	76	1.41
1967	PIT	NL	6	8	3.55	32	16	0	126.2	126	50	12	47	72	1.37
1968	PIT	NL	18	6	2.12	33	31	0	220.1	191	52	13	57	132	1.13
1969	PIT	NL	16	10	4.46	38	32	2	210.0	207	104	21	86	147	1.40
1970	PIT	NL	10	12	3.52	31	31	0	196.2	187	77	14	73	120	1.32
1971	PIT	NL	15	8	2.85	33	33	0	240.0	226	76	16	68	136	1.23
1972	PIT	NL	19	8	2.49	33	32	0	249.2	227	69	18	84	117	1.25
1973	PIT	NL	3	9	9.85	23	18	0	88.2	109	97	11	84	27	2.18
1974	PIT	NL	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	5.0	5	5	2	7	2	2.40
Career	—	—	103	76	3.63	282	231	2	1597.1	1,558	644	128	597	896	1.35

Batting

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1964	PIT	NL	24	30	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	13	0	.067	.125	.067	.192
1966	PIT	NL	34	52	3	12	1	0	0	6	0	15	0	.231	.231	.250	.481
1967	PIT	NL	32	39	2	5	0	0	0	5	1	12	0	.128	.150	.128	.278
1968	PIT	NL	35	80	7	11	1	0	0	8	2	30	0	.138	.155	.150	.305
1969	PIT	NL	44	84	12	21	0	2	1	9	1	16	0	.250	.259	.333	.592
1970	PIT	NL	32	70	3	8	1	0	0	2	2	15	0	.114	.137	.129	.266
1971	PIT	NL	34	83	5	10	0	1	0	2	1	15	0	.120	.131	.145	.276
1972	PIT	NL	35	82	8	15	2	0	0	3	2	22	0	.183	.202	.207	.410
1973	PIT	NL	24	24	2	10	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	.417	.417	.500	.917
1974	PIT	NL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career	—	—	295	546	42	94	7	3	1	37	11	140	0	.172	.188	.201	.389

Fielding

2 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1964	PIT	NL	P	24	13	104.2	10	18	2	2	30	.933	1.17
1966	PIT	NL	P	34	25	155.2	6	15	3	1	24	.875	0.62
1967	PIT	NL	P	32	16	126.2	7	23	1	2	31	.968	0.94
1968	PIT	NL	P	33	31	220.1	22	27	0	1	49	1.000	1.48
			OF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1969	PIT	NL	P	38	32	210.0	21	41	2	3	64	.969	1.63
1970	PIT	NL	P	31	31	197.0	21	26	2	1	49	.959	1.52
1971	PIT	NL	P	33	33	240.0	27	36	4	2	67	.940	1.91
1972	PIT	NL	P	33	32	250.0	15	46	2	6	63	.968	1.85
1973	PIT	NL	P	23	18	88.2	8	18	0	1	26	1.000	1.13
1974	PIT	NL	P	1	0	5.0	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
Career	—	—	P	282	231	1598.0	137	251	16	19	404	.960	1.38
	—	—	OF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00