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: 23-10 / in Starts: 23-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1989 Pitching Game Log

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1989 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	612	3	Apr 6	CAL		CHW	L,2-3	GS-5		99	5.0	6	2	2	2	0	2	0	3.60	9.16	23	91	58	14	2	7	14	4	0	0	45			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.006	1.49	-0.01%	0.36	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
2	613	8	Apr 11	CAL		OAK	W,7-1	CG	W(1-0)	4	9.0	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	1.93	4.76	33	98	63	20	9	13	13	3	0	0	78			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	2	0	2	.47	0.296	.53	0.20%	3.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
3	614	13	Apr 16	CAL	@	SEA	W,10-0	SHO	W(2-0)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	6	0	0	1.17	3.59	30	90	58	22	7	13	10	5	1	0	84			1	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.56	0.261	.59	0.17%	4.47	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a10
4	615	17	Apr 22	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(2-1)	5	8.0	9	4	4	2	5	0	1	2.03	3.34	33	105	67	17	13	9	16	6	3	0	51			3	1	0	30	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.19	-0.169	1.67	-0.14%	-0.26	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
5	616	22	Apr 27	CAL		DET	W,10-3	GS-7	W(3-1)	4	6.1	8	3	3	0	3	2	0	2.41	3.78	26	85	61	18	5	9	14	4	1	0	48			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	.74	-0.035	.71	-0.02%	-0.58	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	617	27	May 3	CAL	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS-7		5	7.0	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.03	3.67	27	101	59	23	4	14	9	5	0	0	65			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.43	0.429	1.58	0.29%	3.24	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
7	618	32	May 9	CAL	@	DET	W,5-1	GS-7	W(4-1)	5	7.0	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.93	3.50	27	94	58	16	5	9	17	5	0	0	60			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	1	0	0	.88	0.184	1.53	0.19%	2.30	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
8	619	37	May 15	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS-7		5	7.0	7	2	2	2	4	0	0	2.01	3.38	28	106	65	24	6	10	12	5	1	0	57			5	1	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.20	0.154	2.12	0.16%	1.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
9	620	42	May 20	CAL		MIL	L,3-5	GS-8	L(4-2)	4	7.0	10	3	3	1	3	1	0	2.20	3.47	32	107	68	22	6	15	13	4	3	0	47			2	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.48	-0.002	2.98	0.00%	0.93	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out tie
10	621	48	May 29	CAL	@	MIL	W,12-3	GS-7	W(5-2)	8	7.0	9	3	3	1	5	1	0	2.36	3.48	31	110	78	18	11	12	13	2	1	0	51			1	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.080	1.31	-0.10%	0.34	1b start tie	7b 3 out a8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
11	622	53	Jun 4	CAL		KCR	W,5-1	GS-9	W(6-2)	5	8.0	5	1	1	2	7	1	0	2.24	3.47	32	96	66	22	9	11	12	5	2	0	73			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.353	2.14	0.60%	2.40	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a4
12	623	58	Jun 10	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS-6		5	6.0	6	4	3	0	3	0	1	2.40	3.39	27	79	52	9	3	11	12	5	1	0	49			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	2	.90	-0.150	2.50	-0.25%	-1.11	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
13	624	63	Jun 16	CAL	@	DET	W,9-4	GS-8	W(7-2)	5	7.2	9	3	3	2	1	0	1	2.49	3.41	33	114	74	24	3	9	20	9	3	0	48			1	0	0	30	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.01	0.161	1.52	0.15%	0.47	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out a2
14	625	68	Jun 21	CAL		TOR	L,1-6	GS-9		4	9.0	4	1	1	0	9	0	0	2.36	3.18	30	93	66	23	10	13	8	4	1	0	84			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	1	0	.87	0.307	1.69	0.36%	3.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
15	626	73	Jun 27	CAL	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS-7		5	6.2	8	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.30	3.12	29	108	73	19	8	10	12	8	0	0	57			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.24	0.256	2.48	0.31%	1.98	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
16	627	78	Jul 2	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS-7		4	7.0	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.16	3.04	27	83	56	13	9	12	9	6	1	0	69			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	0.506	3.67	0.79%	3.61	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a1
17	628	83	Jul 7	CAL		MIN	W,5-2	CG	W(8-2)	4	9.0	7	2	2	0	2	1	0	2.15	3.09	34	111	79	18	5	12	20	6	3	0	67			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.303	2.50	0.50%	2.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
18	629	86	Jul 13	CAL	@	BAL	W,13-5	GS-6	W(9-2)	5	6.0	9	5	5	2	3	0	0	2.39	3.07	29	92	57	14	4	11	13	4	2	0	35			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.05	-0.187	3.05	-0.33%	-2.22	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
19	630	92	Jul 18	CAL	@	TOR	W,1-0	SHO	W(10-2)	4	9.0	5	0	0	1	6	0	1	2.24	3.01	32	95	66	17	5	9	15	5	3	0	82			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.55	0.779	4.34	1.31%	4.12	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
20	631	96	Jul 23	CAL		DET	W,5-4	GS-7		4	7.0	8	3	3	1	6	0	0	2.32	2.94	29	106	68	20	7	11	11	4	1	0	54			1	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.024	3.92	-0.04%	0.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
21	632	101	Jul 28	CAL		CHW	W,6-5	GS-7		4	6.2	7	4	4	0	3	1	0	2.45	2.98	27	90	62	13	7	7	17	4	5	0	47			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.02	-0.098	3.33	-0.19%	-0.92	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
22	633	106	Aug 2	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-0	SHO	W(11-2)	4	9.0	6	0	0	3	6	0	1	2.31	2.97	35	112	69	23	5	9	16	7	4	0	78			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.67	0.325	2.22	0.64%	4.47	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
23	634	111	Aug 8	CAL		SEA	L,4-6	GS-9		5	9.0	8	4	3	3	5	1	0	2.35	3.02	38	134	80	19	8	15	15	5	3	0	59			0	0	0	34	0	0	1	1	0	1	1.64	0.140	5.43	0.28%	0.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
24	635	116	Aug 13	CAL		OAK	W,4-3	GS-7	W(12-2)	4	7.0	7	3	2	1	6	1	0	2.36	3.04	28	96	70	20	8	10	11	7	0	0	58			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.128	7.28	0.45%	0.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
25	636	121	Aug 19	CAL		CLE	W,7-4	GS-8	W(13-2)	5	7.1	6	4	4	2	4	1	0	2.46	3.08	28	93	62	23	6	18	4	3	0	0	52			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	.77	0.106	2.93	0.24%	-0.11	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a3
26	637	126	Aug 24	CAL	@	KCR	W,5-0	SHO	W(14-2)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.35	3.04	31	109	73	20	4	13	13	4	3	0	82			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.57	0.327	2.00	0.69%	4.34	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
27	638	130	Aug 29(1)	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS-3	L(14-3)	4	3.0	7	7	7	1	2	1	0	2.63	3.10	17	71	46	15	3	3	11	8	0	0	18			0	0	0	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.428	3.28	-1.01%	-5.45	1b start tie	3b 3 out d4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
28	639	136	Sep 3	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-6	L(14-4)	4	5.1	7	4	4	2	2	0	0	2.74	3.10	25	98	59	18	3	11	10	4	2	0	38			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.63	-0.182	3.79	-0.26%	-0.51	1b start tie	6b -23 1 out tie
29	640	141	Sep 8	CAL		BOS	W,2-1	GS-6	W(15-4)	4	6.0	5	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.70	3.12	25	81	49	14	3	11	9	6	1	0	57			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.222	.85	0.10%	1.83	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
30	641	145	Sep 13	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS-7		4	7.0	7	3	3	0	3	0	0	2.74	3.08	27	88	64	12	6	13	11	3	4	0	54			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	1	1	1	.84	-0.045	1.44	-0.05%	0.30	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
31	642	150	Sep 18	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-3	GS-8	W(16-4)	4	8.0	7	1	1	2	4	1	1	2.68	3.13	32	120	82	20	10	14	11	5	2	0	66			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	.58	0.191	2.06	0.41%	3.13	1b start a 3	8b 3 out a5
32	643	155	Sep 23(2)	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS-7	L(16-5)	4	7.0	10	6	6	1	3	0	1	2.83	3.12	33	100	67	13	5	11	17	8	1	0	35			0	0	0	31	2	2	1	0	0	0	.81	-0.188	.57	-0.08%	-2.59	1b start tie	7b 3 out d5
33	644	159	Sep 28	CAL		KCR	W,2-0	SHO	W(17-5)	4	9.0	7	0	0	1	6	0	1	2.73	3.08	35	129	86	19	13	12	15	5	3	0	78			2	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.641	.00	0.00%	4.25	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
							23-10		W-L:17-5	4.5	241.0	225	76	73	44	131	14	8	2.73	3.08	973	3285	66%	18%	6%	0.87		21%	7%	0	58		---%	18	5	0	907	30	4	2	25	7	9	1.03	4.475	2.32	5.35%	39.69

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