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: 22-11 / in Starts: 21-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1984 Pitching Game Log

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1984 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	436	3	Apr 6	CLE	@	KCR	W,2-0	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7.0	4	0	0	2	8	0	1	0.00	1.77	27	8	4	0	0	4	75			3	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.22	0.498	1.68	0.41%	3.46	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a1
2	437	6	Apr 11	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS-7	L(1-1)	4	7.0	5	3	3	1	4	0	0	1.93	1.91	27	9	8	0	0	5	58			0	0	0	25	2	1	0	0	1	0	.78	0.015	1.08	0.01%	0.63	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
3	438	9	Apr 16	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	GS-7	W(2-1)	4	7.0	8	3	3	1	7	1	0	2.57	2.29	28	7	5	0	0	8	55			0	1	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	-0.010	1.43	-0.01%	0.53	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
4	439	12	Apr 21	CLE		KCR	W,3-2	GS-8	W(3-1)	4	8.0	7	2	2	4	7	0	0	2.48	2.35	34	10	6	0	0	7	63			2	0	0	30	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.37	0.297	1.44	0.19%	2.04	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
5	440	15	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	GS-7		4	7.0	8	4	4	3	5	1	0	3.00	2.77	30	11	3	0	0	8	47			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	1	0	1.27	-0.078	1.47	-0.05%	-0.47	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
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	441	20	May 1	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-3	GS-7	L(3-2)	4	7.0	5	3	3	4	5	0	0	3.14	2.81	30	7	9	0	0	5	56			0	0	0	26	3	0	1	0	0	0	.68	-0.085	.70	-0.05%	0.36	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
7	442	24	May 6	CLE		DET	L,5-6	GS-8		4	7.1	7	3	3	5	7	1	0	3.22	3.09	34	4	11	0	0	7	54			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.266	1.05	0.16%	2.12	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a4
8	443	28	May 12	CLE		TOR	W,8-4	GS-7	W(4-2)	5	7.0	7	3	1	3	4	0	0	2.98	3.06	32	9	9	0	0	7	56			2	0	0	27	0	0	1	1	2	1	1.37	0.013	.47	0.00%	0.53	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
9	444	33	May 17	CLE		BOS	L,10-11	GS-5		4	4.0	10	5	5	1	4	0	0	3.52	2.96	22	3	4	0	0	10	25			0	0	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.226	.22	-0.03%	-3.33	1t start tie	5t 1-3 0 out d4
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
10	445	55	Jun 10(1)	CLE		SEA	W,3-1	7-9	H(1)	23	2.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.38	2.94	9	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	0.185	.02	0.00%	1.28	7t --- 0 out a2	9t 1-- 2 out a2
11	446	58	Jun 13	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-3	GS-8	L(4-3)	2	7.0	6	3	2	6	4	1	0	3.30	3.25	32	5	11	0	0	6	53			1	1	0	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.17	-0.012	.01	0.00%	0.81	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out d1
12	447	63	Jun 19	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-4	GS-8	W(5-3)	5	7.1	7	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.45	3.37	29	7	10	0	0	7	49			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	.45	0.095	.00	0.00%	0.19	1b start a 3	8b 12- 1 out a4
13	448	68	Jun 24	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-0	SHO	W(6-3)	4	9.0	2	0	0	1	5	0	1	3.09	3.26	32	10	13	0	0	2	87			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	.72	0.381	.00	0.00%	4.36	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
14	449	73	Jun 29	CLE		TEX	W,13-12	GS-5		4	4.1	9	7	5	0	1	2	1	3.44	3.53	25	8	6	0	0	9	22			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.25	-0.401	.01	0.00%	-3.39	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d3
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	450	78	Jul 3	CLE		KCR	W,15-3	CG	W(7-3)	3	9.0	4	3	2	2	9	2	0	3.31	3.60	33	10	8	0	0	4	76			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	.22	0.101	.00	0.00%	1.54	1t start tie	9t 3 out a12
16	451	83	Jul 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,8-9	GS-7		4	6.0	8	5	5	3	3	2	0	3.54	3.83	28	2	12	0	0	8	36			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.224	.00	0.00%	-1.89	1b start tie	7b --- 0 out a1
17	452	85	Jul 13	CLE	@	TEX	W,5-0	SHO	W(8-3)	4	9.0	1	0	0	5	5	0	0	3.27	3.79	33	16	6	0	0	1	85			1	0	0	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.16	0.477	.00	0.00%	4.58	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
18	453	91	Jul 18	CLE	@	KCR	W,2-1	GS-8	W(9-3)	4	7.1	6	1	1	2	6	0	1	3.15	3.70	31	11	5	0	0	6	66			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.186	.00	0.00%	1.78	1b start tie	8b 1-3 1 out a1
19	454	96	Jul 23	CLE		DET	L,1-4	CG	L(9-4)	4	9.0	6	4	4	2	3	2	0	3.20	3.84	35	11	13	0	0	6	60			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	-0.151	.00	0.00%	0.54	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
20	455	100	Jul 28	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-3	GS-6	W(10-4)	4	5.2	7	3	3	2	4	1	0	3.27	3.87	26	4	9	0	0	7	45			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.15	0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.61	1b start tie	6b 1-3 2 out a2
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
21	456	105	Aug 2	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-7	L(10-5)	4	6.0	7	2	2	3	2	1	0	3.26	3.95	27	4	11	0	0	7	49			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.05	1b start tie	7b 12- 0 out d1
22	457	111	Aug 7	CLE		BAL	W,5-4	GS-8	W(11-5)	4	7.1	7	4	4	3	8	0	0	3.34	3.85	32	8	6	0	0	7	53			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.15	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out a2
23	458	117	Aug 12	CLE		NYY	W,6-0	SHO	W(12-5)	4	9.0	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	3.15	3.74	31	9	11	0	0	5	82			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.54	0.365	.00	0.00%	4.54	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
24	459	124	Aug 17	CLE		MIL	W,5-3	GS-7	W(13-5)	4	6.1	8	3	3	1	3	0	0	3.19	3.69	27	4	11	0	0	8	47			1	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.00	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a1
25	460	128	Aug 22	CLE	@	TOR	W,13-3	CG	W(14-5)	4	9.0	7	3	3	4	6	1	0	3.18	3.71	39	8	14	0	0	7	63			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	2	.18	0.043	.00	0.00%	1.63	1b start a 7	9b 3 out a10
26	461	133	Aug 27	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	W(15-5)	4	9.0	4	1	1	3	3	0	0	3.08	3.68	33	11	12	0	0	4	75			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.69	0.246	.00	0.00%	3.27	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
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
27	462	138	Sep 1	CLE		BOS	L,1-4	CG	L(15-6)	4	9.0	9	4	4	1	4	1	0	3.12	3.68	35	12	9	0	0	9	56			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	0	.90	-0.172	.00	0.00%	0.54	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
28	463	143	Sep 7	CLE		OAK	W,13-2	CG	W(16-6)	5	9.0	6	2	0	1	7	0	0	2.98	3.59	34	13	7	0	0	6	77			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	1	0	1	.38	0.214	.00	0.00%	2.54	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
29	464	147	Sep 12	CLE	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	W(17-6)	4	9.0	2	1	1	2	12	1	0	2.90	3.53	32	6	10	0	0	2	89			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	.57	0.289	.00	0.00%	3.41	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
30	465	152	Sep 17	CLE	@	SEA	L,2-3	GS-9		4	9.0	8	2	2	3	7	0	1	2.86	3.49	39	8	14	2	0	6	67			1	0	0	35	0	2	1	0	0	1	1.17	0.265	.00	0.00%	2.36	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
31	466	156	Sep 22	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG(8)	L(17-7)	4	8.0	7	4	4	1	7	1	0	2.92	3.47	31	10	6	0	0	7	58			1	0	0	30	1	1	0	1	0	0	.87	-0.004	.00	0.00%	0.12	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
32	467	159	Sep 26	CLE		SEA	W,1-0	SHO	W(18-7)	3	9.0	7	0	0	1	6	0	0	2.81	3.41	35	10	11	0	0	7	78			2	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.69	0.745	.00	0.00%	4.54	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
33	468	163	Sep 30	CLE		MIN	W,7-4	GS-8	W(19-7)	3	7.2	9	4	4	1	4	0	0	2.87	3.37	32	11	7	0	0	9	48			0	0	0	30	1	1	0	1	1	0	.91	0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.40	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a3
							22-11		W-L:19-7,Hld:1	3.9	245.0	204	86	78	74	170	19	6	2.87	3.37	1004	0.94		0%	0%	202	60	0	---%	17	3	0	910	21	9	4	18	8	10	.94	3.367	.29	0.63%	37.41

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