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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	MIN	@	TEX	W,11-4	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 12	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 16	MIN		CAL	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 20 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 24	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	18 (2)	May 3	MIN		KCR	W,14-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	21 (2)	May 7	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	24 (2)	May 11 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	28 (3)	May 15	MIN		CLE	W,7-6	GS	21	5.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
10	35 (6)	May 23	MIN	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
11	39 (3)	May 27	MIN	@	DET	W,6-5	GS	22	4.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
12	42 (2)	May 31	MIN		BOS	L,8-12	GS	23	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	45 (2)	Jun 4	MIN		NYY	L,3-6	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	68 (22)	Jun 27 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	75 (6)	Jul 2	MIN		CAL	W,9-4	GS	36	7.2	1	1	1	3	0	P
16	80 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	MIN		TEX	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
17	86 (5)	Jul 11 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	W,11-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
18	89 (2)	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	94 (4)	Jul 21	MIN		NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
20	98 (3)	Jul 25	MIN	@	CAL	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	103 (4)	Jul 29	MIN		KCR	L,2-5	GS	32	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	107 (3)	Aug 2 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	113 (5)	Aug 6	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	P
24	117 (3)	Aug 10	MIN	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	121 (3)	Aug 15	MIN		CLE	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	125 (3)	Aug 19	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
27	128 (2)	Aug 23	MIN		DET	L,5-6	GS	25	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	132 (3)	Aug 27	MIN	@	MIL	W,1-0	CG	39	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (1)	Sep 1	MIN	@	TEX	W,5-4	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	137 (2)	Sep 6	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
31	141 (3)	Sep 10	MIN		TEX	L,4-9	GS	28	5.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
32	146 (4)	Sep 15	MIN		CAL	W,7-6	GS	42	10.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
33	150 (3)	Sep 19	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	154 (3)	Sep 23	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
35	158 (3)	Sep 27	MIN		CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		275.2	16	48	6	70	5