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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 11	MIN		SEA	W,5-1	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 16	MIN		OAK	W,7-5	GS	39	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
3	13 (3)	Apr 20	MIN	@	CAL	L,5-8	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	17 (3)	Apr 25	MIN		CAL	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	21 (3)	Apr 30	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (3)	May 4	MIN	@	DET	L,1-4	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 9	MIN		DET	W,8-7	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 13	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	GS	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 18	MIN	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	41 (3)	May 23	MIN		MIL	W,8-7	GS	33	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	46 (4)	May 28	MIN		TOR	L,8-14	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	50 (3)	Jun 2	MIN	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	55 (4)	Jun 7	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	60 (4)	Jun 13	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-11	GS	22	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 18	MIN		CHW	W,10-9	GS	34	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 23	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-11	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	73 (3)	Jun 28	MIN		KCR	W,7-2	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	78 (4)	Jul 3	MIN		BAL	W,11-7	GS	35	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	83 (4)	Jul 8	MIN		DET	L,1-5	GS	32	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	88 (4)	Jul 13	MIN		NYY	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	90 (1)	Jul 18	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	94 (3)	Jul 22	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	98 (3)	Jul 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	102 (3)	Aug 1	MIN		OAK	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	107 (4)	Aug 6	MIN		CAL	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	112 (4)	Aug 11	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
27	117 (4)	Aug 16	MIN	@	SEA	L,6-7	GS	29	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	122 (4)	Aug 22	MIN		TOR	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	127 (4)	Aug 28	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	132 (4)	Sep 2	MIN		MIL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	137 (4)	Sep 8	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
32	141 (3)	Sep 13	MIN		TEX	L,1-14	GS	28	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	146 (4)	Sep 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-4	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	151 (4)	Sep 24	MIN		KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	156 (4)	Sep 29	MIN		CLE	W,6-5	GS	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
36	161 (4)	Oct 4	MIN		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
							36gm		271.2	15	31	0	46	0