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: 23-14 / in Starts: 23-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 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	317	1	Apr 6	PIT		MON	L,2-3	GS-7		99	7.0	5	2	2	2	3	1	0	2.57	4.59	28	9	9	1	0	5	60			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.03	0.103	1.63	0.10%	1.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
2	318	5	Apr 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG(8)	L(0-1)	4	8.0	10	5	5	2	6	1	1	4.20	4.27	36	9	9	1	1	9	46			2	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.38	-0.319	1.80	-0.25%	-1.13	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
3	319	10	Apr 17	PIT		PHI	L,2-13	GS-3	L(0-2)	5	2.2	10	7	7	1	1	2	0	7.13	5.56	19	2	5	0	1	10	10			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	-0.511	2.06	-0.45%	-5.62	1t start tie	3t --- 2 out d5
4	320	13	Apr 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-6		3	5.2	10	4	4	4	4	0	0	6.94	5.05	30	7	5	0	0	10	33			2	0	0	25	1	2	1	0	0	0	1.02	-0.313	.93	-0.17%	-2.08	1b start tie	6b 123 2 out tie
5	321	16	Apr 25	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-7		3	6.2	5	2	2	2	5	0	0	6.00	4.40	27	11	4	1	1	5	59			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.036	.70	0.02%	0.90	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 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	322	19	May 1	PIT		ATL	L,2-5	GS-8		5	8.0	2	2	2	3	6	1	0	5.21	4.31	28	6	11	1	2	2	73			1	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.16	0.260	.82	0.11%	1.95	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
7	323	22	May 5	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	GS-4		3	3.2	6	4	4	3	4	1	0	5.62	4.51	18	3	2	0	0	6	34			1	0	0	15	1	1	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.203	.70	-0.09%	-2.44	1b start tie	4b --3 2 out d4
8	324	27	May 11	PIT		CIN	L,4-8	GS-6		5	6.0	7	4	4	0	5	2	0	5.66	4.62	24	4	8	1	2	7	47			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	.98	-0.161	.49	-0.05%	-1.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
9	325	31	May 16	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	GS-9		4	8.0	5	3	2	4	2	0	0	5.17	4.49	33	9	13	1	1	5	60			1	0	0	29	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.50	-0.023	.74	-0.01%	0.96	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a1
10	326	36	May 21	PIT	@	MON	W,4-2	GS-9	W(1-2)	4	8.1	6	2	1	2	6	1	0	4.64	4.37	31	6	11	0	1	6	69			1	1	1	28	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.22	0.276	1.34	0.18%	1.54	1b start a 1	9b -2- 1 out a2
11	327	40	May 26	PIT	@	NYM	L,8-10	GS-3		4	2.2	5	5	5	2	3	0	0	5.13	4.31	15	3	2	0	1	5	29			0	0	0	13	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.18	-0.390	.88	-0.17%	-4.13	1b start tie	3b 1-3 2 out d4
12	328	45	May 31	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	GS-6		4	6.0	7	2	2	3	4	2	0	4.95	4.55	28	7	7	2	0	7	51			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	0.117	1.47	0.07%	0.96	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
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
13	329	50	Jun 5	PIT		LAD	W,3-1	GS-8	W(2-2)	4	7.1	6	1	1	7	5	1	0	4.61	4.68	34	11	5	0	0	6	60			2	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	0.274	1.68	0.18%	2.04	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a1
14	330	54	Jun 10	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	GS-6		4	5.0	10	3	2	2	4	0	0	4.55	4.54	25	7	6	4	0	6	39			1	1	1	23	4	1	1	1	0	0	1.46	-0.125	2.03	-0.10%	-0.52	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out tie
15	331	58	Jun 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-2	GS-8	W(3-2)	4	7.2	4	0	0	4	6	0	0	4.18	4.39	31	4	13	1	2	4	73			2	0	0	27	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.59	0.504	1.40	0.27%	3.31	1b start a 1	8b 12- 2 out a1
16	332	63	Jun 22	PIT		CHC	W,7-2	GS-7	W(4-2)	6	6.2	6	2	1	4	4	1	0	3.99	4.45	29	5	10	1	1	6	56			2	1	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.171	1.29	0.16%	1.69	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out a3
17	333	68	Jun 26	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-1	GS-8	W(5-2)	3	8.0	4	1	1	1	8	0	1	3.77	4.23	28	8	6	1	0	4	77			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.43	0.458	1.72	0.33%	2.57	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a1
18	334	72	Jun 30	PIT		MON	L,3-5	GS-7	L(5-3)	3	6.0	7	4	4	3	5	2	1	3.89	4.40	27	5	6	0	0	7	44			1	1	0	23	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.27	-0.171	2.40	-0.19%	-0.66	1t start tie	7t -2- 0 out d1
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
19	335	75	Jul 4	PIT	@	STL	W,6-4	GS-7	W(6-3)	3	6.0	9	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.85	4.32	26	8	4	2	0	9	47			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	.73	0.161	1.05	0.14%	0.89	1b start a 2	7b 12- 0 out a5
20	336	80	Jul 8(2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS-7		3	7.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	0	3.70	4.17	26	7	8	0	0	5	67			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.27	0.269	1.07	0.14%	2.32	1b start a 1	7b 3 out tie
21	337	83	Jul 12	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS-7	W(7-3)	3	6.1	6	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.66	4.11	28	8	7	1	0	6	54			2	0	0	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.10	-0.081	1.46	-0.07%	0.25	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out a1
22	338	87	Jul 19(1)	PIT		HOU	W,9-5	GS-4		6	3.1	8	5	5	4	4	1	0	3.90	4.20	20	3	2	0	0	7	24			1	2	1	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.437	1.89	-0.46%	-3.93	1t start tie	4t 12- 1 out tie
23	339	93	Jul 23(1)	PIT		ATL	W,7-1	CG	W(8-3)	3	9.0	4	1	1	1	6	0	0	3.72	4.05	32	10	11	0	0	4	80			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	1	.69	0.251	1.78	0.39%	3.44	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
24	340	99	Jul 27(2)	PIT	@	MON	W,9-1	CG	W(9-3)	3	9.0	5	1	1	3	9	0	0	3.56	3.91	34	7	10	2	0	5	79			0	0	0	31	5	0	0	1	0	0	.57	0.205	1.99	0.43%	3.19	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a8
25	341	103	Jul 31	PIT		NYM	L,1-2	GS-7	L(9-4)	3	7.0	7	2	2	5	4	0	0	3.52	3.91	31	9	6	1	0	7	54			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.067	2.63	0.12%	1.45	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
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
26	342	109	Aug 5(1)	PIT		PHI	W,12-8	GS-5		4	4.0	5	7	5	4	4	1	0	3.71	3.98	22	4	5	2	0	5	28			1	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.47	-0.561	5.04	-1.15%	-5.03	1t start tie	5t --- 0 out d4
27	343	114	Aug 10(1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-7		4	7.0	7	3	3	3	1	0	0	3.72	3.97	30	9	10	1	0	7	49			0	1	0	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.01	-0.064	3.99	-0.15%	0.39	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
28	344	119	Aug 15	PIT		SDP	W,5-1	CG	W(10-4)	4	9.0	4	1	1	2	5	1	0	3.58	3.96	31	10	10	0	1	4	78			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.74	0.322	2.53	0.66%	3.44	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
29	345	124	Aug 20	PIT		SFG	W,6-5	GS-6		4	6.0	10	5	5	1	8	1	0	3.71	3.92	30	12	7	3	0	2	39			0	0	0	29	4	0	0	0	0	1	1.24	-0.247	4.62	-0.55%	-2.04	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
30	346	128	Aug 25	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS-7		4	7.0	6	2	1	6	7	0	0	3.62	3.90	33	9	5	0	0	6	60			1	1	0	26	2	1	0	0	0	1	.81	-0.006	3.23	-0.01%	1.05	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
31	347	132	Aug 29	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	GS-7	W(11-4)	3	7.0	6	1	1	1	8	1	1	3.54	3.87	29	5	8	0	2	6	68			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.191	3.54	0.44%	2.26	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
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
32	348	137	Sep 3(1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	GS-6	L(11-5)	4	6.0	6	1	1	0	4	0	1	3.48	3.81	24	7	6	0	1	6	60			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.177	3.07	0.33%	1.96	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
33	349	142	Sep 8	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	8	2	2	2	2	1	0	3.45	3.85	30	8	10	0	1	8	53			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.024	4.41	0.06%	1.12	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
34	350	146	Sep 15	PIT		NYM	W,5-4	GS-7		6	6.2	7	4	4	1	7	0	1	3.51	3.78	30	7	7	1	0	7	50			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.39	-0.210	6.53	-0.59%	-1.04	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out tie
35	351	150	Sep 19(1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-6	GS-5		3	5.0	8	2	2	0	5	0	0	3.51	3.71	23	4	6	1	0	8	48			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	-0.003	4.31	-0.01%	0.42	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
36	352	156	Sep 24(1)	PIT		MON	W,5-2	GS-6	W(12-5)	4	6.0	7	2	2	2	4	0	0	3.50	3.68	24	6	5	0	3	7	52			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	3	0	0	.90	0.036	13.48	0.33%	0.96	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
37	353	162	Sep 29	PIT		CHC	L,6-7	GS-6		4	5.2	5	5	5	2	1	0	0	3.60	3.67	24	8	8	0	2	5	38			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.12	-0.280	6.26	-0.94%	-1.36	1t start tie	6t -2- 2 out d1
							23-14		W-L:12-5	3.9	237.1	238	102	95	92	172	21	6	3.60	3.67	1018	0.96		6%	4%	224	53		---%	28	11	3	897	39	7	8	18	9	7	1.11	-0.203	2.56	-0.97%	9.48

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