How Steve Blass's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Steve Blass totaled 1,598 career Inning Played, well below the league average of 2,296.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Inning Played season came in 1972, posting 250, well below the league average of 398.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 5, well below the league average of 400.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 250 in 1972 to 88 in 1973 and 5 in 1974, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 5 to 250 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Steve Blass Lifetime Inning Played

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Steve Blass Inning Played Per Season

Steve Blass's Inning Played 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 Inning Played per season line chart

Steve Blass Inning Played by Team

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

Steve Blass Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Steve Blass's career Inning Played, 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 Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Blass Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Blass's seasonal Inning Played 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 Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Blass Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Blass's MLB career with Inning Played 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 Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table