Steve Blass
1964–1974 · bats R / throws R · NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
295G
.172AVG
.188OBP
.201SLG
More career statistics
94H
1HR
37RBI
0SB
103–76W–L
1,597.1IP
896K
3.63ERA
231GS
2SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1973-06-13 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 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 ↗ |
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 |