Steve Blass

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1964-1974 (1964-1974)
Proper Name
Stephen Robert Blass
Positions
P (282) ... OF (1)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 165
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
April 18,1942   Age:  84.055
High School
Housatonic Valley Regional (Falls Village,CT)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 2,500
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
blass101
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Brother-in-Law of John Lamb   [1969] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [1970] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [1971] World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates   [1973] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates   [2022] Inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Athletics Hall of Fame

Games - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1964PIT2413311258.385816.33300054.223.11514161517141255000079.025.26.12.311348.7750.46
1966PIT3325181107.5881419.42400075.84.0252321212319131281100142.111.15.71.423648.8051.20
1967PIT2915214258.385920.31000051.713.31616201816161292010082.231.05.52.214846.2047.47
1968PIT29271223165.7621910.65500093.144.42726262625222018131000193.13.07.21.510061.0763.44
1969PIT38329641610.6152315.60502084.228.13231303026242215130000202.08.06.31.320349.0950.50
1970PIT3131600912.4291615.516010100.019.43131302525231913102000196.20.06.3--16052.9455.00
1971PIT33331200158.6522310.697000100.036.43332323231292621130000240.00.07.3--12057.3360.12
1972PIT33321110198.704249.72700097.034.43231313130312623171100247.22.07.72.09058.8861.13
1973PIT231815139.250617.26100078.35.6181715131210743000078.010.24.32.116132.9433.44
1974PIT1001100--01.0000000.0--00011111000000.05.0--5.000
Tot: 2742265748149875.566142132.51803082.525.22292212212122061891581218453001,461.796.76.52.01312152.1154.09
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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Glossary
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1964PIT24458403153172.334.37610745163100791729159145000461430.4301021728612.9
1966PIT33655602219242.334.36917146253140123271011145044300702130.000428336316.3
1967PIT29490438161198.329.404118412812708714512118166001521834.621322230113.3
1968PIT29784720221245.282.3131665147017012821413178184010482041.67053033968.8
1969PIT38907801299348.330.38420786613432014033132112133127110973334.023840353514.2
1970PIT31824736265306.322.37118773592300137297141111294100752026.673633745713.3
1971PIT33996906296336.297.337226682114250187221161620388000682435.29224315759.0
1972PIT331024924315370.308.3612278441114301802631821152106110702941.43094255669.2
1973PIT23455348205223.451.4901098412201607423111123055100821821.950924236219.6
1974PIT128211215.429.53657020101202000200007228.5701152718.5
Tot: 27466215899214615.324.371152358538741821501136214461271299213684973161519932.369572878386812.6
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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Glossary
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1964PIT24458403231071160.92105472991591566714.6316433108879.219430502948344867
1966PIT3365560281871641.1411924214142411957411.3017403141912315.4181035685178548168
1967PIT29490438251471031.43781873001902066112.4516101271310412.524334503959415554
1968PIT29784720182381951.22144341747131323311514.67111500172013814.5241161767193748994
1969PIT38907801182401951.231364514628279241014716.21714704321918210.4378477257827295114
1970PIT3182473692271941.17155162351830629812014.56312002302515815.828876824586797882
1971PIT33996906242412910.83224264164435219713613.6501351425152127.1411362108609373116119
1972PIT33102492422852841.00204423861740723811711.43011701433219016.850106810276132114135116
1973PIT2345534821021080.947618143131422416275.93027001651214.118328282257605552
1974PIT1282114570.714211991127.14020011714.3221132143
Tot: 27466215899143177916571.071245229183422323981977086613.0814862418215157132211.926172442637453730602756769
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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Glossary
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1964PIT244584035500062.5330021142941725029.078450.0012650.00
1966PIT336556026510066.7330002103262427430.5814535.71291137.93
1967PIT294904384310044.455000183611986130.8115533.3320525.00
1968PIT297847205500050.055000053542455120.8200--14642.86
1969PIT389078014400050.0440002636734810329.60400.00351645.71
1970PIT318247361100025.033000464053067925.8200--261350.00
1971PIT339969064400036.4770007114433367221.4300--23939.13
1972PIT3310249245410038.588000874013707720.8100--15320.00
1973PIT234553483300033.366000294702238538.12200.00291344.83
1974PIT1282100000--00000032015853.3300--00--
Tot: 27466215899373430045.74444002277934131245566026.88431432.562038240.39
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1964PIT244584032171397833243349106820.4764.0635.9448.877.415.2122.637306.6153.31331340.99
1966PIT336556020000000000.00------------000.000.02001651.21
1967PIT294904380000000000.00------------000.000.01661051.58
1968PIT297847200000000000.00------------000.000.02542001.27
1969PIT389078010000000000.00------------000.000.02672011.33
1970PIT318247368244385492635310.1053.6646.3442.788.66.1031.716121.581.02532021.25
1971PIT339969061126443131872556380.1157.1438.3950.067.911.6122.31490.940.42733070.89
1972PIT3310249240000000000.00------------000.000.03102951.05
1973PIT234553480000000000.00------------000.000.01071210.88
1974PIT128210000000000.00------------000.000.07100.70
Tot: 274662158994112471595146491001971510.0660.1038.6947.976.612.4124.367510.8270.4197017401.13
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1964PIT23144500960.928.61107000000001623000000000
1966PIT28205700871.425.09012000000002128000000000
1967PIT261568001157.740.08010000000001626000000000
1968PIT2926161601289.761.5904000000002628000001000
1969PIT4230121606671.440.011015000000013036000000000
1970PIT292891001096.632.11207000000002828000000000
1971PIT3332121201097.037.51506000000003232000000000
1972PIT3431131502191.241.91702000000003232000000000
1973PIT19131401568.47.71104000000001518000000000
1974PIT10000010.0--1000000000011000000000
Tot: 26420978930124379.237.310406700000001217252000001000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1964PIT23343046.118.176220100020000300000000100.0010014205.04512.2210220.00000
1966PIT2854521212.222.22212000000111002200000000600.00300243616.7841011.9010330.00000
1967PIT26373457.135.189410002040000200000000300.00300162114.35048.00500.00000
1968PIT2978701216.154.2051020103091001500000000800.00400355315.1116119.4812325.00000
1969PIT4287842226.253.299211010301802133100001009333.33610446612.1157148.9219421.05000
1970PIT2976701015.132.197820104071003410000000200.0000037603.314053.571516.67000
1971PIT3392831118.120.19610100070901011100000000200.0000037533.812832.3426311.54000
1972PIT3496821725.177.260152030401320021300000000300.0010050684.416863.5718527.78000
1973PIT1929241012.345.4141000011082002500000000100.0010012137.73425.886350.00000
1974PIT12200.000.00000000000000000000000000--000110.0300.00100.00000
Tot: 2645855311030.176.2349211071240817311448200001003538.5719102703918.7925566.051222419.67000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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1964PIT23343027951.802032113101338.241130001425.0700502122
1966PIT2854524013121.088403519101527.78015000070.0314526293
1967PIT26373430991.007112314201232.43012002050.0222242334
1968PIT2978706123102.308114929322734.622270030110.08151043466
1969PIT4287846236103.608115136311618.390160032229.163651285612
1970PIT2976706131152.0715003739011519.7411500421118.28087812438
1971PIT3392837339192.0512343854201516.300150070150.012437722584
1972PIT3496826324191.2611445343312222.920220041234.313451088689
1973PIT19292414661.0050118110026.9002011060.0201343463
1974PIT1222020.00200200000.0000000010.0000000011
Tot: 2645855314331901071.7878141532725815513723.424137012461055.7611534544966345252
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1964PIT233400000--000000000000--00000060.00
1966PIT285400000--00003001001425.00112031225.00
1967PIT263700000--000001000011100.0001002728.57
1968PIT297800000--00002104005771.40012271643.75
1969PIT428700000--000053020161154.500141122646.15
1970PIT297600000--00003021001616.70010031520.00
1971PIT339200000--00005200002728.60013051827.78
1972PIT349600000--00005101102825.00016082532.00
1973PIT192900000--0000000010010.00011021216.67
1974PIT1200000--000000000000--0000000--
Tot: 26458500000--00002382921184540.00181834213730.66
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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Glossary
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1964PIT2334151143323960.4473.3326.6760.066.720.0020.03411.812.9001252.40
1966PIT28540000000000.00------------000.000.00015121.25
1967PIT26370000000000.00------------000.000.0001191.22
1968PIT29780000000000.00------------000.000.00027122.25
1969PIT42870000000000.00------------000.000.00041104.10
1970PIT297610822303850.1380.0020.0080.062.520.0030.0333.911.30036162.25
1971PIT33923301002330.03100.000.00100.0100.033.3366.7222.211.10048192.53
1972PIT34960000000000.00------------000.000.00039201.95
1973PIT19290000000000.00------------000.000.0001161.83
1974PIT120000000000.00------------000.000.000020.00
Tot: 26458528226662820140.0578.5721.4371.470.021.4328.6891.530.5002401112.16
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%