How Steve Blass's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Steve Blass totaled 57 career Complete Games, well above the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1968, posting 12, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 5.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 11 in 1972 to 1 in 1973 and 0 in 1974, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 12 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Steve Blass Lifetime Complete Games

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Steve Blass Complete Games Per Season

Steve Blass's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Steve Blass Complete Games per season line chart

Steve Blass Complete Games by Team

Steve Blass's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Blass career Complete Games by team bar chart

Steve Blass Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Steve Blass's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Steve Blass Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Blass Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Blass's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Steve Blass Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Blass Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Blass's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Steve Blass Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table