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Mike Blyzka    \BLIZZ-kuh\

Michael John Blyzka
born Michael John Bliska

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", 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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Browns 1953-1954

Final Game: September 25, 1954 (Age 25)
Died: October 13, 2004 in Cheyenne, WY
Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, WY
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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
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
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 77 1.552 8.7 0.2 5.3 3.6 0.69
2 Yrs 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

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1953 24 SLB AL 94.1 33 9 78 7.44 4.64 -0.29 0.00 108.0 5.32 -23 -2.3 .5 0.2 -1.2 -14 .432 .486
1954 25 BAL AL 86.1 37 0 48 5.00 4.43 -0.26 0.00 95.4 4.46 -5 -0.5 .9 -0.2 0.0 2 .486 .497
2 Seasons 180.2 70 9 126 6.28 4.54 -0.27 0.00 102.0 4.91 -28 -2.8 .7 0.0 -1.2 -13 .460 .491

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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
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953 24 SLB AL 33 26 23 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .000 .042 .000 .042 -88 0 0 0 2 1
1954 25 BAL AL 37 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .133 .133 .133 .267 -24 2 0 0 1 0 1
2 Yrs 70 42 38 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .053 .077 .053 .130 -64 2 0 0 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 97 88 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 35 .053 .077 .053 .130 -64 5 0 0 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1953 24 SLB AL 33 26 -6 0 0 0 3 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 1
1954 25 BAL AL 37 16 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0 1
2 Seasons 70 42 -9 -0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .495 .499 -0.4 -0.0 -2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1953 SLB AL 24 P 33 9 2 94.1 19 6 13 0 1 1.000 1.81 0.58 .957 1.95 1.93 2 1 33% 51% 0
1954 BAL AL 25 P 37 0 0 86.1 22 4 17 1 0 .955 2.19 0.57 .959 2.01 1.99 6 4 40% 48% 0
2 Seasons P 70 9 2 180.2 41 10 30 1 1 .976 1.99 0.57 .958 1.98 1.96 8 5 38% 49% 0
2 Seasons TOT 70 9 2 180.2 41 10 30 1 1 .976 1.99 0.57 .958 1.98 1.96 8 5 38% 49% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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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