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Bert Blyleven
Rik Aalbert Blyleven

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 207 lb.

Debut June 5, 1970
  vs. WSA 7.0 IP, 5 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W
Final Game October 4, 1992
Born April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1970 19 MIN AL  10   9  27  25   5   1   1  0  164.0  143   66   58  17   47  135   2   2   675   6   3  3.18  3.79  119 1.159
 1971 20 MIN AL  16  15  38  38  17   5   0  0  278.3  267   95   87  21   59  224   5   5  1126   1   1  2.81  3.54  126 1.171
 1972 21 MIN AL  17  17  39  38  11   3   1  0  287.3  247   93   87  22   69  228  10   7  1158   7   1  2.73  3.22  118 1.100
 1973 22 MIN AL  20  17  40  40  25   9   0  0  325.0  296  109   91  16   67  258   9   7  1321   4   2  2.52  3.98  158 1.117 MVP-26,CYA-7,AS
 1974 23 MIN AL  17  17  37  37  19   3   0  0  281.0  244   99   83  14   77  249   9   3  1149   3   0  2.66  3.77  142 1.142
 1975 24 MIN AL  15  10  35  35  20   3   0  0  275.7  219  104   92  24   84  233   4   7  1104   2   0  3.00  3.86  129 1.099
 1976 25 TOT AL  13  16  36  36  18   6   0  0  297.7  283  106   95  14   81  219  12   7  1225   6   2  2.87  3.59  125 1.223
         MIN AL   4   5  12  12   4   0   0  0   95.3  101   39   33   3   35   75   4   0   406   5   2  3.12  3.59  115 1.427
         TEX AL   9  11  24  24  14   6   0  0  202.3  182   67   62  11   46  144   8   7   819   1   0  2.76  3.59  130 1.127
 1977 26 TEX AL  14  12  30  30  15   5   0  0  234.7  181   81   71  20   69  182   7   8   935   1   0  2.72  4.11  151 1.065
 1978 27 PIT NL  14  10  34  34  11   4   0  0  243.7  217   94   82  17   66  182   6   6  1011   5   2  3.03  3.72  123 1.161
 1979 28 PIT NL  12   5  37  37   4   0   0  0  237.3  238  102   95  21   92  172   6   9  1018   8   0  3.60  3.93  109 1.390
 1980 29 PIT NL   8  13  34  32   5   2   1  0  216.7  219  102   92  20   59  168   0   2   907   5   1  3.82  3.68   96 1.283
 1981 30 CLE AL  11   7  20  20   9   1   0  0  159.3  145   52   51   9   40  107   5   3   644   1   1  2.88  3.66  127 1.161
 1982 31 CLE AL   2   2   4   4   0   0   0  0   20.3   16   14   11   2   11   19   0   0    89   0   0  4.87  4.12   85 1.328
 1983 32 CLE AL   7  10  24  24   5   0   0  0  156.3  160   74   68   8   44  123  10   5   660   4   1  3.91  4.28  109 1.305
 1984 33 CLE AL  19   7  33  32  12   4   0  0  245.0  204   86   78  19   74  170   6   6  1004   4   0  2.87  4.12  144 1.135 CYA-3
 1985 34 TOT AL  17  16  37  37  24   5   0  0  293.7  264  121  103  23   75  206   9   4  1203   1   1  3.16  4.23  134 1.154 CYA-3,AS
         CLE AL   9  11  23  23  15   4   0  0  179.7  163   76   65  14   49  129   7   1   743   1   1  3.26  4.15  127 1.180
         MIN AL   8   5  14  14   9   1   0  0  114.0  101   45   38   9   26   77   2   3   460   0   0  3.00  4.36  145 1.114
 1986 35 MIN AL  17  14  36  36  16   3   0  0  271.7  262  134  121  50   58  215  10   4  1126   4   0  4.01  4.27  107 1.178
 1987 36 MIN AL  15  12  37  37   8   1   0  0  267.0  249  132  119  46  101  196   9  13  1122   4   0  4.01  4.61  115 1.311
 1988 37 MIN AL  10  17  33  33   7   0   0  0  207.3  240  128  125  21   51  145  16   5   895   1   3  5.43  4.05   75 1.404
 1989 38 CAL AL  17   5  33  33   8   5   0  0  241.0  225   76   73  14   44  131   8   2   973   2   0  2.73  3.81  140 1.116 MVP-13,CYA-4
 1990 39 CAL AL   8   7  23  23   2   0   0  0  134.0  163   85   78  15   25   69   7   6   578   0   0  5.24  3.80   73 1.403
 1992 41 CAL AL   8  12  25  24   1   0   0  0  133.0  150   76   70  17   29   70   5   3   568   2   1  4.74  3.99   84 1.346
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 22 Yr WL% .534 287 250 692 685 242  60   3  0 4970.0 4632 2029 1830 430 1322 3701 155 114 20491  71  19  3.31  3.90  118 1.198
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  12  34  33  11   2   0  0  245.3  228  100   90  21   65  182   7   5  1011   3   0  3.31  3.90  118 1.198
 Career High     20  17  40  40  25   9   1  0  325.0  296  134  125  50  101  258  16  13  1321   8   3  2.52  4.61  158 1.065
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 19 MIN AL  27   50    2    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  25  .140  .157  .140  -18    7   7   0   0   0   0
 1971 20 MIN AL  38   91    3   12   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  37  .132  .151  .143  -17   13   7   0   0   1   0
 1972 21 MIN AL  39   94    9   15   2  0   0    6   0  0   2  36  .160  .177  .181    5   17  11   0   0   0   1
 1978 27 PIT NL  37   85    4   11   2  0   0   11   0  0   1  35  .129  .140  .153  -20   13   7   0   0   0   0
 1979 28 PIT NL  38   70    1    9   1  0   0    3   0  0   0  33  .129  .129  .143  -27   10  15   0   0   0   2
 1980 29 PIT NL  37   61    0    5   1  0   0    2   0  0   0  27  .082  .097  .098  -46    6   9   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 22 Seasons     218  451   19   59   7  0   0   25   0  0   5 193  .131  .144  .146  -19   66  56   0   0   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        335   14   44   5  0   0   19   0  0   4 143  .131  .144  .146  -19   49  42   0   0   1   3
 Career High     39   94    9   15   2  0   0   11   0  0   2  37                          17  15   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 19 MIN AL   58   50    2   1.1   100| .140  .261| .157  .336| .140  .399| .297  .735| -18  .074  -8.4  -0.9   0%
 1971 20 MIN AL  100   86    2   0.6    95| .132  .258| .151  .331| .143  .383| .294  .714| -17  .032 -14.5  -1.6   0%
 1972 21 MIN AL  107   91    3   0.9    87| .160  .252| .177  .322| .181  .364| .358  .685|   5  .071 -11.6  -1.3   0%
 1978 27 PIT NL   93   81    2   0.7    99| .129  .268| .140  .336| .153  .394| .293  .730| -20  .033 -14.2  -1.5   0%
 1979 28 PIT NL   85   78    1   0.4   104| .129  .275| .129  .341| .143  .408| .272  .749| -27  .010 -12.8  -1.3   0%
 1980 29 PIT NL   71   66    1   0.4    97| .082  .270| .097  .333| .098  .392| .195  .725| -46  .014 -12.3  -1.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 22 Seasons      514  452   11   0.6    96| .131  .263| .144  .332| .146  .388| .290  .720| -19  .033 -73.7  -7.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 19 MIN AL P 27 5 16 1 1 .955 .950 0.78 0.67 1.15 1.86 25 164.0 1971 20 MIN AL P 38 19 38 2 0 .966 .958 1.50 0.77 1.84 1.98 38 278.3 1972 21 MIN AL P 39 18 45 3 4 .955 .950 1.62 0.75 1.97 1.86 38 287.3 1973 22 MIN AL P 40 21 34 1 0 .982 .952 1.38 0.86 1.52 1.86 40 325.0 AS 1974 23 MIN AL P 37 19 34 3 2 .946 .946 1.43 0.83 1.70 1.81 37 281.0 1975 24 MIN AL P 35 16 48 6 5 .914 .940 1.83 0.85 2.09 1.87 35 275.7 1976 25 TOT AL P 36 22 44 0 4 1.000 .951 1.83 0.85 2.00 1.87 36 297.6 MIN AL P 12 5 13 0 1 1.000 .952 1.50 0.85 1.70 1.87 12 95.3 TEX AL P 24 17 31 0 3 1.000 .950 2.00 0.85 2.14 1.87 24 202.3 1977 26 TEX AL P 30 10 35 1 4 .978 .947 1.50 0.84 1.73 1.95 30 234.7 1978 27 PIT NL P 34 11 41 1 4 .981 .951 1.53 0.72 1.92 1.91 34 243.7 1979 28 PIT NL P 37 14 20 0 0 1.000 .950 0.92 0.66 1.29 1.80 37 237.3 1980 29 PIT NL P 34 10 30 2 2 .952 .952 1.18 0.69 1.66 1.91 32 216.7 1981 30 CLE AL P 20 9 16 1 2 .962 .962 1.25 0.81 1.41 1.98 20 159.3 1982 31 CLE AL P 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.72 1.77 1.82 4 20.3 1983 32 CLE AL P 24 7 26 1 3 .971 .959 1.38 0.73 1.90 1.80 24 156.3 1984 33 CLE AL P 33 21 30 2 2 .962 .959 1.55 0.70 1.87 1.79 32 245.0 1985 34 TOT AL P 37 17 32 0 2 1.000 .953 1.32 0.70 1.50 1.86 37 293.7 AS CLE AL P 23 11 19 0 0 1.000 .952 1.30 0.70 1.50 1.86 23 179.7 MIN AL P 14 6 13 0 2 1.000 .955 1.36 0.70 1.50 1.86 14 114.0 1986 35 MIN AL P 36 15 31 0 0 1.000 .956 1.28 0.68 1.52 1.83 36 271.7 1987 36 MIN AL P 37 17 43 4 3 .938 .955 1.62 0.67 2.02 1.84 37 267.0 1988 37 MIN AL P 33 12 22 1 3 .971 .960 1.03 0.67 1.48 1.78 33 207.3 1989 38 CAL AL P 33 14 38 0 6 1.000 .959 1.58 0.66 1.94 1.87 33 241.0 1990 39 CAL AL P 23 3 24 1 0 .964 .954 1.17 0.59 1.81 1.78 23 134.0 1992 41 CAL AL P 25 5 13 0 1 1.000 .952 0.72 0.56 1.22 1.72 24 133.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 19 MIN AL P 27 5 16 1 1 .955 .950 0.78 0.67 1.15 1.86 25 164.0 1971 20 MIN AL P 38 19 38 2 0 .966 .958 1.50 0.77 1.84 1.98 38 278.3 1972 21 MIN AL P 39 18 45 3 4 .955 .950 1.62 0.75 1.97 1.86 38 287.3 1973 22 MIN AL P 40 21 34 1 0 .982 .952 1.38 0.86 1.52 1.86 40 325.0 1974 23 MIN AL P 37 19 34 3 2 .946 .946 1.43 0.83 1.70 1.81 37 281.0 1975 24 MIN AL P 35 16 48 6 5 .914 .940 1.83 0.85 2.09 1.87 35 275.7 1976 25 TOT AL P 36 22 44 0 4 1.000 .951 1.83 0.85 2.00 1.87 36 297.6 MIN AL P 12 5 13 0 1 1.000 .952 1.50 0.85 1.70 1.87 12 95.3 TEX AL P 24 17 31 0 3 1.000 .950 2.00 0.85 2.14 1.87 24 202.3 1977 26 TEX AL P 30 10 35 1 4 .978 .947 1.50 0.84 1.73 1.95 30 234.7 1978 27 PIT NL P 34 11 41 1 4 .981 .951 1.53 0.72 1.92 1.91 34 243.7 1979 28 PIT NL P 37 14 20 0 0 1.000 .950 0.92 0.66 1.29 1.80 37 237.3 1980 29 PIT NL P 34 10 30 2 2 .952 .952 1.18 0.69 1.66 1.91 32 216.7 1981 30 CLE AL P 20 9 16 1 2 .962 .962 1.25 0.81 1.41 1.98 20 159.3 1982 31 CLE AL P 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.72 1.77 1.82 4 20.3 1983 32 CLE AL P 24 7 26 1 3 .971 .959 1.38 0.73 1.90 1.80 24 156.3 1984 33 CLE AL P 33 21 30 2 2 .962 .959 1.55 0.70 1.87 1.79 32 245.0 1985 34 TOT AL P 37 17 32 0 2 1.000 .953 1.32 0.70 1.50 1.86 37 293.7 CLE AL P 23 11 19 0 0 1.000 .952 1.30 0.70 1.50 1.86 23 179.7 MIN AL P 14 6 13 0 2 1.000 .955 1.36 0.70 1.50 1.86 14 114.0 1986 35 MIN AL P 36 15 31 0 0 1.000 .956 1.28 0.68 1.52 1.83 36 271.7 1987 36 MIN AL P 37 17 43 4 3 .938 .955 1.62 0.67 2.02 1.84 37 267.0 1988 37 MIN AL P 33 12 22 1 3 .971 .960 1.03 0.67 1.48 1.78 33 207.3 1989 38 CAL AL P 33 14 38 0 6 1.000 .959 1.58 0.66 1.94 1.87 33 241.0 1990 39 CAL AL P 23 3 24 1 0 .964 .954 1.17 0.59 1.81 1.78 23 134.0 1992 41 CAL AL P 25 5 13 0 1 1.000 .952 0.72 0.56 1.22 1.72 24 133.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 692 287 662 30 48 .969 .953 1.37 0.73 1.72 1.86 685 4970.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 692 287 662 30 48 .969 .953 1.37 0.73 1.72 1.86 685 4970
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1970   ALCS  MIN BAL     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     2   0   0   2 
 1979   NLCS  PIT CIN     W   1   1   1.00  1  0  0  1   9     8   1   0   9 
        WS    PIT BAL     W   2   1   1.80  1  0  0  0  10     8   2   3   4 
 1987   ALCS  MIN DET     W   2   2   4.05  2  0  0  0  13.1  12   6   3   9 
        WS    MIN STL     W   2   2   2.77  1  1  0  0  13    13   4   2  12 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1   4   3   2.59  3  0  0  1  24.1  22   7   3  20 
  2 World Series        2-0   4   3   2.35  2  1  0  0  23    21   6   5  16 
  5 Postseason Ser      4-1   8   6   2.47  5  1  0  1  47.1  43  13   8  36 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1970   ALCS  MIN BAL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1979   NLCS  PIT CIN     W   1   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    PIT BAL     W   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1987   ALCS  MIN DET     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIN STL     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     2-1   4   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   0  0   1   0   0 
  2 World Series        2-0   4   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   2   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   4-1   8   7   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   2  .143  .143  .143   0  0   3   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1973   MIN AL      0  1  0   1     2   2   2   2   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1985   CLE AL      0  0  0   2     3   2   2   1   1  0   1  0   0  0  1  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/2      0  0  1  0   3     5   4   4   3   1  0   1  0   0  0  1  0  0  12.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1973   MIN AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1985   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1973 *
1985 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1973-AL-26-0.01
1989-AL-13-0.08
Car-918-0.09 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1973-AL-7-0.01
1984-AL-3-0.32
1985-AL-3-0.06
1989-AL-4-0.06
Car-100-0.45 shares

Sac. Hits
1979 NL-15-5

ERA
1971 AL-2.81-5
1973 AL-2.52-2
1974 AL-2.66-4
1975 AL-3.00-6
1976 AL-2.87-9
1977 AL-2.72-2
1981 AL-2.88-9
1984 AL-2.87-3
1985 AL-3.16-5
1989 AL-2.73-4

Wins
1973 AL-20-7
1981 AL-11-10
1984 AL-19-2
1985 AL-17-5
1986 AL-17-6
1989 AL-17-6
Car-287-27

Won-Loss %
1979 NL-.706-3
1984 AL-.731-2
1989 AL-.773-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1970 AL-1.159-5
1973 AL-1.117-2
1974 AL-1.142-4
1975 AL-1.099-3
1977 AL-1.065-1
1978 NL-1.161-8
1981 AL-1.161-9
1984 AL-1.135-2
1985 AL-1.154-7
1986 AL-1.178-7
1989 AL-1.116-3

Hits Allowed/9IP
1970 AL-7.85-10
1973 AL-8.20-8
1974 AL-7.81-6
1975 AL-7.15-5
1977 AL-6.94-2
1984 AL-7.49-2
1985 AL-8.09-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1970 AL-2.58-10
1971 AL-1.91-6
1972 AL-2.16-10
1973 AL-1.86-2
1985 AL-2.30-6
1986 AL-1.92-3
1989 AL-1.64-3

Strikeouts/9IP
1970 AL-7.41-6
1971 AL-7.24-6
1972 AL-7.14-5
1973 AL-7.14-3
1974 AL-7.98-2
1975 AL-7.61-3
1976 AL-6.62-4
1977 AL-6.98-5
1978 NL-6.72-4
1979 NL-6.52-4
1980 NL-6.98-4
1981 AL-6.04-6
1984 AL-6.24-7
1985 AL-6.31-7

Games
Car-692-91

Innings
1971 AL-278.3-9
1972 AL-287.3-5
1973 AL-325.0-4
1975 AL-275.7-7
1976 AL-297.7-4
1978 NL-243.7-10
1979 NL-237.3-10
1985 AL-293.7-1
1986 AL-271.7-1
1987 AL-267.0-4
1989 AL-241.0-7
Car-4970.0-14

Strikeouts
1971 AL-224-4
1972 AL-228-4
1973 AL-258-2
1974 AL-249-2
1975 AL-233-2
1976 AL-219-3
1977 AL-182-7
1978 NL-182-4
1979 NL-172-4
1980 NL-168-5
1981 AL-107-3
1984 AL-170-4
1985 AL-206-1
1986 AL-215-4
1987 AL-196-8
Car-3701-5

Games Started
1971 AL-38-6
1972 AL-38-8
1973 AL-40-5
1976 AL-36-7
1979 NL-37-5
1985 AL-37-1
1986 AL-36-3
1987 AL-37-2
1989 AL-33-10
Car-685-11

Comp. Games
1971 AL-17-8
1973 AL-25-3
1974 AL-19-10
1975 AL-20-5
1976 AL-18-9
1977 AL-15-10
1978 NL-11-7
1981 AL-9-9
1984 AL-12-4
1985 AL-24-1
1986 AL-16-2
1989 AL-8-4
Car-242-91

Shutouts
1971 AL-5-5
1973 AL-9-1
1975 AL-3-9
1976 AL-6-2
1977 AL-5-2
1978 NL-4-2
1984 AL-4-3
1985 AL-5-1
1986 AL-3-4
1989 AL-5-1
Car-60-9

Home Runs Allow.
1972 AL-22-6
1979 NL-21-10
1980 NL-20-6
1986 AL-50-1
1987 AL-46-1
Car-430-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1976 AL-81-10
1979 NL-92-7
1987 AL-101-7
Car-1322-29

Hits Allowed
1971 AL-267-6
1972 AL-247-7
1973 AL-296-5
1976 AL-283-2
1979 NL-238-7
1985 AL-264-3
1986 AL-262-2
1987 AL-249-4
1988 AL-240-5
1989 AL-225-10
Car-4632-15

SO to Walk
1970 AL-2.87-3
1971 AL-3.80-1
1972 AL-3.30-3
1973 AL-3.85-1
1974 AL-3.23-2
1975 AL-2.77-4
1976 AL-2.70-5
1977 AL-2.64-8
1978 NL-2.76-3
1980 NL-2.85-2
1981 AL-2.68-3
1984 AL-2.30-8
1985 AL-2.75-4
1986 AL-3.71-1
1988 AL-2.84-7
1989 AL-2.98-5
Car-2.80-48

Losses
1971 AL-15-10
1972 AL-17-3
1973 AL-17-5
1974 AL-17-8
1976 AL-16-4
1980 NL-13-9
1985 AL-16-5
1986 AL-14-6
1988 AL-17-1
Car-250-10

Earned Runs Allow.
1972 AL-87-8
1979 NL-95-10
1986 AL-121-4
1987 AL-119-3
1988 AL-125-1
Car-1830-10

Wild Pitches
1972 AL-7-10
1976 AL-7-9
1979 NL-9-7
1987 AL-13-4
Car-114-53

Hit Batsmen
1972 AL-10-5
1973 AL-9-2
1974 AL-9-2
1976 AL-12-1
1977 AL-7-9
1978 NL-6-9
1979 NL-6-6
1981 AL-5-8
1983 AL-10-2
1985 AL-9-2
1986 AL-10-7
1987 AL-9-5
1988 AL-16-1
1989 AL-8-5
1990 AL-7-8
Car-155-13

Batters Faced
1972 AL-1158-4
1973 AL-1321-5
1976 AL-1225-3
1978 NL-1011-9
1979 NL-1018-10
1985 AL-1203-1
1986 AL-1126-2
1987 AL-1122-4
1989 AL-973-9
Car-20491-13

Adjusted ERA+
1970 AL-119-10
1971 AL-126-5
1973 AL-158-1
1974 AL-142-2
1975 AL-129-5
1976 AL-125-8
1977 AL-151-2
1978 NL-123-10
1981 AL-127-9
1984 AL-144-2
1985 AL-134-6
1989 AL-140-4

Salary
1986 AL-$1,450,000-6

Oldest Player
1990 AL-39-10
1992 AL-41-6

Youngest Player
1970 AL-19-1
1971 AL-20-5
1972 AL-21-8

Black Ink: Pitching - 16 (133) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 237 (25) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 50.0 (38) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 120.5 (69) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

June 1, 1976: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Danny Thompson to the Texas Rangers for Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, and $250,000.

December 8, 1977: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Texas Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs, and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

December 9, 1980: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Manny Sanguillen to the Cleveland Indians for Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Rafael Vasquez, and Bob Owchinko.

August 1, 1985: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later, Curt Wardle, Jay Bell, and Jim Weaver. The Minnesota Twins sent Rich Yett (September 17, 1985) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 3, 1988: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Kevin Trudeau (minors) to the California Angels for Mike Cook, Paul Sorrento, and Rob Wassenaar (minors).

November 1, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 4, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cleveland Indians$650,000
1986Minnesota Twins$1,450,000
1987Minnesota Twins$1,150,000
1988Minnesota Twins$1,000,000
1989California Angels$1,225,000
1990California Angels$1,175,000
1991California Angels$2,000,000
1992California Angels$900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,550,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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