Mike Blyzka
Michael John Blyzka
born Michael John Bliska
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 25, 1928 in Hamtramck, MI
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1953
Final Game: September 25, 1954
Died: October 13, 2004 in Cheyenne, WY
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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
1953 24 SLB AL 2 6 .250 6.39 33 9 8 2 0 0 94.1 110 78 67 6 56 23 0 0 7 440 66 1.760 10.5 0.6 5.3 2.2 0.41
1954 25 BAL AL 1 5 .167 4.69 37 0 17 0 0 1 86.1 83 48 45 2 51 35 0 0 1 386 76 1.552 8.7 0.2 5.3 3.6 0.69
2 Seasons 3 11 .214 5.58 70 9 25 2 0 1 180.2 193 126 112 8 107 58 0 0 8 826 70 1.661 9.6 0.4 5.3 2.9 0.54
162 Game Avg. 3 9 .214 5.58 60 8 22 2 0 1 156 166 108 96 7 92 50 0 0 7 711 70 1.661 9.6 0.4 5.3 2.9 0.54

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 25 BAL AL 37 388 329 48 83 11 6 2 6 4 51 35 .252 .349 .340 .689 .274 112 6 0 4 4
1 Season 37 388 329 48 83 11 6 2 6 4 51 35 .252 .349 .340 .689 .274 112 6 0 4 4
162 Game Avg. 68 713 605 88 153 20 11 4 11 7 94 64 .252 .349 .340 .689 .274 206 11 0 7 7
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 25 BAL AL 37 37 17 1 5 2 1 1 50% 3 1 25 12 48% 8 0.612 9 5 22 4 5 27 12 24 27 6 29 7 7.0
1 Season 37 37 17 1 5 2 1 1 50% 3 1 25 12 48% 0.612 9 5 22 4 5 27 12 24 27 6 29 7 7.0

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1953 24 SLB AL
1954 25 BAL AL 387 36% 0.5% 9.0% 13.1% 4.9% 23% 1.01 76% 95 6 6%
2 Seasons 387 36% 2.1% 15.0% 27.6% 4.9% 10% 1.01 76% 95 6 6%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1953 24 SLB AL 110 6 7
1954 25 BAL AL 384 83 2 1 24 2 0 0 2 32 14 4 44% 7 1 1 159 6 4 60% 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Seasons 384 193 8 1 24 2 0 0 2 32 14 4 44% 7 8 1 159 6 4 60% 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age 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 ERA+
1953 24 2 6 .250 6.39 33 9 8 2 0 0 94.1 110 78 67 6 56 23 0 0 7 440 66 1.760 10.5 0.6 5.3 2.2 0.41 66
1954 25 3 11 .214 5.58 70 9 25 2 0 1 180.2 193 126 112 8 107 58 0 0 8 826 70 1.661 9.6 0.4 5.3 2.9 0.54 70

Neutralized Pitching

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1953 24 3 7 .300 6.12 97.0 112 73 66 6 57 24 0 1.742 10.4 5.3 2.2 0.42 0.6 33
1954 25 3 6 .333 5.51 85.0 91 58 52 2 56 34 0 1.729 9.6 5.9 3.6 0.61 0.2 37
2 Seasons 6 13 .316 5.84 182.0 203 131 118 8 113 58 0 1.736 10.0 2.9 0.51 0.4 70

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1953 AL--7--3rd

                                         

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