What years did Blake Stein play?

Blake Stein played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2002.

Was Blake Stein a pitcher?

Yes. Blake Stein pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 369 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Blake Stein hit?

Blake Stein hit 0 career home runs.

What was Blake Stein's career batting average?

Blake Stein batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 9 at bats.

What was Blake Stein's career ERA?

Blake Stein finished with a 5.41 career ERA, going 21-28 with 369 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Blake Stein have?

Blake Stein recorded 369 career strikeouts.

Blake Stein

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2002)

Blake Stein was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2002 for the Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 5 seasons. Across 117 career appearances, he went 21-28 with a 5.41 ERA and 369 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 21–28

ERA 5.41

WHIP 1.54

SO 369

Pitcher PIV -11996.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'7" / 210 lb
Born: 8/3/1973 in McComb, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-05-10
Last Game: 2002-09-08

Full name: William Blake Stein

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Career Pitching Statistics

Blake Stein — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	28	117	66	2	1	2	475.2	451	286	78	281	369	5.41	-11996.5

Career ERA 5.41 vs. league average 4.52 across their career seasons — 19.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Blake Stein — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	OAK	AL	5	9	24	20	1	1	0	117.1	117	83	71	89	6.37	4.43 (-44%)	-4608.7
1999	OAK	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.2	6	5	6	4	16.88	—	0.0
1999	KCA	AL	1	2	12	11	0	0	0	70.1	59	32	41	43	4.09	4.71 (+13%)	-1931.5
2000	KCA	AL	8	5	17	17	1	0	0	107.2	98	56	57	78	4.68	4.77 (+2%)	-2373.1
2001	KCA	AL	7	8	36	15	0	0	1	131.0	112	69	79	113	4.74	4.42 (-7%)	-2518.5
2002	KCA	AL	0	4	27	2	0	0	1	46.2	59	41	27	42	7.91	4.28 (-85%)	-564.7
Career · 6 seasons			21	28	117	66	2	1	2	475.2	451	286	281	369	5.41	—	-11,996

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Blake Stein — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
117	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .427 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .765 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Blake Stein — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	OAK	AL	24	5	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	OAK	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	KCA	AL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	KCA	AL	17	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	KCA	AL	36	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	KCA	AL	27	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			117	9	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Blake Stein — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	59	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	58	9	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Blake Stein — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	256.2	234	136	134	192	4.77
Away	58	219.0	217	150	147	177	6.16

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Blake Stein — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2002-09-08	KCR	SEA	L	0.2	2	6	6	3	2	1
2002-09-06	KCR	SEA	—	2.0	2	2	2	2	3	0
2002-09-04	KCR	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2002-09-01	KCR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2002-08-26	KCR	OAK	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-08-23	KCR	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
2002-08-22	KCR	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2002-08-21	KCR	TOR	—	2.0	3	0	0	2	1	0
2002-08-18	KCR	TBR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2002-08-14	KCR	NYY	L	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Blake Stein — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	117	66	18	36	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Blake Stein — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	OAK	P	24	20	0	15	1	1
1999	OAK	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1999	KCA	P	12	11	2	4	0	0
2000	KCA	P	17	17	8	8	1	0
2001	KCA	P	36	15	6	8	0	0
2002	KCA	P	27	2	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Blake Stein — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	117

Salary History

Blake Stein — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	KCA	AL	$1,350,000
2001	KCA	AL	$275,000
2000	KCA	AL	$225,000
1999	KCA	AL	$207,500
1998	OAK	AL	$170,000
Total Career Earnings			$2,227,500

College History

Blake Stein — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Spring Hill College	Mobile	AL	1993, 1994

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Blake Stein: the record in brief

The profile opens with Blake Stein's first major league game on May 10, 1998; the last one listed came on September 8, 2002. The team column moves through the Oakland Athletics (1998 to 1999) and the Kansas City Royals (1999 through 2002). Stein played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 3, 1973, in McComb, MS, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-7 and 210 pounds. Blake Stein was the playing name; the full given name is William Blake.

The pitching table credits Stein with a 21-28 record and a 5.41 ERA in 117 games. The totals include 369 strikeouts. Against a 4.52 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.41 mark was 19.7% worse. No season topped the 8 wins of 2000. 2001 produced Stein's most strikeouts, 113. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.68 in 2000, when the league's was 4.77.

Frequently Asked Questions about Blake Stein

What years did Blake Stein play?: Blake Stein played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2002.
Was Blake Stein a pitcher?: Yes. Blake Stein pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 369 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Blake Stein hit?: Blake Stein hit 0 career home runs.
What was Blake Stein's career batting average?: Blake Stein batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 9 at bats.
What was Blake Stein's career ERA?: Blake Stein finished with a 5.41 career ERA, going 21-28 with 369 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Blake Stein have?: Blake Stein recorded 369 career strikeouts.