Steve Blass
1964–1974 · bats R / throws R · NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
295G
.172AVG
.188OBP
.201SLG
94H
1HR
37RBI
0SB
103–76W–L
1,597IP
896K
3.63ERA
231GS
2SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295 | 600 | 546 | 42 | 94 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 110 | .172 | .188 | .201 | .389 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,597.3 | 282 | 231 | 57 | 103 | 76 | 2 | 1,558 | 739 | 644 | 128 | 597 | 896 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 1.349 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1972-09-04 to 1972-09-26
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1972-08-25 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1969-08-17 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 30 | 11 strikeouts | 1971-05-26 | 1 in 218 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 147 | 257 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 61 | .166 | .175 | .213 |
| Away | 148 | 343 | 55 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 79 | .177 | .175 | .193 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 31 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | .190 | .169 | .259 |
| May | 53 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | .149 | .147 | .149 |
| June | 57 | 140 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 32 | .153 | .150 | .191 |
| July | 51 | 92 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .161 | .174 | .172 |
| August | 44 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | .170 | .190 | .182 |
| September | 50 | 97 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | .235 | .237 | .294 |
| October | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 38 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .215 | .203 | .231 |
| chicago-cubs | 35 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .172 | .182 | .250 |
| new-york-mets | 33 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | .188 | .191 | .188 |
| san-francisco-giants | 28 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .195 | .205 | .220 |
| atlanta-braves | 27 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | .149 | .170 | .191 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | .153 | .149 | .169 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 25 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .273 | .250 | .318 |
| cincinnati-reds | 24 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .109 | .117 | .109 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 24 | 30 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .067 | 104 | 67 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 52 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .231 | 155 | 76 |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 39 | 5 | – | 5 | – | .128 | 126 | 72 |
| 1968 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 80 | 11 | – | 8 | – | .138 | 220 | 132 |
| 1969 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 9 | – | .250 | 210 | 147 |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 70 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .114 | 196 | 120 |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 83 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .120 | 240 | 136 |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 82 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .183 | 249 | 117 |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 24 | 24 | 10 | – | 1 | – | .417 | 88 | 27 |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 5 | 2 |