Bert Blyleven

Rik Aalbert Blyleven


Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'3", Weight: 207 lb.
Born: 4/6/1951 in Zeist
Debut: 06/05/1970
Final Game: 10/04/1992
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1970 MIN AL 27 50 2 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25 0 0 7 0 0 .140 .157 .140 .297 7
    1971 MIN AL 38 91 3 12 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 37 0 1 7 0 0 .132 .151 .143 .293 13
    1972 MIN AL 39 94 9 15 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 36 0 0 11 0 1 .160 .177 .181 .358 17
    1973 MIN AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1974 MIN AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1975 MIN AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1976 MIN AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1976 TEX AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1977 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1978 PIT NL 37 85 4 11 9 2 0 0 11 0 0 1 35 0 0 7 0 0 .129 .140 .153 .292 13
    1979 PIT NL 38 70 1 9 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 33 0 0 15 0 2 .129 .129 .143 .271 10
    1980 PIT NL 37 61 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 0 1 9 0 1 .082 .097 .098 .195 6
    1981 CLE AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1982 CLE AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1983 CLE AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1984 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1985 CLE AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1985 MIN AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1986 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1987 MIN AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1988 MIN AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1989 CAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1990 CAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1992 CAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11 seasons MIN AL 348 235 14 34 31 3 0 0 9 0 0 4 98 0 1 25 0 1 .145 .163 .157 .320 37
    2 seasons TEX AL 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 seasons PIT NL 112 216 5 25 21 4 0 0 16 0 0 1 95 0 1 31 0 3 .116 .124 .134 .258 29
    5 seasons CLE AL 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 seasons CAL AL 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Total
    (22 seasons)     		699 451 19 59 52 7 0 0 25 0 0 5 193 0 2 56 0 4 .131 .144 .146 .290 66

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    1970 MIN AL 10 9 .526 3.18 27 25 1 5 1 0 164.00 143 66 58 17 47 6 135 2 2 675 1.159 7.8 0.9 2.6 7.4 2.87
    1971 MIN AL 16 15 .516 2.81 38 38 0 17 5 0 278.33 267 95 87 21 59 1 224 5 5 1126 1.171 8.6 0.7 1.9 7.2 3.80
    1972 MIN AL 17 17 .500 2.73 39 38 1 11 3 0 287.33 247 93 87 22 69 7 228 10 7 1158 1.100 7.7 0.7 2.2 7.1 3.30
    1973 MIN AL 20 17 .541 2.52 40 40 0 25 9 0 325.00 296 109 91 16 67 4 258 9 7 1321 1.117 8.2 0.4 1.9 7.1 3.85
    1974 MIN AL 17 17 .500 2.66 37 37 0 19 3 0 281.00 244 99 83 14 77 3 249 9 3 1149 1.142 7.8 0.4 2.5 8.0 3.23
    1975 MIN AL 15 10 .600 3.00 35 35 0 20 3 0 275.67 219 104 92 24 84 2 233 4 7 1104 1.099 7.1 0.8 2.7 7.6 2.77
    1976 MIN AL 4 5 .444 3.12 12 12 0 4 0 0 95.33 101 39 33 3 35 5 75 4 0 406 1.427 9.5 0.3 3.3 7.1 2.14
    1976 TEX AL 9 11 .450 2.76 24 24 0 14 6 0 202.33 182 67 62 11 46 1 144 8 7 819 1.127 8.1 0.5 2.0 6.4 3.13
    1977 TEX AL 14 12 .538 2.72 30 30 0 15 5 0 234.67 181 81 71 20 69 1 182 7 8 935 1.065 6.9 0.8 2.6 7.0 2.64
    1978 PIT NL 14 10 .583 3.03 34 34 0 11 4 0 243.67 217 94 82 17 66 5 182 6 6 1011 1.161 8.0 0.6 2.4 6.7 2.76
    1979 PIT NL 12 5 .706 3.60 37 37 0 4 0 0 237.33 238 102 95 21 92 8 172 6 9 1018 1.390 9.0 0.8 3.5 6.5 1.87
    1980 PIT NL 8 13 .381 3.82 34 32 1 5 2 0 216.67 219 102 92 20 59 5 168 0 2 907 1.283 9.1 0.8 2.5 7.0 2.85
    1981 CLE AL 11 7 .611 2.88 20 20 0 9 1 0 159.33 145 52 51 9 40 1 107 5 3 644 1.161 8.2 0.5 2.3 6.0 2.67
    1982 CLE AL 2 2 .500 4.87 4 4 0 0 0 0 20.33 16 14 11 2 11 0 19 0 0 89 1.328 7.1 0.9 4.9 8.4 1.73
    1983 CLE AL 7 10 .412 3.91 24 24 0 5 0 0 156.33 160 74 68 8 44 4 123 10 5 660 1.305 9.2 0.5 2.5 7.1 2.80
    1984 CLE AL 19 7 .731 2.87 33 32 0 12 4 0 245.00 204 86 78 19 74 4 170 6 6 1004 1.135 7.5 0.7 2.7 6.2 2.30
    1985 CLE AL 9 11 .450 3.26 23 23 0 15 4 0 179.67 163 76 65 14 49 1 129 7 1 743 1.180 8.2 0.7 2.5 6.5 2.63
    1985 MIN AL 8 5 .615 3.00 14 14 0 9 1 0 114.00 101 45 38 9 26 0 77 2 3 460 1.114 8.0 0.7 2.1 6.1 2.96
    1986 MIN AL 17 14 .548 4.01 36 36 0 16 3 0 271.67 262 134 121 50 58 4 215 10 4 1126 1.178 8.7 1.7 1.9 7.1 3.71
    1987 MIN AL 15 12 .556 4.01 37 37 0 8 1 0 267.00 249 132 119 46 101 4 196 9 13 1122 1.311 8.4 1.6 3.4 6.6 1.94
    1988 MIN AL 10 17 .370 5.43 33 33 0 7 0 0 207.33 240 128 125 21 51 1 145 16 5 895 1.404 10.4 0.9 2.2 6.3 2.84
    1989 CAL AL 17 5 .773 2.73 33 33 0 8 5 0 241.00 225 76 73 14 44 2 131 8 2 973 1.116 8.4 0.5 1.6 4.9 2.98
    1990 CAL AL 8 7 .533 5.24 23 23 0 2 0 0 134.00 163 85 78 15 25 0 69 7 6 578 1.403 10.9 1.0 1.7 4.6 2.76
    1992 CAL AL 8 12 .400 4.74 25 24 0 1 0 0 133.00 150 76 70 17 29 2 70 5 3 568 1.346 10.2 1.2 2.0 4.7 2.41
    11 seasons MIN AL 149 138 .428 3.28 348 345 2 141 29 0 2566.67 2369 1044 934 243 674 37 2035 80 56 10542 1.186 8.3 0.9 2.4 7.1 3.0
    2 seasons TEX AL 23 23 .426 2.74 54 54 0 29 11 0 437.00 363 148 133 31 115 2 326 15 15 1754 1.094 7.5 0.6 2.4 6.7 2.8
    3 seasons PIT NL 34 28 .324 3.47 105 103 1 20 6 0 697.67 674 298 269 58 217 18 522 12 17 2936 1.277 8.7 0.7 2.8 6.7 2.4
    5 seasons CLE AL 48 37 .462 3.23 104 103 0 41 9 0 760.67 688 302 273 52 218 10 548 28 15 3140 1.191 8.1 0.6 2.6 6.5 2.5
    3 seasons CAL AL 33 24 .407 3.92 81 80 0 11 5 0 508.00 538 237 221 46 98 4 270 20 11 2119 1.252 9.5 0.8 1.7 4.8 2.8
    Total
    (22 seasons)     		287 250 .534 3.31 692 685 3 242 60 0 4970.00 4632 2029 1830 430 1322 71 3701 155 114 20491 1.198 8.4 0.8 2.4 6.7 2.80
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