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: 19-16 / in Starts: 19-16

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1975 Pitching Game Log

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1975 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	182	1	Apr 8	MIN	@	TEX	W,11-4	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	6.1	6	4	4	4	8	0	0	5.68	1.96	28	4	6	1	2	6	49			3	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.008	1.17	0.01%	-0.56	1b start a 3	7b 12- 1 out a4
2	183	5	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	GS-7		3	7.0	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.70	2.36	29	5	15	5	3	7	61			1	1	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.43	0.337	2.44	0.35%	2.45	1b start a 1	7b 3 out tie
3	184	8	Apr 16	MIN		CAL	W,10-4	CG	W(2-0)	3	9.0	10	4	4	6	5	0	0	3.22	2.81	43	13	11	2	3	8	50			1	0	0	37	1	1	0	0	0	0	.72	0.120	.92	0.09%	0.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
4	185	11	Apr 20(1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG(8)	L(2-1)	3	8.0	4	4	2	3	12	0	0	2.97	2.26	31	6	6	1	2	4	71			2	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	-0.119	.87	-0.11%	-0.25	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
5	186	15	Apr 24	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	GS-9		3	8.0	7	3	3	2	7	1	1	3.05	2.53	33	7	9	1	2	7	61			1	0	0	30	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.38	0.282	1.88	0.23%	1.53	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a1
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	187	18	May 3	MIN		KCR	W,14-5	CG	W(3-1)	8	9.0	6	5	4	2	8	3	0	3.23	3.16	34	11	7	1	2	6	63			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.129	.65	0.11%	-0.60	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
7	188	21	May 7	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9		3	8.0	5	1	1	4	7	0	0	2.93	3.04	32	7	9	2	2	5	71			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.25	0.451	2.06	0.45%	3.53	1b start a 1	9b 1-- 0 out a2
8	189	24	May 11(1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	6	4	4	2	8	1	0	3.08	3.02	33	10	8	1	3	5	65			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.07	0.264	1.55	0.23%	0.05	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
9	190	28	May 15	MIN		CLE	W,7-6	GS-6		3	5.0	4	4	3	1	7	1	0	3.25	3.02	21	6	3	0	2	4	51			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	-0.027	1.36	-0.02%	-0.94	1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out a3
10	191	35	May 23	MIN	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	W(5-1)	7	9.0	4	1	1	3	7	0	0	2.99	2.91	30	11	5	1	3	4	79			1	2	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	0.419	1.76	0.35%	3.31	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
11	192	39	May 27	MIN	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-5		3	4.1	7	5	5	3	3	1	0	3.38	3.08	22	3	6	2	1	7	29			0	0	0	18	3	0	0	0	1	0	.62	-0.231	.92	-0.21%	-3.44	1b start tie	5b 12- 1 out d5
12	193	42	May 31	MIN		BOS	L,8-12	GS-5		3	4.2	9	6	6	0	4	0	0	3.81	2.96	23	5	5	1	0	9	26			0	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	1	0	1.10	-0.217	1.97	-0.23%	-3.05	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out a2
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	194	45	Jun 4	MIN		NYY	L,3-6	GS-6	L(5-2)	3	6.0	9	5	2	4	8	1	0	3.76	3.04	31	6	5	2	0	8	44			3	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.11	-0.170	1.59	-0.15%	-2.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
14	195	68	Jun 27(1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG(8)	L(5-3)	22	8.0	3	2	2	3	10	2	0	3.64	3.15	30	10	4	0	1	3	75			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	.61	0.096	.28	0.03%	1.79	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
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
15	196	75	Jul 2	MIN		CAL	W,9-4	GS-8	W(6-3)	4	7.2	10	4	4	2	3	0	0	3.72	3.11	36	11	11	4	0	9	44			2	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	1	1	.96	0.082	.19	0.01%	-0.68	1t start tie	8t -23 2 out a2
16	197	80	Jul 6(1)	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	CG	L(6-4)	3	9.0	7	4	3	4	6	1	0	3.66	3.18	36	12	7	0	1	7	61			0	2	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	1	.88	-0.074	.24	-0.01%	0.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
17	198	86	Jul 11(1)	MIN	@	NYY	W,11-1	CG	W(7-4)	4	9.0	6	1	1	0	6	0	0	3.47	3.04	31	11	8	0	3	6	77			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	.30	0.074	.03	0.01%	3.27	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a10
18	199	89	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS-10		5	10.0	8	3	3	5	7	1	0	3.42	3.11	42	11	11	1	4	8	66			1	0	0	35	0	0	0	2	1	1	1.77	0.076	.14	0.00%	1.50	1b start tie	10b 3 out tie
19	200	94	Jul 21	MIN		NYY	W,3-0	SHO	W(8-4)	3	9.0	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	3.21	3.03	32	14	8	1	3	4	83			0	2	0	29	0	0	1	0	0	2	1.18	0.533	.02	0.01%	4.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
20	201	98	Jul 25	MIN	@	CAL	W,12-1	CG	W(9-4)	3	9.0	5	1	1	2	11	0	1	3.08	2.92	35	9	7	1	1	5	82			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.050	.00	0.00%	2.97	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a11
21	202	103	Jul 29	MIN		KCR	L,2-5	GS-8	L(9-5)	3	7.1	7	5	5	5	6	1	0	3.22	3.01	32	9	5	1	1	7	45			0	1	0	24	2	0	1	1	1	0	.75	-0.237	.00	0.00%	-2.48	1t start tie	8t -23 1 out d3
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
22	203	107	Aug 2(1)	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	CG	W(10-5)	3	9.0	5	1	0	5	7	0	0	3.05	2.99	39	13	9	2	2	5	77			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.71	0.446	.00	0.00%	3.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
23	204	113	Aug 6	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(10-6)	3	8.0	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	3.11	3.08	32	12	6	1	1	5	56			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	.90	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-0.05	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
24	205	117	Aug 10	MIN	@	DET	W,4-0	SHO	W(11-6)	3	9.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.96	3.01	29	11	7	1	3	4	84			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	.96	0.539	.00	0.00%	4.44	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
25	206	121	Aug 15	MIN		CLE	W,8-4	CG	W(12-6)	4	9.0	7	4	4	0	5	2	1	3.01	3.09	35	9	13	2	5	7	62			2	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.104	.00	0.00%	0.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
26	207	125	Aug 19	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	W(13-6)	3	9.0	5	2	2	1	8	0	0	2.97	3.00	32	9	9	1	5	5	76			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.74	0.316	.00	0.00%	2.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
27	208	128	Aug 23	MIN		DET	L,5-6	GS-7		3	6.2	7	4	4	0	5	3	0	3.04	3.13	25	8	5	1	0	7	49			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.68	1t start tie	7t --- 2 out a1
28	209	132	Aug 27	MIN	@	MIL	W,1-0	SHO(11)	W(14-6)	3	11.0	6	0	0	1	13	0	0	2.89	3.00	39	6	13	1	2	6	97			1	1	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.998	.00	0.00%	5.27	1b start tie	11b 3 out a1
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
29	210	134	Sep 1	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-4	GS-2		4	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.91	2.99	8	4	1	0	0	2	49			0	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.04	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.05	1b start tie	2b 3 out d1
30	211	137	Sep 6	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG(8)	L(14-7)	4	8.0	5	5	5	4	8	2	0	3.00	3.07	33	6	10	5	1	5	56			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.176	.00	0.00%	-1.09	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
31	212	141	Sep 10	MIN		TEX	L,4-9	GS-6	L(14-8)	3	5.2	9	5	5	2	6	2	0	3.12	3.14	28	8	3	1	0	9	35			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.248	.00	0.00%	-2.29	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out d4
32	213	146	Sep 15	MIN		CAL	W,7-6	GS-10		4	10.0	12	6	5	3	12	0	0	3.17	3.06	42	6	10	0	2	11	55			0	2	0	36	2	2	0	0	2	0	1.26	-0.492	.00	0.00%	-1.11	1t start tie	10t 3 out d1
33	214	150	Sep 19	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(14-9)	3	8.0	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	3.11	3.03	28	10	9	0	4	3	74			1	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.198	.00	0.00%	2.53	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
34	215	154	Sep 23	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	W(15-9)	3	9.0	9	3	2	1	7	1	0	3.07	3.03	36	13	6	0	3	9	65			1	2	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.39	0.471	.00	0.00%	1.22	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
35	216	158	Sep 27	MIN		CHW	L,0-1	CG	L(15-10)	3	9.0	6	1	1	3	8	0	0	3.00	2.99	34	6	11	0	3	6	76			2	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.22	0.274	.00	0.00%	3.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
							19-16		W-L:15-10	3.5	275.2	219	104	92	84	233	24	4	3.00	2.99	1104	1.13		8%	12%	213	62		---%	25	18	0	998	30	6	2	17	8	14	1.00	4.237	.54	1.13%	29.28

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