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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	PIT	@	STL	L,0-1	GS	18	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 14	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS	25	7.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 19	PIT		STL	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 23	PIT	@	MON	L,2-3	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	15 (2)	Apr 29	PIT		MON	W,5-4	GS	25	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (10)	May 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	30 (3)	May 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	34 (3)	May 22	PIT		SDP	L,4-6	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (1)	May 24	PIT		SFG	L,9-10		13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	38 (1)	May 26	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS	35	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
11	43 (4)	May 31	PIT		NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	48 (4)	Jun 6	PIT	@	NYM	L,4-9	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	49	Jun 7	PIT	@	NYM	L,5-6	GF	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	53 (3)	Jun 11	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (4)	Jun 16	PIT		CIN	W,5-3	GS	32	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	64 (5)	Jun 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	69 (4)	Jun 27	PIT	@	MON	W,6-4	GS	22	4.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	73 (3)	Jul 1	PIT		STL	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	79 (5)	Jul 6	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS	40	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	81 (1)	Jul 11	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	86 (4)	Jul 16	PIT		SFG	W,3-1	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	91 (4)	Jul 20 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,8-7	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	94 (2)	Jul 24	PIT	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	99 (4)	Jul 29	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-10	GS	28	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106 (6)	Aug 6 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,2-0	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	116 (9)	Aug 16	PIT		MON	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	121 (4)	Aug 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-12	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	126 (4)	Aug 26	PIT		ATL	L,2-4	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	131 (4)	Aug 31	PIT		CIN	L,4-5	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	136 (4)	Sep 6	PIT	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	141 (4)	Sep 11	PIT	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	146 (4)	Sep 17	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	151 (4)	Sep 23	PIT		MON	L,1-7	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	156 (4)	Sep 28	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	28	6.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
							34gm		216.2	10	30	2	42	2