Rik Aalbert Blyleven (twitter: @BertBlyleven28)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands
High School: Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.
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Debut: June 5, 1970 (Age 19)
vs. WSA 7.0 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W
Teams (by GP): Twins/Pirates/Indians/Angels/Rangers 1970-1992
Agents: Dick Moss, previously: LaRue Harcourt [*]
Final Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 41)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2011 (463/581 ballots).
View Bert Blyleven Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 217 | 1 | Apr 9 | MIN | @ | TEX | L,1-2 | GS-9 | 99 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.487 | 3.07 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 2 | 218 | 4 | Apr 13 | MIN | CHW | L,1-4 | GS-8 | L(0-1) | 3 | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.20 | -0.145 | -0.65 | 1t start tie | 8t -2- 2 out d3 | |||||||
| 3 | 219 | 8 | Apr 18 | MIN | @ | NYY | W,5-4 | GS-9 | W(1-1) | 4 | 8.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.16 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | -0.278 | -0.68 | 1b start a 1 | 9b -2- 1 out a1 | ||||||
| 4 | 220 | 11 | Apr 24 | MIN | BAL | W,2-1 | GS-9 | 5 | 8.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.87 | 39 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | 0.416 | 2.69 | 1t start tie | 9t 12- 2 out tie | ||||||||
| 5 | 221 | 14 | Apr 28 | MIN | CLE | L,0-9 | GS-5 | L(1-2) | 3 | 4.2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.76 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .64 | -0.316 | -5.29 | 1t start tie | 5t -23 2 out d7 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 6 | 222 | 17 | May 5 | MIN | @ | DET | W,8-2 | CG | W(2-2) | 6 | 9.0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .63 | 0.086 | 2.11 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 7 | 223 | 21 | May 10 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,5-4 | GS-8 | 4 | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.42 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.64 | 0.200 | 0.61 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 8 | 224 | 25 | May 15(1) | MIN | @ | CAL | W,5-2 | CG | W(3-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .95 | 0.196 | 1.71 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 9 | 225 | 30 | May 19 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,1-4 | GS-7 | L(3-3) | 3 | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .75 | -0.161 | -1.08 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-- 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 10 | 226 | 34 | May 23 | MIN | KCR | W,3-1 | GS-8 | W(4-3) | 3 | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3.10 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | 0.120 | 1.13 | 1t start tie | 8t 123 1 out a2 | |||||||
| 11 | 227 | 38 | May 27 | MIN | @ | OAK | L,3-5 | CG(8) | L(4-4) | 3 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.05 | -0.373 | -1.63 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 12 | 228 | 42 | May 31 | MIN | CAL | L,2-3 | CG | L(4-5) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.12 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .90 | 0.042 | 1.11 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| Player went from Minnesota Twins to Texas Rangers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 229 | 46 | Jun 5 | TEX | DET | L,2-3 | CG(11) | L(4-6) | 4 | 11.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.83 | 0.082 | 1.97 | 1t start tie | 11t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 14 | 230 | 51 | Jun 11 | TEX | @ | NYY | L,5-7 | GS-8 | L(4-7) | 5 | 7.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.32 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .99 | -0.612 | -3.58 | 1b start tie | 8b --- 2 out d2 | ||||||
| 15 | 231 | 55 | Jun 16 | TEX | CLE | L,4-9 | GS-8 | L(4-8) | 4 | 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .69 | -0.207 | -1.79 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 2 out d3 | |||||||
| 16 | 232 | 60 | Jun 21 | TEX | @ | OAK | W,1-0 | SHO(10) | W(5-8) | 4 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 0.800 | 4.21 | 1b start tie | 10b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 17 | 233 | 66 | Jun 26 | TEX | CHW | W,1-0 | SHO(10) | W(6-8) | 4 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.11 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.69 | 0.780 | 4.52 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out tie | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 18 | 234 | 71 | Jul 2 | TEX | @ | CHW | L,0-1 | CG(8) | L(6-9) | 5 | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.01 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .92 | 0.210 | 2.58 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 19 | 235 | 77 | Jul 7 | TEX | DET | L,1-2 | CG | L(6-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.89 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1.40 | 0.085 | 2.07 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 20 | 236 | 81 | Jul 11(1) | TEX | @ | MIL | L,3-6 | GS-7 | L(6-11) | 3 | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.10 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.48 | -0.404 | -1.42 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 21 | 237 | 85 | Jul 16 | TEX | NYY | L,0-3 | CG | L(6-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 | 38 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .77 | -0.008 | 1.07 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 22 | 238 | 90 | Jul 21 | TEX | BAL | L,4-6 | GS-11 | 4 | 10.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.61 | 0.005 | 0.11 | 1t start tie | 11t 12- 1 out tie | ||||||||
| 23 | 239 | 95 | Jul 26 | TEX | @ | MIN | W,3-0 | SHO | W(7-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .97 | 0.539 | 4.11 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 24 | 240 | 100 | Jul 31 | TEX | @ | KCR | W,4-2 | CG | W(8-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.330 | 2.07 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 25 | 241 | 104 | Aug 5 | TEX | CAL | W,1-0 | SHO | W(9-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | 0.711 | 4.07 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 26 | 242 | 109 | Aug 10(1) | TEX | @ | DET | L,5-7 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.84 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 0.004 | -0.81 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 27 | 243 | 115 | Aug 15(1) | TEX | @ | CLE | L,4-6 | GS-8 | L(9-13) | 4 | 7.1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .60 | -0.229 | -3.37 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 1 out d4 | ||||||
| 28 | 244 | 121 | Aug 20 | TEX | CLE | W,3-0 | SHO | W(10-13) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .89 | 0.429 | 4.07 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 29 | 245 | 126 | Aug 25 | TEX | MIL | L,1-5 | GS-9 | L(10-14) | 4 | 8.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.92 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.01 | 0.011 | -0.45 | 1t start tie | 9t 123 1 out d2 | |||||||
| 30 | 246 | 130 | Aug 30 | TEX | @ | BOS | L,3-11 | GS-3 | L(10-15) | 4 | 2.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.08 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .93 | -0.300 | -3.02 | 1b start a 1 | 3b 1-- 1 out d3 | ||||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 31 | 247 | 135 | Sep 5 | TEX | @ | KCR | W,3-1 | CG | W(11-15) | 5 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | 0.447 | 3.07 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 32 | 248 | 140 | Sep 10 | TEX | OAK | W,5-4 | GS-10 | 4 | 9.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.03 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | -0.203 | 0.28 | 1t start tie | 10t --- 1 out d2 | ||||||||
| 33 | 249 | 145 | Sep 15 | TEX | @ | CHW | W,4-3 | CG | W(12-15) | 4 | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.03 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | 0.425 | 1.03 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 34 | 250 | 151 | Sep 20 | TEX | @ | CAL | L,0-1 | CG(8) | L(12-16) | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.98 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.165 | 2.30 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 35 | 251 | 156 | Sep 25 | TEX | KCR | W,1-0 | SHO | W(13-16) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2.89 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.73 | 0.707 | 4.07 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 36 | 252 | 161 | Oct 2 | TEX | CHW | W,5-4 | GS-8 | 6 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.87 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | 0.087 | 0.31 | 1t start tie | 8t -2- 2 out a1 | ||||||||
| TOT | 297.2 | 283 | 106 | 95 | 81 | 219 | 14 | 12 | 2.87 | 1225 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.66 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | runs |
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