Steve Blass vs. Dean Deetz — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Deetz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Blass posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Steve Blass had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Dean Deetz

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.43
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
8.78
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
3.36
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Dean Deetz

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Dean Deetz

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
295
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
600
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
140
140
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA