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Steve
Blass		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: April 18, 1942 in Usa, CT, CANAAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 33 MON FL $ 5,500,000   5 5 6 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 7 8 7 4 4 4 8 9 8
1976 34 MON FL     5 6 6 6 7 7 7 0 0 0 7 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1977 35 CHI JL     5 6 6 6 7 7 7 0 0 0 7 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP5 Min Ratings     5 5 6 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 7 8 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000   5 6 6 6 7 7 7 0 0 0 7 8 8 4 4 4 8 9 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 33 MON FL $ 5,500,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5
1976 34 MON FL   2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5
1977 35 CHI JL   2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1975 33 MON FL 10 13 .435 29 29 2 1 0 171.3 158 94 17 113 172 4.94 .250 .373 .464 .838 3.6
1976 34 MON FL 1 5 .167 31 4 1 1 1 61.7 62 37 5 28 65 5.40 .264 .344 .447 .791 0.0
1977 35 CHI JL 0 5 .000 6 4 0 0 0 19.0 33 28 4 14 15 13.26 .384 .481 .686 1.167 0.0
3 Years Sim 11 23 .324 66 37 3 2 1 252.0 253 159 26 155 252 5.68 .266 .376 .480 .856 3.6
Season Average 3 7 .300 22 12 1 0 0 84.0 84 53 8 51 84 5.68 .266 .376 .480 .856  
Career Highs 10 13 .435 31 29 2 1 1 171.3 158 94 17 113 172 13.26 .384 .481 .686 1.167  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   129 67 6 61 144   .261 .342 .430 .772
vs LH   124 92 20 94 108   .271 .396 .534 .930
Home 5 11 .313 32 18 1 0 1 126.0 128 75 12 72 132 5.36 .269 .365 .496 .861
Away 6 12 .333 34 19 2 2 0 126.0 125 84 14 83 120 6.00 .263 .372 .464 .836
Mar/Apr 4 7 .364 14 13 1 1 0 70.3 81 49 9 43 67 6.27 .290 .385 .516 .901
May 3 4 .429 15 7 1 0 1 53.0 48 28 5 27 52 4.75 .242 .333 .434 .768
June 1 4 .200 11 5 1 1 0 41.3 37 29 5 23 43 6.32 .240 .339 .455 .794
July 1 3 .250 9 4 0 0 0 31.7 23 8 0 23 31 2.27 .209 .346 .382 .728
August 0 4 .000 10 4 0 0 0 28.7 36 31 5 17 31 9.73 .316 .405 .588 .992
Sep/Oct 2 1 .667 7 4 0 0 0 27.0 28 14 2 22 28 4.67 .289 .420 .495 .915
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1975 33 MON FL 29 60 3 10 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 7 .167 .206 .250 .456 2.9 0.0
1976 34 MON FL 31 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.3 0.0
1977 35 CHI JL 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
3 Years Sim 66 75 4 12 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 10 .160 .192 .227 .419 2.9 0.0
162 Game Average 184 9 29 4 0 2 12 0 0 7 24 .160 .192 .227 .419 7.0  
Career Highs 31 60 3 10 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 7 .182 .206 .250 .456 2.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   49 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .143 .192 .143 .335 0.5
vs LH   26 2 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 .192 .192 .385 .577 1.9
Home 32 36 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .167 .211 .194 .405 1.0
Away 34 39 2 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 5 .154 .175 .256 .431 1.3
RISP   14 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .071 .133 .143 .276 -0.2
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Mar/Apr 14 22 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 .261 .227 .488 1.2
May 15 15 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .133 .133 .400 .533 0.9
June 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4
July 9 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .273 .333 .273 .606 1.1
August 10 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .222 .333 0.0
Sep/Oct 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1975 33 MON FL P 29 29 171.3 8 24 0 3 1.000 1.68    
1976 34 MON FL P 31 4 61.7 1 10 3 1 .786 1.61    
1977 35 CHI JL P 6 4 19.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.47    
Career Totals   66 37 252.0 10 34 3 4 .936 1.57    
Career Highs   31 29 171.3 8 24 3 3 1.000 1.68    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks Allowed
1975-6-113
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Richard Tolleson (980)
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  4. Adolph Klawitter (975)
  5. Jose Rickert (971)
  6. Pelayo Menchaca (970)
  7. Tom Shelton (969)
  8. Brian Peters (969)
  9. Charlie Nguyen (967)
  10. Charlie Lea (967)
History
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/3/1975 to a 3-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1975, off Joseph Porter (BIR)
Released by Montreal on 10/26/1976
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 2/2/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Released by Chicago on 6/11/1977
 
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