Bert Blyleven

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1969	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	MIN	7	2	.778	2.09	2.48	13	11		6	2	1	69.0	57	19	16	1	25	0	80	2	1	2		1.188	7.4	0.1	3.3	10.4	3.20
1969	18	-3.0	Orlando	FLOR	A	MIN	5	0	1.000	1.46	1.46	6	5		5	1	0	37.0	26	6	6	1	14	0	41	0	0	0		1.081	6.3	0.2	3.4	10.0	2.93
1969	18	-0.9	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	2	2	.500	2.81	3.66	7	6		1	1	1	32.0	31	13	10	0	11	0	39	2	1	2		1.313	8.7	0.0	3.1	11.0	3.55
1969	18	-3.5	Twins	FLIN	WRk	MIN	7	0	1.000	1.50	2.13	12	12		4		0	72.0	53	17	12	1	23	0	41	2	0	0		1.056	6.6	0.1	2.9	5.1	1.78
1970	19	-6.3	Evansville	AA	AAA	MIN	4	2	.667	2.50	3.00	8	7		2	1	0	54.0	48	18	15	1	12	0	63	0	2	1		1.111	8.0	0.2	2.0	10.5	5.25
1970	19	-8.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	10	9	.526	3.18	3.62	27	25	1	5	1	0	164.0	143	66	58	17	47	6	135	2	3	2	675	1.159	7.8	0.9	2.6	7.4	2.87
1971	20	-6.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	16	15	.516	2.81	3.07	38	38	0	17	5	0	278.1	267	95	87	21	59	1	224	5	1	5	1126	1.171	8.6	0.7	1.9	7.2	3.80
1972	21	-6.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	17	17	.500	2.73	2.91	39	38	1	11	3	0	287.1	247	93	87	22	69	7	228	10	1	7	1158	1.100	7.7	0.7	2.2	7.1	3.30
1973	22	-5.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	20	17	.541	2.52	3.02	40	40	0	25	9	0	325.0	296	109	91	16	67	4	258	9	2	7	1321	1.117	8.2	0.4	1.9	7.1	3.85
1974	23	-5.1	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	17	17	.500	2.66	3.17	37	37	0	19	3	0	281.0	244	99	83	14	77	3	249	9	0	3	1149	1.142	7.8	0.4	2.5	8.0	3.23
1975	24	-4.1	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	15	10	.600	3.00	3.40	35	35	0	20	3	0	275.2	219	104	92	24	84	2	233	4	0	7	1104	1.099	7.1	0.8	2.7	7.6	2.77
1976	25		2 Teams	AL	Maj	MIN-TEX	13	16	.448	2.87	3.20	36	36	0	18	6	0	297.2	283	106	95	14	81	6	219	12	2	7	1225	1.223	8.6	0.4	2.4	6.6	2.70
1976	25	-2.6	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	5	.444	3.12	3.68	12	12	0	4	0	0	95.1	101	39	33	3	35	5	75	4	2	0	406	1.427	9.5	0.3	3.3	7.1	2.14
1976	25	-2.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	9	11	.450	2.76	2.98	24	24	0	14	6	0	202.1	182	67	62	11	46	1	144	8	0	7	819	1.127	8.1	0.5	2.0	6.4	3.13
1977	26	-1.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	14	12	.538	2.72	3.11	30	30	0	15	5	0	234.2	181	81	71	20	69	1	182	7	0	8	935	1.065	6.9	0.8	2.6	7.0	2.64
1978	27	-1.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	14	10	.583	3.03	3.47	34	34	0	11	4	0	243.2	217	94	82	17	66	5	182	6	2	6	1011	1.161	8.0	0.6	2.4	6.7	2.76
1979	28	-0.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	12	5	.706	3.60	3.87	37	37	0	4	0	0	237.1	238	102	95	21	92	8	172	6	0	9	1018	1.390	9.0	0.8	3.5	6.5	1.87
1980	29	0.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	13	.381	3.82	4.24	34	32	1	5	2	0	216.2	219	102	92	20	59	5	168	0	1	2	907	1.283	9.1	0.8	2.5	7.0	2.85
1981	30	2.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	7	.611	2.88	2.94	20	20	0	9	1	0	159.1	145	52	51	9	40	1	107	5	1	3	644	1.161	8.2	0.5	2.3	6.0	2.68
1982	31	2.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	2	.500	4.87	6.20	4	4	0	0	0	0	20.1	16	14	11	2	11	0	19	0	0	0	89	1.328	7.1	0.9	4.9	8.4	1.73
1983	32	3.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	7	10	.412	3.91	4.26	24	24	0	5	0	0	156.1	160	74	68	8	44	4	123	10	1	5	660	1.305	9.2	0.5	2.5	7.1	2.80
1984	33	4.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	19	7	.731	2.87	3.16	33	32	0	12	4	0	245.0	204	86	78	19	74	4	170	6	0	6	1004	1.135	7.5	0.7	2.7	6.2	2.30
1985	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CLE-MIN	17	16	.515	3.16	3.71	37	37	0	24	5	0	293.2	264	121	103	23	75	1	206	9	1	4	1203	1.154	8.1	0.7	2.3	6.3	2.75
1985	34	5.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	11	.450	3.26	3.81	23	23	0	15	4	0	179.2	163	76	65	14	49	1	129	7	1	1	743	1.180	8.2	0.7	2.5	6.5	2.63
1985	34	5.6	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	8	5	.615	3.00	3.55	14	14	0	9	1	0	114.0	101	45	38	9	26	0	77	2	0	3	460	1.114	8.0	0.7	2.1	6.1	2.96
1986	35	6.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	17	14	.548	4.01	4.44	36	36	0	16	3	0	271.2	262	134	121	50	58	4	215	10	0	4	1126	1.178	8.7	1.7	1.9	7.1	3.71
1987	36	7.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	15	12	.556	4.01	4.45	37	37	0	8	1	0	267.0	249	132	119	46	101	4	196	9	0	13	1122	1.311	8.4	1.6	3.4	6.6	1.94
1988	37	8.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	10	17	.370	5.43	5.56	33	33	0	7	0	0	207.1	240	128	125	21	51	1	145	16	3	5	895	1.404	10.4	0.9	2.2	6.3	2.84
1989	38	9.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	17	5	.773	2.73	2.84	33	33	0	8	5	0	241.0	225	76	73	14	44	2	131	8	0	2	973	1.116	8.4	0.5	1.6	4.9	2.98
1990	39	10.6	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	8	7	.533	5.24	5.71	23	23	0	2	0	0	134.0	163	85	78	15	25	0	69	7	0	6	578	1.403	10.9	1.0	1.7	4.6	2.76

1992	41		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CAL	4	3	.571	3.63	3.63	7	7	0	0	0	0	44.2	43	18	18	4	6	0	30	1	0	0	177	1.097	8.7	0.8	1.2	6.0	5.00
1992	41	14.9	Edmonton	PCL	AAA	CAL	2	0	1.000	6.17	6.17	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	16	8	8	1	3	0	7	0	0	0	52	1.629	12.3	0.8	2.3	5.4	2.33
1992	41	16.8	Midland	TL	AA	CAL	2	3	.400	2.73	2.73	5	5	0	0	0	0	33.0	27	10	10	3	3	0	23	1	0	0	125	0.909	7.4	0.8	0.8	6.3	7.67
1992	41	12.1	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	8	12	.400	4.74	5.14	25	24	0	1	0	0	133.0	150	76	70	17	29	2	70	5	1	3	568	1.346	10.2	1.2	2.0	4.7	2.41
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (22 seasons)					Majors		287	250	.534	3.31	3.67	692	685	3	242	60	0	4970.0	4632	2029	1830	430	1322	71	3701	155	19	114	20491	1.198	8.4	0.8	2.4	6.7	2.80
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		15	7	.682	2.63	2.95	28	25	0	8	3	1	167.2	148	55	49	6	43	0	173	3	3	3	177	1.139	7.9	0.3	2.3	9.3	4.02
Other (1 season)					Other		7	0	1.000	1.50	2.13	12	12		4		0	72.0	53	17	12	1	23	0	41	2	0	0		1.056	6.6	0.1	2.9	5.1	1.78
All Levels (23 Seasons)							309	257	.546	3.27	3.63	732	722	3	254	63	1	5209.2	4833	2101	1891	437	1388	71	3915	160	22	117	20668	1.194	8.3	0.8	2.4	6.8	2.82

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		6	2	.750	3.15	3.56	10	9	0	2	1	0	65.2	64	26	23	2	15	0	70	0	2	1	52	1.203	8.8	0.3	2.1	9.6	4.67
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	2.73	2.73	5	5	0	0	0	0	33.0	27	10	10	3	3	0	23	1	0	0	125	0.909	7.4	0.8	0.8	6.3	7.67
A (1 season)					Minors		5	0	1.000	1.46	1.46	6	5		5	1	0	37.0	26	6	6	1	14	0	41	0	0	0		1.081	6.3	0.2	3.4	10.0	2.93
Rk (1 season)					Minors		2	2	.500	2.81	3.66	7	6		1	1	1	32.0	31	13	10	0	11	0	39	2	1	2		1.313	8.7	0.0	3.1	11.0	3.55