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Bert Blyleven

Rik Aalbert Blyleven

All-Star Player

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 207 lb.

Born: April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands
High School: Santiago (Garden Grove, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 1970
Final Game: October 4, 1992
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 19 MIN AL 10 9 .526 3.18 27 25 1 5 1 0 164.0 143 66 58 17 47 6 135 2 3 2 675 119 1.159 7.8 0.9 2.6 7.4 2.87
1971 20 MIN AL 16 15 .516 2.81 38 38 0 17 5 0 278.1 267 95 87 21 59 1 224 5 1 5 1126 126 1.171 8.6 0.7 1.9 7.2 3.80
1972 21 MIN AL 17 17 .500 2.73 39 38 1 11 3 0 287.1 247 93 87 22 69 7 228 10 1 7 1158 118 1.100 7.7 0.7 2.2 7.1 3.30
1973 22 MIN AL 20 17 .541 2.52 40 40 0 25 9 0 325.0 296 109 91 16 67 4 258 9 2 7 1321 158 1.117 8.2 0.4 1.9 7.1 3.85 AS,CYA-7,MVP-26
1974 23 MIN AL 17 17 .500 2.66 37 37 0 19 3 0 281.0 244 99 83 14 77 3 249 9 0 3 1149 142 1.142 7.8 0.4 2.5 8.0 3.23
1975 24 MIN AL 15 10 .600 3.00 35 35 0 20 3 0 275.2 219 104 92 24 84 2 233 4 0 7 1104 129 1.099 7.1 0.8 2.7 7.6 2.77
1976 25 TOT AL 13 16 .448 2.87 36 36 0 18 6 0 297.2 283 106 95 14 81 6 219 12 2 7 1225 125 1.223 8.6 0.4 2.4 6.6 2.70
1976 25 MIN AL 4 5 .444 3.12 12 12 0 4 0 0 95.1 101 39 33 3 35 5 75 4 2 0 406 115 1.427 9.5 0.3 3.3 7.1 2.14
1976 25 TEX AL 9 11 .450 2.76 24 24 0 14 6 0 202.1 182 67 62 11 46 1 144 8 0 7 819 130 1.127 8.1 0.5 2.0 6.4 3.13
1977 26 TEX AL 14 12 .538 2.72 30 30 0 15 5 0 234.2 181 81 71 20 69 1 182 7 0 8 935 151 1.065 6.9 0.8 2.6 7.0 2.64
1978 27 PIT NL 14 10 .583 3.03 34 34 0 11 4 0 243.2 217 94 82 17 66 5 182 6 2 6 1011 123 1.161 8.0 0.6 2.4 6.7 2.76
1979 28 PIT NL 12 5 .706 3.60 37 37 0 4 0 0 237.1 238 102 95 21 92 8 172 6 0 9 1018 109 1.390 9.0 0.8 3.5 6.5 1.87
1980 29 PIT NL 8 13 .381 3.82 34 32 1 5 2 0 216.2 219 102 92 20 59 5 168 0 1 2 907 96 1.283 9.1 0.8 2.5 7.0 2.85
1981 30 CLE AL 11 7 .611 2.88 20 20 0 9 1 0 159.1 145 52 51 9 40 1 107 5 1 3 644 127 1.161 8.2 0.5 2.3 6.0 2.68
1982 31 CLE AL 2 2 .500 4.87 4 4 0 0 0 0 20.1 16 14 11 2 11 0 19 0 0 0 89 85 1.328 7.1 0.9 4.9 8.4 1.73
1983 32 CLE AL 7 10 .412 3.91 24 24 0 5 0 0 156.1 160 74 68 8 44 4 123 10 1 5 660 109 1.305 9.2 0.5 2.5 7.1 2.80
1984 33 CLE AL 19 7 .731 2.87 33 32 0 12 4 0 245.0 204 86 78 19 74 4 170 6 0 6 1004 144 1.135 7.5 0.7 2.7 6.2 2.30 CYA-3
1985 34 TOT AL 17 16 .515 3.16 37 37 0 24 5 0 293.2 264 121 103 23 75 1 206 9 1 4 1203 134 1.154 8.1 0.7 2.3 6.3 2.75 AS,CYA-3
1985 34 CLE AL 9 11 .450 3.26 23 23 0 15 4 0 179.2 163 76 65 14 49 1 129 7 1 1 743 127 1.180 8.2 0.7 2.5 6.5 2.63
1985 34 MIN AL 8 5 .615 3.00 14 14 0 9 1 0 114.0 101 45 38 9 26 0 77 2 0 3 460 145 1.114 8.0 0.7 2.1 6.1 2.96
1986 35 MIN AL 17 14 .548 4.01 36 36 0 16 3 0 271.2 262 134 121 50 58 4 215 10 0 4 1126 107 1.178 8.7 1.7 1.9 7.1 3.71
1987 36 MIN AL 15 12 .556 4.01 37 37 0 8 1 0 267.0 249 132 119 46 101 4 196 9 0 13 1122 115 1.311 8.4 1.6 3.4 6.6 1.94
1988 37 MIN AL 10 17 .370 5.43 33 33 0 7 0 0 207.1 240 128 125 21 51 1 145 16 3 5 895 75 1.404 10.4 0.9 2.2 6.3 2.84
1989 38 CAL AL 17 5 .773 2.73 33 33 0 8 5 0 241.0 225 76 73 14 44 2 131 8 0 2 973 140 1.116 8.4 0.5 1.6 4.9 2.98 CYA-4,MVP-13
1990 39 CAL AL 8 7 .533 5.24 23 23 0 2 0 0 134.0 163 85 78 15 25 0 69 7 0 6 578 73 1.403 10.9 1.0 1.7 4.6 2.76
1992 41 CAL AL 8 12 .400 4.74 25 24 0 1 0 0 133.0 150 76 70 17 29 2 70 5 1 3 568 84 1.346 10.2 1.2 2.0 4.7 2.41
22 Seasons 287 250 .534 3.31 692 685 3 242 60 0 4970.0 4632 2029 1830 430 1322 71 3701 155 19 114 20491 118 1.198 8.4 0.8 2.4 6.7 2.80
162 Game Avg. 14 12 .534 3.31 34 34 0 12 3 0 245 229 100 90 21 65 4 183 8 1 6 1012 118 1.198 8.4 0.8 2.4 6.7 2.80
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
MIN (11 yrs) 149 138 .519 3.28 348 345 2 141 29 0 2566.2 2369 1044 934 243 674 37 2035 80 12 56 10542 119 1.186 8.3 0.9 2.4 7.1 3.02
CLE (5 yrs) 48 37 .565 3.23 104 103 0 41 9 0 760.2 688 302 273 52 218 10 548 28 3 15 3140 126 1.191 8.1 0.6 2.6 6.5 2.51
PIT (3 yrs) 34 28 .548 3.47 105 103 1 20 6 0 697.2 674 298 269 58 217 18 522 12 3 17 2936 109 1.277 8.7 0.7 2.8 6.7 2.41
CAL (3 yrs) 33 24 .579 3.92 81 80 0 11 5 0 508.0 538 237 221 46 98 4 270 20 1 11 2119 98 1.252 9.5 0.8 1.7 4.8 2.76
TEX (2 yrs) 23 23 .500 2.74 54 54 0 29 11 0 437.0 363 148 133 31 115 2 326 15 0 15 1754 141 1.094 7.5 0.6 2.4 6.7 2.83
AL (19 yrs) 253 222 .533 3.29 587 582 2 222 54 0 4272.1 3958 1731 1561 372 1105 53 3179 143 16 97 17555 119 1.185 8.3 0.8 2.3 6.7 2.88
NL (3 yrs) 34 28 .548 3.47 105 103 1 20 6 0 697.2 674 298 269 58 217 18 522 12 3 17 2936 109 1.277 8.7 0.7 2.8 6.7 2.41

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1970 19 MIN AL ALCS L BAL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
1979 28 PIT NL NLCS W CIN 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 35 0.889 8.0 1.0 0.0 9.0
1979 28 PIT NL WS W BAL 1 0 1.000 1.80 2 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 8 2 2 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 40 1.100 7.2 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.33
1987 36 MIN AL ALCS W DET 2 0 1.000 4.05 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.1 12 6 6 3 3 0 9 2 0 0 56 1.125 8.1 2.0 2.0 6.1 3.00
1987 36 MIN AL WS W STL 1 1 .500 2.77 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.0 13 5 4 0 2 1 12 0 0 0 53 1.154 9.0 0.0 1.4 8.3 6.00
3 Seasons (5 Series) 5 1 .833 2.47 8 6 1 1 0 0 47.1 43 15 13 5 8 1 36 2 0 0 193 1.077 8.2 1.0 1.5 6.8 4.50
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 35 0.889 8.0 1.0 0.0 9.0
2 ALCS 2 0 1.000 3.52 3 2 0 0 0 0 15.1 14 7 6 3 3 0 11 2 0 0 65 1.109 8.2 1.8 1.8 6.5 3.67
2 WS 2 1 .667 2.35 4 3 1 0 0 0 23.0 21 7 6 1 5 1 16 0 0 0 93 1.130 8.2 0.4 2.0 6.3 3.20

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 19 MIN AL 27 58 50 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 .140 .157 .140 .297 -18 7 0 0 7 0 0 1
1971 20 MIN AL 38 100 91 3 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 37 .132 .151 .143 .293 -17 13 0 1 7 0 0 1
1972 21 MIN AL 39 107 94 9 15 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 36 .160 .177 .181 .358 5 17 1 0 11 0 0 1
1975 24 MIN AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 27 PIT NL 37 93 85 4 11 2 0 0 11 0 0 1 35 .129 .140 .153 .292 -20 13 0 0 7 0 0 1
1979 28 PIT NL 38 85 70 1 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 33 .129 .129 .143 .271 -27 10 2 0 15 0 0 1
1980 29 PIT NL 37 71 61 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 .082 .097 .098 .195 -46 6 1 1 9 0 0 1
24 Seasons 218 514 451 19 59 7 0 0 25 0 0 5 193 .131 .144 .146 .290 -19 66 4 2 56 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 382 335 14 44 5 0 0 19 0 0 4 143 .131 .144 .146 .290 -19 49 3 1 42 0 0
MIN (11 yrs) 106 265 235 14 34 3 0 0 9 0 0 4 98 .145 .163 .157 .320 -9 37 1 1 25 0 0
PIT (3 yrs) 112 249 216 5 25 4 0 0 16 0 0 1 95 .116 .124 .134 .258 -29 29 3 1 31 0 0
AL (19 yrs) 106 265 235 14 34 3 0 0 9 0 0 4 98 .145 .163 .157 .320 -9 37 1 1 25 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 112 249 216 5 25 4 0 0 16 0 0 1 95 .116 .124 .134 .258 -29 29 3 1 31 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 19 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 28 PIT NL NLCS CIN W 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 1 0 0
1979 28 PIT NL WS BAL W 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 1 0 0
1987 36 MIN AL WS STL W 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 5 10 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 1 0 3 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 WS 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 2 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 MIN AL 19 P 27 25 164.0 22 5 16 1 1 .955 1.15 0.78 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 MIN AL 20 P 38 38 278.1 59 19 38 2 0 .966 1.84 1.50 .958 1.98 0.77
1972 MIN AL 21 P 39 38 287.1 66 18 45 3 4 .955 1.97 1.62 .950 1.86 0.75
1973 MIN AL 22 P 40 40 325.0 56 21 34 1 0 .982 1.52 1.38 .950 1.86 0.86 AS,CYA-7,MVP-26
1974 MIN AL 23 P 37 37 281.0 56 19 34 3 2 .946 1.70 1.43 .946 1.81 0.83
1975 MIN AL 24 P 35 35 275.2 70 16 48 6 5 .914 2.09 1.83 .941 1.87 0.85
1976 TOT AL 25 P 36 36 297.2 66 22 44 0 4 1.000 2.00 1.83 .948 1.87 0.85
1976 MIN AL 25 P 12 12 95.1 18 5 13 0 1 1.000 1.70 1.50 .950 1.87 0.85
1976 TEX AL 25 P 24 24 202.1 48 17 31 0 3 1.000 2.14 2.00 .948 1.87 0.85
1977 TEX AL 26 P 30 30 234.2 46 10 35 1 4 .978 1.73 1.50 .946 1.95 0.84
1978 PIT NL 27 P 34 34 243.2 53 11 41 1 4 .981 1.92 1.53 .949 1.91 0.72
1979 PIT NL 28 P 37 37 237.1 34 14 20 0 0 1.000 1.29 0.92 .947 1.80 0.66
1980 PIT NL 29 P 34 32 216.2 42 10 30 2 2 .952 1.66 1.18 .952 1.91 0.69
1981 CLE AL 30 P 20 20 159.1 26 9 16 1 2 .962 1.41 1.25 .962 1.98 0.81
1982 CLE AL 31 P 4 4 20.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.77 1.00 .950 1.81 0.72
1983 CLE AL 32 P 24 24 156.1 34 7 26 1 3 .971 1.90 1.38 .959 1.80 0.73
1984 CLE AL 33 P 33 32 245.0 53 21 30 2 2 .962 1.87 1.55 .958 1.79 0.70 CYA-3
1985 TOT AL 34 P 37 37 293.2 49 17 32 0 2 1.000 1.50 1.32 .951 1.86 0.70 AS,CYA-3
1985 CLE AL 34 P 23 23 179.2 30 11 19 0 0 1.000 1.50 1.30 .950 1.86 0.70
1985 MIN AL 34 P 14 14 114.0 19 6 13 0 2 1.000 1.50 1.36 .953 1.86 0.70
1986 MIN AL 35 P 36 36 271.2 46 15 31 0 0 1.000 1.52 1.28 .954 1.83 0.68
1987 MIN AL 36 P 37 37 267.0 64 17 43 4 3 .938 2.02 1.62 .956 1.84 0.67
1988 MIN AL 37 P 33 33 207.1 35 12 22 1 3 .971 1.48 1.03 .960 1.78 0.67
1989 CAL AL 38 P 33 33 241.0 52 14 38 0 6 1.000 1.94 1.58 .958 1.87 0.66 CYA-4,MVP-13
1990 CAL AL 39 P 23 23 134.0 28 3 24 1 0 .964 1.81 1.17 .954 1.78 0.59
1992 CAL AL 41 P 25 24 133.0 18 5 13 0 1 1.000 1.22 0.72 .950 1.72 0.56
22 Seasons P 692 685 4970.0 979 287 662 30 48 .969 1.72 1.37 .952 1.86 0.73
22 Seasons TOT 692 685 4970.0 979 287 662 30 48 .969 1.72 1.37 .921 1.86 0.73
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1998 BBWAA (17.5%)
1999 BBWAA (14.1%)
2000 BBWAA (17.4%)
2001 BBWAA (23.5%)
2002 BBWAA (26.3%)
2003 BBWAA (29.2%)
2004 BBWAA (35.4%)
2005 BBWAA (40.9%)
2006 BBWAA (53.3%)
2007 BBWAA (47.7%)
2008 BBWAA (61.9%)
2009 BBWAA (62.7%)
2010 BBWAA (74.2%)

All-Star Games
1973 *
1985 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1973 AL (26, 1%)
1989 AL (13, 8%)
0.09 Career Shares (926th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1973 AL (7, 1%)
1984 AL (3, 32%)
1985 AL (3, 6%)
1989 AL (4, 6%)
0.45 Career Shares (103rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1971 AL  2.81 (5th)
1973 AL  2.52 (2nd)
1974 AL  2.66 (4th)
1975 AL  3.00 (6th)
1976 AL  2.87 (9th)
1977 AL  2.72 (2nd)
1981 AL  2.88 (9th)
1984 AL  2.87 (3rd)
1985 AL  3.16 (5th)
1989 AL  2.73 (4th)

Wins s c a p y
1973 AL  20 (7th)
1981 AL  11 (10th)
1984 AL  19 (2nd)
1985 AL  17 (5th)
1986 AL  17 (6th)
1989 AL  17 (6th)
Career  287 (27th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1978 NL  .583 (10th)
1979 NL  .706 (2nd)
1984 AL  .731 (2nd)
1989 AL  .773 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1970 AL  1.159 (5th)
1973 AL  1.117 (2nd)
1974 AL  1.142 (4th)
1975 AL  1.099 (3rd)
1977 AL  1.065 (1st)
1978 NL  1.161 (8th)
1981 AL  1.161 (9th)
1984 AL  1.135 (2nd)
1985 AL  1.154 (7th)
1986 AL  1.178 (7th)
1989 AL  1.116 (3rd)
Career  1.198 (127th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 AL  7.848 (10th)
1973 AL  8.197 (8th)
1974 AL  7.815 (6th)
1975 AL  7.150 (5th)
1977 AL  6.942 (2nd)
1984 AL  7.494 (2nd)
1985 AL  8.091 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 AL  2.579 (10th)
1971 AL  1.908 (6th)
1972 AL  2.161 (10th)
1973 AL  1.855 (2nd)
1985 AL  2.299 (6th)
1986 AL  1.922 (3rd)
1989 AL  1.643 (3rd)
Career  2.394 (234th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 AL  7.409 (6th)
1971 AL  7.243 (6th)
1972 AL  7.141 (5th)
1973 AL  7.145 (3rd)
1974 AL  7.975 (2nd)
1975 AL  7.607 (3rd)
1976 AL  6.622 (4th)
1977 AL  6.980 (5th)
1978 NL  6.722 (4th)
1979 NL  6.523 (4th)
1980 NL  6.978 (4th)
1981 AL  6.044 (6th)
1984 AL  6.245 (7th)
1985 AL  6.313 (7th)
Career  6.702 (115th)

Games Played s c a p y
Career  692 (96th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1971 AL  278.3 (9th)
1972 AL  287.3 (5th)
1973 AL  325.0 (4th)
1975 AL  275.7 (7th)
1976 AL  297.7 (4th)
1978 NL  243.7 (10th)
1979 NL  237.3 (10th)
1985 AL  293.7 (1st)
1986 AL  271.7 (1st)
1987 AL  267.0 (4th)
1989 AL  241.0 (7th)
Career  4970.0 (14th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1971 AL  224 (4th)
1972 AL  228 (4th)
1973 AL  258 (2nd)
1974 AL  249 (2nd)
1975 AL  233 (2nd)
1976 AL  219 (3rd)
1977 AL  182 (7th)
1978 NL  182 (4th)
1979 NL  172 (4th)
1980 NL  168 (5th)
1981 AL  107 (3rd)
1984 AL  170 (4th)
1985 AL  206 (1st)
1986 AL  215 (4th)
1987 AL  196 (8th)
Career  3701 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
1971 AL  38 (6th)
1972 AL  38 (8th)
1973 AL  40 (5th)
1976 AL  36 (7th)
1979 NL  37 (5th)
1985 AL  37 (1st)
1986 AL  36 (3rd)
1987 AL  37 (2nd)
1989 AL  33 (10th)
Career  685 (11th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1971 AL  17 (8th)
1973 AL  25 (3rd)
1974 AL  19 (10th)
1975 AL  20 (5th)
1976 AL  18 (9th)
1977 AL  15 (10th)
1978 NL  11 (7th)
1981 AL  9 (9th)
1984 AL  12 (4th)
1985 AL  24 (1st)
1986 AL  16 (2nd)
1989 AL  8 (4th)
Career  242 (91st)

Shutouts s c a p y
1971 AL  5 (5th)
1973 AL  9 (1st)
1975 AL  3 (9th)
1976 AL  6 (2nd)
1977 AL  5 (2nd)
1978 NL  4 (2nd)
1984 AL  4 (3rd)
1985 AL  5 (1st)
1986 AL  3 (4th)
1989 AL  5 (1st)
Career  60 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1972 AL  22 (6th)
1979 NL  21 (10th)
1980 NL  20 (6th)
1986 AL  50 (1st)
1987 AL  46 (1st)
Career  430 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1976 AL  81 (10th)
1979 NL  92 (7th)
1987 AL  101 (7th)
Career  1322 (29th)

Hits s c a p y
1971 AL  267 (6th)
1972 AL  247 (7th)
1973 AL  296 (5th)
1976 AL  283 (2nd)
1979 NL  238 (7th)
1985 AL  264 (3rd)
1986 AL  262 (2nd)
1987 AL  249 (4th)
1988 AL  240 (5th)
1989 AL  225 (10th)
Career  4632 (15th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1970 AL  2.872 (3rd)
1971 AL  3.797 (1st)
1972 AL  3.304 (3rd)
1973 AL  3.851 (1st)
1974 AL  3.234 (2nd)
1975 AL  2.774 (4th)
1976 AL  2.704 (5th)
1977 AL  2.638 (8th)
1978 NL  2.758 (3rd)
1980 NL  2.848 (2nd)
1981 AL  2.675 (3rd)
1984 AL  2.297 (8th)
1985 AL  2.747 (4th)
1986 AL  3.707 (1st)
1988 AL  2.843 (7th)
1989 AL  2.977 (5th)
Career  2.800 (50th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 AL  .443 (4th)
1974 AL  .448 (5th)
1976 AL  .423 (9th)
1981 AL  .508 (10th)
1985 AL  .705 (7th)
1989 AL  .523 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1971 AL  15 (10th)
1972 AL  17 (3rd)
1973 AL  17 (5th)
1974 AL  17 (8th)
1976 AL  16 (4th)
1980 NL  13 (9th)
1985 AL  16 (5th)
1986 AL  14 (6th)
1988 AL  17 (1st)
Career  250 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1972 AL  87 (8th)
1979 NL  95 (10th)
1986 AL  121 (4th)
1987 AL  119 (3rd)
1988 AL  125 (1st)
Career  1830 (11th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1972 AL  7 (10th)
1976 AL  7 (9th)
1979 NL  9 (7th)
1987 AL  13 (4th)
Career  114 (53rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1972 AL  10 (5th)
1973 AL  9 (2nd)
1974 AL  9 (2nd)
1976 AL  12 (1st)
1977 AL  7 (9th)
1978 NL  6 (9th)
1979 NL  6 (6th)
1981 AL  5 (8th)
1983 AL  10 (2nd)
1985 AL  9 (2nd)
1986 AL  10 (7th)
1987 AL  9 (5th)
1988 AL  16 (1st)
1989 AL  8 (5th)
1990 AL  7 (8th)
Career  155 (13th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1972 AL  1158 (4th)
1973 AL  1321 (5th)
1976 AL  1225 (3rd)
1978 NL  1011 (9th)
1979 NL  1018 (10th)
1985 AL  1203 (1st)
1986 AL  1126 (2nd)
1987 AL  1122 (4th)
1989 AL  973 (9th)
Career  20491 (13th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1970 AL  119 (10th)
1971 AL  126 (5th)
1973 AL  158 (1st)
1974 AL  142 (2nd)
1975 AL  129 (5th)
1976 AL  125 (8th)
1977 AL  151 (2nd)
1978 NL  123 (10th)
1981 AL  127 (9th)
1984 AL  144 (2nd)
1985 AL  134 (6th)
1989 AL  140 (4th)
Career  118 (146th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1979 NL  15 (5th)

Salary s c a p y
1986 AL  $1,450,000 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1990 AL  born 1951-04-06 (10th)
1992 AL  born 1951-04-06 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
1970 AL  born 1951-04-06 (1st)
1971 AL  born 1951-04-06 (5th)
1972 AL  born 1951-04-06 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 16 (134), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 240 (25), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 120 (69), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 50 (38), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Don Sutton (914) *
  2. Gaylord Perry (909) *
  3. Fergie Jenkins (890) *
  4. Tommy John (889)
  5. Robin Roberts (876) *
  6. Tom Seaver (864) *
  7. Jim Kaat (854)
  8. Early Wynn (844) *
  9. Phil Niekro (844) *
  10. Steve Carlton (840) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Pink Hawley (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Chief Bender (989) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Chief Bender (971) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Larry Dierker (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Larry Dierker (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Charlie Getzien (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Charlie Getzien (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Don Drysdale (932) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Don Drysdale (941) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Don Drysdale (934) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Don Drysdale (933) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Don Drysdale (940) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Don Sutton (931) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Don Sutton (926) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Don Sutton (935) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Don Sutton (934) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Don Sutton (929) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Don Sutton (904) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Don Sutton (889) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Don Sutton (905) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  21. Don Sutton (920) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  22. Don Sutton (921) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

June 1, 1976: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Danny Thompson to the Texas Rangers for Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, Bill Singer, Roy Smalley and $250,000.

December 8, 1977: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Texas Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Tommy Boggs, Adrian Devine and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Nelson Norman and Al Oliver to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

December 9, 1980: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Manny Sanguillen to the Cleveland Indians for Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Bob Owchinko and Rafael Vasquez.

August 1, 1985: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later, Jay Bell, Curt Wardle and Jim Weaver. The Minnesota Twins sent Rich Yett (September 17, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 3, 1988: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Kevin Trudeau (minors) to the California Angels for Rob Wassenaar (minors), Mike Cook and Paul Sorrento.

November 1, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 4, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Cleveland Indians$650,000
1986Minnesota Twins$1,450,000
1987Minnesota Twins$1,150,000
1988Minnesota Twins$1,000,000
1989California Angels$1,225,000
1990California Angels$1,175,000
1991California Angels$2,000,000
1992California Angels$900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,550,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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