Steve Blass vs. Bob Steele — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Steele
Lost GenerationCANThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Steele posted a stronger line than Steve Blass. Bob Steele posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.05 vs 3.63) and WHIP (1.218 vs 1.380). By the career numbers, Bob Steele had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Bob Steele

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.68
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.07
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.63
29.63
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.74
63.74
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.52
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
3.63
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
8.3
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.72
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
3.36
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.66
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
5.05
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6780
38.2
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2033
37.52
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
4.16
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.04
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
34.62
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Bob Steele

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.59
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4795
27
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598.1
9
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.198
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Bob Steele

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
295
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
319.78
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
182
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
546
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
586.81
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
94
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
131.87
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
83
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
115.38
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.59
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.54
19.54
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.74
38.69
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
110
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
158.24
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
141.76
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
12
39.56
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
19
62.64
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.93
14.93
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
43.53
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
140
140
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
102.2
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.3
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100