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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-23 / in Starts: 14-18
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	35 (19-9-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-14-7)

Most Driven In
D Berra	1
E Ott	1
P Garner	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	182	1	Apr 10	PIT	@	STL	L,0-1	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.012	.71	-0.01%	-0.10	P
2	183	5 (3)	Apr 14	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.33	-0.017	.60	-0.02%	-0.31	P
3	184	8 (2)	Apr 19	PIT		STL	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.77	-0.019	1.52	-0.02%	-0.10	P
4	185	12 (3)	Apr 23	PIT	@	MON	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.95	-0.045	2.00	-0.06%	-0.36	P
5	186	15 (2)	Apr 29	PIT		MON	W,5-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.47	-0.017	1.05	-0.02%	-0.33	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	187	26 (10)	May 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-5	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.29	-0.057	2.89	-0.08%	-0.42	P
7	188	30 (3)	May 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.17	-0.041	2.58	-0.05%	-0.39	P
8	189	34 (3)	May 22	PIT		SDP	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.23	-0.011	.51	-0.02%	-0.24	P
9	190	36 (1)	May 24	PIT		SFG	L,9-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
10	191	38 (1)	May 26	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.58	-0.046	1.70	-0.08%	-0.63	P
11	192	43 (4)	May 31	PIT		NYM	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.59	-0.046	1.44	-0.07%	-0.81	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	193	48 (4)	Jun 6	PIT	@	NYM	L,4-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
13	194	49	Jun 7	PIT	@	NYM	L,5-6	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
14	195	53 (3)	Jun 11	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	.95	-0.049	2.16	-0.07%	-0.48	P
15	196	58 (4)	Jun 16	PIT		CIN	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.083	.043	.127	9	.75	-0.068	1.71	-0.09%	-1.06	P
16	197	64 (5)	Jun 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.077	.040	.117	9	1.29	-0.065	2.75	-0.08%	-0.52	P
17	198	69 (4)	Jun 27	PIT	@	MON	W,6-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.071	.037	.108	9	1.27	-0.066	3.34	-0.10%	-0.51	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	199	73 (3)	Jul 1	PIT		STL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.069	.036	.105	9	.94	-0.034	2.11	-0.05%	-0.40	P
19	200	79 (5)	Jul 6	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS-10	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.097	.067	.163	9	1.10	0.095	2.65	0.14%	0.41	P
20	201	81 (1)	Jul 11	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.088	.061	.149	9	.69	-0.087	1.69	-0.13%	-1.19	P
21	202	86 (4)	Jul 16	PIT		SFG	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.083	.057	.140	9	.73	-0.038	1.94	-0.06%	-0.49	P
22	203	91 (4)	Jul 20 (2)	PIT		LAD	W,8-7	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.079	.054	.133	9	.24	-0.014	.66	-0.02%	-0.48	P
23	204	94 (2)	Jul 24	PIT	@	SDP	W,7-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.051	.075	.051	.126	9	.17	-0.016	.49	-0.03%	-0.65	P
24	205	99 (4)	Jul 29	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.049	.071	.049	.120	9	.81	-0.039	2.25	-0.06%	-0.54	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	206	106 (6)	Aug 6 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.047	.068	.047	.115	9	.83	-0.042	2.42	-0.07%	-0.45	P
26	207	116 (9)	Aug 16	PIT		MON	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.064	.043	.107	9	.16	-0.013	.98	-0.05%	-0.51	P
27	208	121 (4)	Aug 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,5-12	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.064	.083	.064	.147	9	.40	0.013	1.48	0.03%	0.11	P
28	209	126 (4)	Aug 26	PIT		ATL	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.080	.061	.141	9	.70	-0.034	2.68	-0.08%	-0.24	P
29	210	127	Aug 27	PIT		ATL	L,4-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.061	.080	.061	.141	4						PR
30	211	128	Aug 28	PIT		CIN	L,0-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.061	.080	.061	.141	9						PR
31	212	129	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,7-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.061	.080	.061	.141	9						PR
32	213	131 (1)	Aug 31	PIT		CIN	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.077	.059	.136	9	.87	-0.055	3.42	-0.13%	-0.77	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	214	136 (4)	Sep 6	PIT	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.057	.074	.057	.131	9	1.07	-0.091	3.73	-0.19%	-0.89	P
34	215	141 (4)	Sep 11	PIT	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.088	.071	.159	9	1.31	-0.009	2.43	-0.01%	-0.07	P
35	216	146 (4)	Sep 17	PIT		PHI	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.085	.069	.154	9	.61	-0.030	.88	-0.03%	-0.24	P
36	217	151 (4)	Sep 23	PIT		MON	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.082	.067	.149	9	.99	-0.052	1.09	-0.03%	-0.36	P
37	218	156 (4)	Sep 28	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.097	.098	.195	9	.95	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.60	P
							14-23		71	61	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	1	9	0	0	1	0	0	.082	.097	.098	.195		.74	-0.934	1.77	-1.55%	-12.43

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