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: 22-18 / in Starts: 22-18

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1973 Pitching Game Log

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1973 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	105	1	Apr 6	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-3	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	10	3	2	2	7	0	0	2.00	1.68	40	9	12	3	1	10	62			0	0	0	38	2	0	0	0	0	1	.70	0.135	1.10	0.13%	1.09	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a5
2	106	4	Apr 10	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-4	GS-7	L(1-1)	3	7.0	6	4	4	1	4	0	0	3.38	1.75	27	10	6	0	2	6	52			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.221	1.63	-0.26%	-0.96	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
3	107	7	Apr 14	MIN		OAK	L,1-2	CG	L(1-2)	3	9.0	8	2	2	0	8	1	0	2.88	1.93	34	10	8	3	1	8	71			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.241	1.41	0.26%	2.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
4	108	9	Apr 18	MIN		CAL	L,2-3	CG	L(1-3)	3	9.0	9	3	3	1	9	1	1	2.91	2.12	38	11	7	0	1	9	65			0	0	0	33	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.20	-0.030	2.15	-0.03%	1.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
5	109	12	Apr 22	MIN		TEX	W,6-4	GS-7	W(2-3)	3	6.2	10	4	3	3	4	1	0	3.10	2.54	32	10	5	0	1	10	41			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.21	-0.068	2.21	-0.08%	-0.96	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a2
6	110	16	Apr 29(1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS-6	L(2-4)	6	6.0	8	6	2	5	2	1	0	3.09	3.06	29	11	3	0	2	8	37			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	1	0	1.19	-0.377	1.77	-0.34%	-3.25	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
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
7	111	20	May 5	MIN		BOS	L,1-5	GS-5	L(2-5)	5	4.1	8	4	3	2	2	0	0	3.35	3.06	22	3	7	4	0	8	33			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	1	1	1	.83	-0.193	1.00	-0.14%	-1.70	1t start tie	5t 1-3 1 out d2
8	112	24	May 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-6	GS-5	L(2-6)	5	4.1	8	6	6	1	5	1	0	4.07	3.13	22	5	3	2	0	8	27			1	0	0	20	2	1	0	0	1	0	.62	-0.222	.74	-0.16%	-3.74	1b start tie	5b --- 1 out d6
9	113	29	May 15	MIN	@	TEX	W,9-5	CG	W(3-6)	3	9.0	7	5	2	2	10	0	0	3.78	2.83	36	6	11	0	2	7	67			3	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	2	1	.83	-0.110	.80	-0.06%	-0.91	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
10	114	33	May 19	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	W(4-6)	3	9.0	5	3	3	4	13	1	1	3.68	2.83	37	6	8	0	2	5	74			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.207	1.30	0.18%	1.47	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a5
11	115	38	May 24	MIN		KCR	W,2-0	SHO	W(5-6)	4	9.0	1	0	0	2	7	0	0	3.28	2.70	30	5	16	4	3	0	90			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.651	1.78	0.65%	4.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
12	116	42	May 29	MIN	@	MIL	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-6)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	9	0	0	2.96	2.56	34	7	10	0	2	6	82			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.89	0.771	2.50	0.61%	4.17	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
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
13	117	46	Jun 2	MIN		DET	W,3-2	GS-9		3	9.0	11	2	1	4	7	0	1	2.78	2.57	43	6	14	2	2	11	62			0	1	0	37	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.85	0.428	2.87	0.40%	2.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
14	118	50	Jun 8	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-0	SHO	W(7-6)	5	9.0	2	0	0	3	5	0	1	2.55	2.58	31	10	10	0	1	2	85			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.621	2.19	0.74%	4.26	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
15	119	54	Jun 12	MIN		MIL	L,3-6	GS-7	L(7-7)	3	6.1	10	4	4	0	6	0	0	2.72	2.48	29	6	7	1	0	10	43			0	0	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.242	2.73	-0.29%	-0.46	1t start tie	7t --3 1 out d1
16	120	57	Jun 16	MIN	@	DET	W,5-0	SHO	W(8-7)	3	9.0	4	0	0	0	7	0	1	2.53	2.40	32	9	11	0	5	4	86			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.451	1.59	0.54%	4.56	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
17	121	62	Jun 21	MIN		CAL	W,1-0	SHO	W(9-7)	4	9.0	8	0	0	1	7	0	0	2.36	2.33	33	8	9	3	2	8	77			0	1	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.55	0.684	3.53	0.94%	4.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
18	122	67	Jun 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(9-8)	3	8.0	10	3	3	2	10	0	1	2.41	2.26	33	6	4	0	2	10	58			0	1	1	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.56	-0.106	1.19	-0.14%	0.97	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
19	123	71	Jun 29	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-0	SHO	W(10-8)	3	9.0	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.27	2.27	32	12	13	1	2	4	80			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.453	2.39	0.62%	3.91	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
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
20	124	75	Jul 3	MIN	@	KCR	L,6-7	GS-8		3	8.0	12	6	6	0	5	2	1	2.50	2.41	34	10	6	0	1	12	39			2	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.07	-0.419	3.10	-0.73%	-1.95	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
21	125	79	Jul 7(1)	MIN		NYY	W,9-1	CG	W(11-8)	3	9.0	8	1	1	2	7	0	0	2.42	2.37	37	8	12	2	3	8	72			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.310	1.32	0.33%	3.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
22	126	84	Jul 11	MIN		BOS	W,3-0	SHO	W(12-8)	3	9.0	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.29	2.34	32	11	9	3	1	6	79			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	.87	0.419	1.22	0.35%	4.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
23	127	89	Jul 15	MIN		CLE	W,7-6	GS-9		3	8.2	10	6	5	2	7	1	0	2.43	2.38	37	9	9	1	2	10	47			2	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.58	-0.751	2.10	-0.60%	-1.85	1t start tie	9t -2- 2 out tie
24	128	94	Jul 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-5	GS-6	L(12-9)	4	5.2	9	5	5	1	3	2	0	2.59	2.50	27	9	5	0	2	9	33			1	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.132	.97	-0.13%	-1.40	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d4
25	129	99	Jul 27	MIN		OAK	W,8-2	CG	W(13-9)	6	9.0	7	2	2	1	9	0	1	2.57	2.45	36	5	13	2	1	7	73			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.121	.90	0.17%	2.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
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
26	130	104	Aug 1	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-6	GS-8	L(13-10)	4	7.0	6	6	5	4	4	1	0	2.70	2.53	31	8	9	0	0	6	43			0	0	0	27	2	0	1	0	0	0	.88	-0.270	1.65	-0.30%	-1.79	1b start tie	8b 12- 0 out d2
27	131	108	Aug 5	MIN		KCR	W,7-1	CG	W(14-10)	3	9.0	3	1	1	0	6	0	0	2.63	2.48	30	7	14	1	4	3	83			1	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	.35	0.244	.26	0.11%	3.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
28	132	112	Aug 9	MIN		BAL	L,1-2	CG	L(14-11)	3	9.0	8	2	2	2	9	1	0	2.60	2.49	37	6	12	0	0	8	70			0	1	0	35	1	1	1	0	0	0	.68	0.121	.33	0.04%	2.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
29	133	116	Aug 13	MIN		DET	L,3-9	GS-7	L(14-12)	3	6.2	11	4	4	4	5	0	0	2.68	2.50	34	4	10	0	2	11	37			0	0	0	30	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.75	-0.129	.19	-0.01%	-0.02	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out d1
30	134	119	Aug 17	MIN	@	CLE	W,14-2	CG	W(15-12)	3	9.0	7	2	0	1	5	0	0	2.58	2.47	36	12	11	1	3	7	73			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	1	0	2	.10	0.057	.01	0.00%	2.39	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a12
31	135	124	Aug 21	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	L(15-13)	3	8.1	10	2	2	2	3	0	0	2.57	2.47	37	9	15	2	0	8	56			1	0	0	33	3	0	0	0	2	0	1.65	-0.008	.02	0.00%	1.76	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out d1
32	136	128	Aug 26	MIN		MIL	L,2-3	GS-8	L(15-14)	4	7.2	9	3	3	0	11	1	0	2.59	2.44	30	4	6	1	3	9	60			1	2	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.032	.00	0.00%	0.74	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out d3
33	137	132	Aug 30	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-2	GS-11	W(16-14)	3	10.0	12	2	2	2	7	0	0	2.57	2.42	43	12	10	1	3	12	65			2	0	0	41	3	0	1	0	0	1	1.27	0.392	.00	0.00%	2.20	1b start tie	11b 1-3 0 out a4
Sept				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
34	138	137	Sep 4	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-0	SHO	W(17-14)	4	9.0	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	2.48	2.42	34	16	9	2	3	2	80			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.229	.00	0.00%	4.56	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a6
35	139	141	Sep 9	MIN		CHW	L,7-10	GS-7	L(17-15)	4	6.1	12	7	5	0	7	0	0	2.59	2.38	30	6	5	1	0	12	32			0	1	0	28	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.04	-0.438	.00	0.00%	-3.71	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out d2
36	140	145	Sep 14	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-0	SHO	W(18-15)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	12	0	0	2.51	2.31	31	7	7	1	1	4	90			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.308	.00	0.00%	4.47	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
37	141	149	Sep 18	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(18-16)	3	8.0	10	4	4	1	4	1	0	2.56	2.35	35	8	14	2	5	8	49			1	0	0	33	0	2	0	0	1	0	.82	-0.109	.00	0.00%	0.05	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
38	142	154	Sep 22	MIN		CAL	W,6-3	CG	W(19-16)	3	9.0	6	3	3	1	6	1	0	2.57	2.36	34	10	11	0	2	6	68			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.236	.00	0.00%	1.47	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
39	143	158	Sep 26	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	W(20-16)	3	9.0	1	1	0	1	8	0	0	2.50	2.33	29	8	11	0	2	1	90			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	.95	0.314	.00	0.00%	3.09	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
40	144	162	Sep 30	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(20-17)	3	8.0	6	3	3	2	7	0	1	2.52	2.32	33	7	10	0	2	6	63			0	0	0	29	3	2	0	0	1	0	.67	-0.100	.00	0.00%	0.47	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
							22-18		W-L:20-17	3.5	325.0	296	109	91	67	258	16	9	2.52	2.32	1321	0.88		6%	10%	289	62		---%	18	11	1	1221	42	11	4	15	13	10	.97	3.436	1.18	2.79%	50.62

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