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.

Blake Stein

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	28	117	66	2	1	2	475.7	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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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	117.3	117	83	71	89	6.37	4.43 (-44%)	-4608.7
1999	OAK	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.7	6	5	6	4	16.88	—	0.0
1999	KCA	AL	1	2	12	11	0	0	0	70.3	59	32	41	43	4.09	4.71 (+13%)	-1931.5
2000	KCA	AL	8	5	17	17	1	0	0	107.7	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	46.7	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

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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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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	117	66	18	36	2	1

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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Position	Games
Pitcher	117

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

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Spring Hill College	Mobile	AL	1993, 1994

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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.