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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	MIN		MIL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 23	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS	31	6.0	2	4	0	6	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 27	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-2	GS	25	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (3)	May 2 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	28 (4)	May 7	MIN		WSA	L,5-6	GS	34	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 12	MIN		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 17	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 21	MIN	@	OAK	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 26	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	48 (3)	May 30	MIN		BAL	L,5-6	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	52 (3)	Jun 4	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	CG	25	6.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
14	55 (2)	Jun 8	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-8	GS	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (2)	Jun 11	MIN	@	DET	L,1-4	GS	24	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	29	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	66 (3)	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	70 (3)	Jun 23	MIN		OAK	L,3-8	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	75 (4)	Jun 28	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-6	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	78 (2)	Jul 2	MIN	@	MIL	L,0-5	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	82 (3)	Jul 6	MIN		CAL	L,5-7	GS	19	3.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
22	89 (6)	Jul 16	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	93 (3)	Jul 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	98 (4)	Jul 25	MIN		BOS	W,6-2	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	103 (4)	Jul 31	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	107 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	112 (4)	Aug 8	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
28	116 (3)	Aug 13	MIN		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
29	120 (3)	Aug 17	MIN		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	124 (3)	Aug 22	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS	26	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	128 (3)	Aug 27	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	132 (3)	Sep 1	MIN		CHW	L,0-2	GS	36	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	136 (3)	Sep 5	MIN		OAK	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	141 (4)	Sep 10	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	146 (4)	Sep 15	MIN	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	150 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	MIN		KCR	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
37	154 (3)	Sep 25 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	159 (4)	Sep 29	MIN		CAL	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		278.1	19	38	2	59	0