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.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 6	CAL		CHW	L,2-3	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 11	CAL		OAK	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 16	CAL	@	SEA	W,10-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	17 (3)	Apr 22	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
5	22 (4)	Apr 27	CAL		DET	W,10-3	GS	26	6.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	27 (4)	May 3	CAL	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	32 (4)	May 9	CAL	@	DET	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	37 (4)	May 15	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	42 (4)	May 20	CAL		MIL	L,3-5	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	48 (5)	May 29	CAL	@	MIL	W,12-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	53 (4)	Jun 4	CAL		KCR	W,5-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	58 (4)	Jun 10	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS	27	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
13	63 (4)	Jun 16	CAL	@	DET	W,9-4	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	68 (4)	Jun 21	CAL		TOR	L,1-6	GS	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	73 (4)	Jun 27	CAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS	29	6.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	78 (4)	Jul 2	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	83 (4)	Jul 7	CAL		MIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
18	86 (2)	Jul 13	CAL	@	BAL	W,13-5	GS	29	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
19	92 (5)	Jul 18	CAL	@	TOR	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	96 (3)	Jul 23	CAL		DET	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	101 (4)	Jul 28	CAL		CHW	W,6-5	GS	27	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	106 (4)	Aug 2	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	111 (4)	Aug 8	CAL		SEA	L,4-6	GS	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
24	116 (4)	Aug 13	CAL		OAK	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	121 (4)	Aug 19	CAL		CLE	W,7-4	GS	28	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	126 (4)	Aug 24	CAL	@	KCR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
27	130 (3)	Aug 29 (1)	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	136 (5)	Sep 3	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	141 (4)	Sep 8	CAL		BOS	W,2-1	GS	25	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
30	145 (3)	Sep 13	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	150 (4)	Sep 18	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	155 (4)	Sep 23 (2)	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	159 (3)	Sep 28	CAL		KCR	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							33gm		241.0	14	38	0	52	6