Bert Blyleven

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands nl

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA).

High School: Santiago HS (Garden Grove, CA)

Debut: June 5, 1970 (Age 19-060d, 12,999th in major league history)
vs. WSA 7.0 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 41-181d)
vs. TEX 4.2 IP, 12 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2011. (Voted by BBWAA on 463/581 ballots)
View Bert Blyleven's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Dick Moss • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Rik Aalbert Blyleven

Nicknames: Frying Dutchman

Pronunciation: \BLYE-lev-en\

Twitter: @BertBlyleven28

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

94.5

287

250

ERA

3.31

692

685

4970.0

3701

WHIP

1.198

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 13	PIT	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	28	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 22	PIT		STL	W,8-7	GS	31	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 26	PIT	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	42	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
5	19 (2)	Apr 30	PIT		SFG	L,3-7	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (3)	May 5	PIT		LAD	L,2-7	GS	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 10	PIT	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 15	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	39	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 20	PIT	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
10	41 (4)	May 25	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
11	46 (4)	May 30	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	50 (3)	Jun 4	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 10	PIT		CIN	L,4-6	GS	31	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	59 (4)	Jun 16	PIT	@	ATL	W,9-4	GS	27	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	63 (3)	Jun 20	PIT		CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
16	67 (3)	Jun 25	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	72 (4)	Jun 29	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	GS	25	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT		MON	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	81 (4)	Jul 9	PIT	@	STL	W,6-1	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	84 (2)	Jul 15	PIT		SFG	L,5-6	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	90 (5)	Jul 20	PIT		LAD	W,7-6	GS	26	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	100 (9)	Jul 31	PIT	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	105 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	110 (4)	Aug 10	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 15	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	GS	29	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	120 (4)	Aug 19	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	125 (4)	Aug 24	PIT	@	ATL	W,5-1	GS	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	130 (4)	Aug 29	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (3)	Sep 3	PIT		ATL	W,6-3	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	140 (5)	Sep 8	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
31	145 (4)	Sep 13	PIT		STL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
32	149 (3)	Sep 17	PIT		MON	W,5-3	GS	25	7.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
33	153 (3)	Sep 23	PIT	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	36	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	158 (4)	Sep 29 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		243.2	11	41	1	53	4