How Steve Blass's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players

Steve Blass posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .256, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1968, posting .232, near the starting pitcher average of .230 that year. The highest point came in 1973 at .313, well above the starting pitcher average of .256 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .246 in 1972 to .313 in 1973 and .238 in 1974. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 10 seasons.

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Steve Blass Opposing Batting Average Per Season

Steve Blass's Opposing Batting Average 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.
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Steve Blass Opposing Batting Average by Team

Steve Blass's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Steve Blass Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Steve Blass's career Opposing Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Steve Blass Opposing Batting Average year-over-year waterfall chart

Steve Blass Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Steve Blass's seasonal Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average distribution box chart versus comparable players

Steve Blass Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Steve Blass's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average season-by-season breakdown table