NAME     : Wade Blasingame
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/22/1943
  AGE      : 37
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 230
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $10,000,000 through 1982
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    A  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 9  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1963  12.00  0  0  0   2  0   0   3.0   4   2   6  MIL
  1964   4.27  9  5  2  28  3   1 116.0  55  51  70  MIL
  1965   3.78 16 10  1  38 10   1 224.0  94 116 117  MIL
  1966   5.37  3  7  0  16  0   0  67.0  40  25  34  ATL
  1967   5.65  5  7  0  25  0   0 102.0  64  48  66  HOU,ATL
  1968   4.75  1  2  1  22  0   0  36.0  19  10  22  HOU
  1969   5.37  0  5  1  26  0   0  52.0  31  33  33  HOU
  1970   3.09 17  9  0  37  2   1 256.2  88  72 187  KC,AL
  1971   3.75 12 11  0  35  1   0 225.2  94  59 139  KC
  1972   3.44 10  8  0  31  3   0 209.1  80  61 139  KC
  1973   3.28 10 12  0  32  2   1 216.2  79  66 138  KC
  1974   4.08  9 15  0  34  0   0 231.2 105  68 132  KC
  1975   2.89 13  8  0  35  1   1 230.1  74  55 130  KC
  1976   3.23  8  8  0  26  0   0 156.0  56  44  80  KC
  1977   1.98 15  1  0  33  2   1 218.2  48  42 118  KC
  1978   3.19  9 12  0  34  0   0 217.1  77  48 109  KC
  1979   2.46 10  7  0  30  1   1 179.0  49  48  79  KC,BOS
  1980   2.61 16  6  0  40  0   0 241.2  70  47 117  BAL
 
  Total ERA   : 3.40
  Total Wins  : 163
  Total Losses: 133
  Total Saves : 5
  Total SHO   : 7
  Total CG    : 25
  Total K's   : 1716
  Total BB's  : 895
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Kansas City to Boston on 7/29/1979... Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/3/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $8,111,111 per year... Won World Championship with Baltimore in 1980...