How Steve Blass's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Steve Blass totaled 231 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1971, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 18.1 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 32 in 1972 to 18 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 Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Steve Blass Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Steve Blass
| Steve Blass
Starts | Steve Blass
Games Started % |
|---|
| Career | 231 | 81.91 |
| Season Avg. | 23.1 | 81.91 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 132.7 | 81.91 |
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Steve Blass Starts Per Season
Steve Blass's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Steve Blass's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Steve Blass Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Steve Blass's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Steve Blass's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Steve Blass's MLB career with Starts 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.
