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

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Team Record in Appearances: 18-19 / in Starts: 18-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1985 Pitching Game Log

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1985 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	469	1	Apr 8	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-5		99	4.2	6	3	2	4	1	0	0	3.86	4.83	23	7	5	0	0	6	39			0	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.152	2.02	-0.14%	-0.91	1b start a 1	5b 12- 2 out d2
2	470	4	Apr 13	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	GS-6	L(0-1)	4	6.0	13	5	5	1	5	0	0	5.91	2.97	31	6	6	1	0	13	30			0	0	0	28	2	2	0	1	2	0	.92	-0.262	.94	-0.16%	-1.97	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
3	471	8	Apr 18	CLE		BAL	W,11-5	GS-4		4	3.2	7	2	2	3	1	1	0	5.65	4.29	21	3	7	0	0	7	37			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.14	0.052	.91	0.03%	-0.42	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out a3
4	472	13	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,3-4	CG	L(0-2)	4	9.0	9	4	4	1	2	0	0	5.01	3.63	36	13	11	1	0	9	54			3	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	-0.114	1.27	-0.08%	0.55	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
5	473	18	Apr 28	CLE	@	BAL	L,7-8	GS-8		4	7.0	6	6	6	2	7	3	0	5.64	4.43	28	8	5	0	0	6	46			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.76	-0.071	.76	-0.04%	-1.91	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	474	22	May 3	CLE		TEX	W,4-0	SHO	W(1-2)	4	9.0	4	0	0	3	9	0	0	4.35	3.80	33	5	12	2	3	4	85			1	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.364	.53	0.15%	4.55	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
7	475	25	May 7	CLE		CHW	L,4-7	GS-5	L(1-3)	3	5.0	7	6	5	1	4	2	0	4.87	4.15	23	9	2	0	0	7	34			2	1	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	.96	-0.390	.73	-0.18%	-3.47	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
8	476	29	May 12	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-0	SHO	W(2-3)	4	9.0	6	0	0	1	1	0	2	4.05	4.03	34	9	15	2	0	6	75			1	1	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.617	.61	0.18%	4.65	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
9	477	34	May 17	CLE		BOS	L,0-5	CG	L(2-4)	4	9.0	11	5	4	2	8	0	0	4.04	3.68	41	12	8	1	0	11	53			1	0	0	37	2	0	0	0	1	1	.76	-0.106	.28	-0.02%	-0.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out d5
10	478	38	May 22	CLE		MIL	L,5-6	GS-5	L(2-5)	4	4.1	10	6	4	0	4	0	0	4.32	3.49	23	5	4	1	0	10	27			1	0	0	23	4	0	0	2	0	2	1.33	-0.500	.58	-0.13%	-4.16	1t start tie	5t -2- 1 out d1
11	479	43	May 27	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-0	SHO	W(3-5)	4	9.0	3	0	0	0	10	0	0	3.81	3.13	30	9	8	0	0	3	91			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.313	.06	0.02%	4.55	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	480	47	Jun 1	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-8	GS-8	L(3-6)	4	7.1	11	8	6	6	1	1	0	4.12	3.44	38	9	11	0	0	11	23			0	1	0	32	1	1	1	1	0	1	.97	-0.292	.07	-0.01%	-2.36	1b start tie	8b 123 1 out d2
13	481	52	Jun 6	CLE		SEA	W,9-1	CG	W(4-6)	4	9.0	5	1	1	3	9	0	0	3.82	3.27	34	8	9	1	0	5	79			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.456	.02	0.01%	3.55	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
14	482	57	Jun 14	CLE		OAK	W,6-1	CG	W(5-6)	7	9.0	5	1	0	3	7	0	0	3.48	3.17	35	11	9	3	0	5	79			2	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	1	.53	0.129	.01	0.00%	3.55	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
15	483	62	Jun 19	CLE		CAL	W,2-0	SHO	W(6-6)	4	9.0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0	3.19	3.00	29	9	10	0	0	3	88			2	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	0.577	.01	0.00%	4.55	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
16	484	67	Jun 24	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	W(7-6)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	10	0	0	3.03	2.84	31	6	10	4	0	4	84			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.606	.00	0.00%	3.60	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
17	485	71	Jun 29	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(7-7)	4	8.0	8	3	3	2	4	2	0	3.05	3.01	34	8	12	1	0	8	56			2	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.023	.00	0.00%	1.09	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	486	76	Jul 4	CLE		CHW	L,0-5	CG	L(7-8)	4	9.0	8	5	5	1	6	0	1	3.18	2.95	37	11	10	2	0	8	56			1	0	0	33	4	1	0	0	1	0	.57	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out d5
19	487	81	Jul 9	CLE		TEX	W,7-2	CG	W(8-8)	4	9.0	4	2	2	5	5	0	0	3.10	2.97	34	3	17	0	0	4	71			1	1	1	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	.86	0.184	.00	0.00%	2.55	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
20	488	85	Jul 13	CLE		KCR	L,1-5	CG	L(8-9)	3	9.0	11	5	5	0	10	1	2	3.21	2.94	38	8	7	1	0	11	55			1	1	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	0	.64	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-0.45	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
21	489	88	Jul 19	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(8-10)	5	8.0	5	1	1	2	4	1	0	3.11	3.00	31	6	15	1	0	4	70			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.267	.00	0.00%	3.25	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
22	490	93	Jul 24	CLE	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	W(9-10)	4	9.0	7	4	4	5	9	2	0	3.16	3.12	39	9	9	2	0	7	61			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.126	.00	0.00%	0.65	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a4
23	491	97	Jul 29	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	GS-9	L(9-11)	4	8.2	10	8	5	3	5	1	2	3.26	3.20	40	15	5	0	0	10	40			1	0	0	34	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.35	-0.299	.00	0.00%	-3.56	1t start tie	9t --- 2 out d6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Minnesota Twins
24	492	101	Aug 3	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	L(9-12)	4	8.1	5	5	5	2	2	2	0	3.35	3.32	31	11	11	1	0	5	53			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.65	-0.514	.31	-0.06%	-0.67	1b start a 2	9b --- 1 out d1
25	493	104	Aug 8	MIN		CAL	W,4-2	GS-8	W(10-12)	4	7.1	7	2	2	0	4	0	0	3.32	3.26	29	6	12	2	0	7	60			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	.92	0.216	.05	0.01%	1.74	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a2
26	494	108	Aug 12(1)	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	CG	W(11-12)	3	9.0	4	3	3	3	8	0	0	3.30	3.20	33	6	12	0	0	4	72			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.394	.03	0.01%	1.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
27	495	115	Aug 17	MIN		SEA	W,2-0	SHO	W(12-12)	4	9.0	3	0	0	4	8	0	0	3.16	3.16	33	7	11	0	0	3	85			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.589	.01	0.00%	4.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
28	496	119	Aug 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS-8		3	8.0	8	2	1	1	6	0	0	3.09	3.10	33	11	7	2	0	8	65			2	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	1	1	1.20	0.243	.00	0.00%	2.05	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
29	497	122	Aug 26	MIN		TOR	L,3-4	CG	L(12-13)	4	9.0	12	4	4	1	3	1	0	3.13	3.13	36	7	13	0	0	12	49			1	2	0	35	3	0	0	1	0	0	.71	-0.082	.00	0.00%	0.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
30	498	126	Aug 31(1)	MIN		BOS	W,6-5	CG	W(13-13)	4	9.0	9	5	1	0	6	1	0	3.05	3.11	37	11	11	2	0	9	63			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	1	1	2	1.07	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-0.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
31	499	132	Sep 5	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-7	GS-4	L(13-14)	4	4.0	9	6	5	0	4	1	0	3.18	3.13	21	5	3	1	0	9	26			1	0	0	20	2	1	0	1	1	1	.68	-0.293	.00	0.00%	-3.87	1b start tie	4b 3 out d6
32	500	137	Sep 10	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS-8	L(13-15)	4	7.1	12	7	7	4	2	1	1	3.34	3.21	37	11	10	1	0	9	24			2	1	0	31	2	0	0	1	1	0	.90	-0.235	.00	0.00%	-2.97	1b start tie	8b 1-3 1 out d4
33	501	144	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS-9	W(14-15)	4	8.0	7	2	2	3	7	1	0	3.31	3.23	32	10	6	1	0	6	64			1	1	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.96	0.177	.00	0.00%	1.20	1b start tie	9b 123 0 out a4
34	502	148	Sep 20	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG(8)	L(14-16)	4	8.0	9	5	4	3	8	1	0	3.34	3.23	36	7	10	2	0	8	51			3	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	-0.236	.00	0.00%	-0.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
35	503	152	Sep 25	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	W(15-16)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	4	1	0	3.26	3.24	31	8	13	1	0	5	76			1	1	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.470	.00	0.00%	3.65	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
36	504	157	Sep 30	MIN		CHW	W,7-1	CG	W(16-16)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	7	0	1	3.19	3.20	36	12	10	4	0	5	79			1	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.07	0.274	.00	0.00%	3.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
37	505	161	Oct 5	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	CG	W(17-16)	4	9.0	6	2	2	3	8	0	0	3.16	3.16	35	8	10	2	0	6	72			1	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	0	.54	0.267	.00	0.00%	2.83	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
							18-19		W-L:17-16	4.0	293.2	264	121	103	75	206	23	9	3.16	3.16	1203	0.89		6%	0%	258	59		---%	34	14	1	1106	45	6	1	21	8	15	.96	2.440	.22	-0.42%	31.17

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