Steve Blass stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1974

Pitcher

Age 84

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Steve Blass played 10 MLB seasons, 1964 to 1974.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
282
W
103
L
76
ERA
3.63
IP
1,597.1
K
896
BB
597
WHIP
1.35

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1964PIT24584.04104.267451.45
1966PIT341173.87155.276461.41
1967PIT32683.55126.272471.37
1968PIT331862.12220.1132571.13
1969PIT3816104.46210.0147861.40
1970PIT3110123.52196.2120731.32
1971PIT331582.85240.0136681.23
1972PIT331982.49249.2117841.25
1973PIT23399.8588.227842.18
1974PIT1009.005.0272.40

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
3
L
1
ERA
3.15
IP
40.0
K
29
BB
12
WHIP
1.13

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
57
SHO
16
K/9
5.0
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1964PIT0315.80000
1966PIT0104.40000
1967PIT0205.10000
1968PIT01275.40000
1969PIT0906.30000
1970PIT0615.50000
1971PIT01255.10000
1972PIT01124.20000
1973PIT0102.70000
1974PIT0003.60000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
84 yearsApr 18, 1942
Debut
1964

What were Steve Blass's career stats?

Steve Blass played 10 seasons for the Pirates. He had 103 wins and 896 strikeouts with a 3.63 ERA over 1,597.1 innings. His best season was 1972: 19 wins, a 2.49 ERA and 117 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1964 to 1974

Championships

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