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Steve Blass 2026 Season · PIT

Career: 103-76, 3.63 ERA, 896 K in 1597.1 IP.

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Steve Blass

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-2.5Career NUT

+0.5 to Weak

Career

3.63ERA1.35WHIP103W896K1597.1IP2SV

R/R · 6' 0", 165 lb · b. Apr 18, 1942 · Canaan, CT · Signed Undrafted FA, 1964

Player Overview

Year by Year


1964	22	PIT	-0.2	5	8	4.04	24	13	3	1	2	0	0	458	104.2	107	47	45	1	67	1.45
1966	24	PIT	+0.0	11	7	3.87	34	25	1	0	1	0	0	662	155.2	173	67	46	2	76	1.41
1967	25	PIT	-0.8	6	8	3.55	32	16	2	0	2	0	0	541	126.2	126	50	47	2	72	1.37
1968	26	PIT	+0.6	18	6	2.12	33	31	12	7	3	0	0	885	220.1	191	52	57	4	132	1.13
1969	27	PIT	-0.3	16	10	4.46	38	32	9	0	4	2	2	907	210.0	207	104	86	6	147	1.40
1970	28	PIT	+0.8	10	12	3.52	31	31	6	1	0	0	0	824	196.2	187	77	73	5	120	1.32
1971	29	PIT	+1.2	15	8	2.85	33	33	12	5	0	0	0	996	240.0	226	76	68	2	136	1.23
1972	30	PIT	-0.6	19	8	2.49	33	32	11	2	0	0	0	1024	249.2	227	69	84	4	117	1.25
1973	31	PIT	-3.2	3	9	9.85	23	18	1	0	1	0	0	455	88.2	109	97	84	12	27	2.18
1974	32	PIT	—	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	5.0	5	5	7	0	2	2.40
Career	—	10 yrs	-2.5	103	76	3.63	282	231	57	16	14	2	2	6780	1597.1	1558	644	597	38	896	1.35

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Blass's career NUT of -2.5

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.2

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NUT by Season

-0.2

+0.0

-0.8

+0.6

-0.3

+0.8

+1.2

-0.6

-3.2

Awards

1968NL Player of the Month

1971World Series Championship

1972NL All-Star

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