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Bert Blyleven Stats

Bert Blyleven was born on Friday, April 6, 1951, in Zeist, Netherlands. Blyleven was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 5, 1970, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bert Blyleven baseball stats page.

"When I started to throw the ball back to the pitcher harder than he was throwing to me, we changed positions." - Bert Blyleven (on switching from catcher to pitcher)

Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven Autograph on a 1986 Topps (#445)

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Birth Name:	Rik Aalbert Blyleven
Nickname:	The Dutchman or The Minnesota Gopher
Born On:	04-06-1951
Born In:	Zeist, Netherlands
Zodiac:	Aries
Died On:	Still Living
Died In:	Still Living
Cemetery:	n/a

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Height:	6-03
Weight:	207
First Game:	06-05-1970 (Age 19)
Last Game:	10-04-1992
Draft:	1969 : 3rd Round (55th)

Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven Pitching Stats
Year	Team	G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
1970	Twins	27	25	1	10	9	.526	3.18	5	1	0	164.0	675	143	58	66	17	47	6	135	2	2	3	-
1971	Twins	38	38	0	16	15	.516	2.81	17	5	0	278.1	1,126	267	87	95	21	59	1	224	5	5	1	-
1972	Twins	39	38	1	17	17	.500	2.73	11	3	0	287.1	1,158	247	87	93	22	69	7	228	7	10	1	-
1973	Twins	40	40	0	20	17	.541	2.52	25	9	0	325.0	1,321	296	91	109	16	67	4	258	7	9	2	-
1974	Twins	37	37	0	17	17	.500	2.66	19	3	0	281.0	1,149	244	83	99	14	77	3	249	3	9	0	-
1975	Twins	35	35	0	15	10	.600	3.00	20	3	0	275.2	1,104	219	92	104	24	84	2	233	7	4	0	-
1976	Twins	12	12	0	4	5	.444	3.12	4	0	0	95.1	406	101	33	39	3	35	5	75	0	4	2	-
1976	Rangers	24	24	0	9	11	.450	2.76	14	6	0	202.1	819	182	62	67	11	46	1	144	7	8	0	-
1977	Rangers	30	30	0	14	12	.538	2.72	15	5	0	234.2	935	181	71	81	20	69	1	182	8	7	0	-
1978	Pirates	34	34	0	14	10	.583	3.03	11	4	0	243.2	1,011	217	82	94	17	66	5	182	6	6	2	-
1979	Pirates	37	37	0	12	5	.706	3.60	4	0	0	237.1	1,018	238	95	102	21	92	8	172	9	6	0	-
1980	Pirates	34	32	1	8	13	.381	3.82	5	2	0	216.2	907	219	92	102	20	59	5	168	2	0	1	-
1981	Indians	20	20	0	11	7	.611	2.88	9	1	0	159.1	644	145	51	52	9	40	1	107	3	5	1	-
1982	Indians	4	4	0	2	2	.500	4.87	0	0	0	20.1	89	16	11	14	2	11	0	19	0	0	0	-
1983	Indians	24	24	0	7	10	.412	3.91	5	0	0	156.1	660	160	68	74	8	44	4	123	5	10	1	-
1984	Indians	33	32	0	19	7	.731	2.87	12	4	0	245.0	1,004	204	78	86	19	74	4	170	6	6	0	-
1985	Indians	23	23	0	9	11	.450	3.26	15	4	0	179.2	743	163	65	76	14	49	1	129	1	7	1	-
1985	Twins	14	14	0	8	5	.615	3.00	9	1	0	114.0	460	101	38	45	9	26	0	77	3	2	0	-
1986	Twins	36	36	0	17	14	.548	4.01	16	3	0	271.2	1,126	262	121	134	50	58	4	215	4	10	0	-
1987	Twins	37	37	0	15	12	.556	4.01	8	1	0	267.0	1,122	249	119	132	46	101	4	196	13	9	0	-
1988	Twins	33	33	0	10	17	.370	5.43	7	0	0	207.1	895	240	125	128	21	51	1	145	5	16	3	-
1989	Angels	33	33	0	17	5	.773	2.73	8	5	0	241.0	973	225	73	76	14	44	2	131	2	8	0	-
1990	Angels	23	23	0	8	7	.533	5.24	2	0	0	134.0	578	163	78	85	15	25	0	69	6	7	0	-
1992	Angels	25	24	0	8	12	.400	4.74	1	0	0	133.0	568	150	70	76	17	29	2	70	3	5	1	-
Career		G	GS	GF	W	L	PCT	ERA	CG	SHO	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	HLD
22 Years		692	685	3	287	250	.534	3.31	242	60	0	4,970.0	20,491	4,632	1,830	2,029	430	1,322	71	3,701	114	155	19	-

Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1970	Twins	27	50	2	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	7	0	0	0	.140	.157	.140
1971	Twins	38	91	3	12	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	37	7	0	1	0	.132	.151	.143
1972	Twins	39	94	9	15	2	0	0	0	6	2	0	36	11	0	0	1	.160	.177	.181
1973	Twins	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1974	Twins	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1975	Twins	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1976	Twins	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1976	Rangers	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1977	Rangers	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1978	Pirates	37	85	4	11	2	0	0	0	11	1	0	35	7	0	0	0	.129	.140	.153
1979	Pirates	38	70	1	9	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	33	15	0	0	2	.129	.129	.143
1980	Pirates	37	61	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	9	0	1	1	.082	.097	.098
1981	Indians	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1982	Indians	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1983	Indians	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1984	Indians	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1985	Indians	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1985	Twins	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1986	Twins	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1987	Twins	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1988	Twins	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1989	Angels	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1990	Angels	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1992	Angels	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
22 Years		699	451	19	59	7	0	0	0	25	5	0	193	56	0	2	4	.131	.144	.146

Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1970 Twins	P	27	25	492	22	0.8	21	5	16	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.955	1.15	-
1971 Twins	P	38	38	835	59	1.6	57	19	38	2	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.966	1.84	-
1972 Twins	P	39	38	862	66	1.7	63	18	45	3	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.955	1.97	-
1973 Twins	P	40	40	975	56	1.4	55	21	34	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.982	1.52	-
1974 Twins	P	37	37	843	56	1.5	53	19	34	3	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.946	1.70	-
1975 Twins	P	35	35	827	70	2.0	64	16	48	6	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	.914	2.09	-
1976 Twins	P	12	12	286	18	1.5	18	5	13	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.70	-
1976 Rangers	P	24	24	607	48	2.0	48	17	31	0	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.14	-
1977 Rangers	P	30	30	704	46	1.5	45	10	35	1	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.978	1.73	-
1978 Pirates	P	34	34	731	53	1.6	52	11	41	1	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.981	1.92	-
1979 Pirates	P	37	37	712	34	0.9	34	14	20	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.29	-
1980 Pirates	P	34	32	650	42	1.2	40	10	30	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.952	1.66	-
1981 Indians	P	20	20	478	26	1.3	25	9	16	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.962	1.41	-
1982 Indians	P	4	4	61	4	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.77	-
1983 Indians	P	24	24	469	34	1.4	33	7	26	1	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.971	1.90	-
1984 Indians	P	33	32	735	53	1.6	51	21	30	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.962	1.87	-
1985 Indians	P	23	23	539	30	1.3	30	11	19	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.50	-
1985 Twins	P	14	14	342	19	1.4	19	6	13	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.50	-
1986 Twins	P	36	36	815	46	1.3	46	15	31	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.52	-
1987 Twins	P	37	37	801	64	1.7	60	17	43	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.938	2.02	-
1988 Twins	P	33	33	622	35	1.1	34	12	22	1	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.971	1.48	-
1989 Angels	P	33	33	723	52	1.6	52	14	38	0	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.94	-
1990 Angels	P	23	23	402	28	1.2	27	3	24	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.964	1.81	-
1992 Angels	P	25	24	399	18	0.7	18	5	13	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.22	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
P Totals		692	685	14,910	979	1.4	949	287	662	30	48	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	1.72	--
22 Years		692	685	14,910	979	1.4	949	287	662	30	48	n/a	n/a	n/a	.969	1.72	--

Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1970 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.0	50.0	2.87	7.41	2.58
1971 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.5	45.5	3.80	7.24	1.91
1972 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.6	15.7	3.30	7.14	2.16
1973 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.85	7.14	1.86
1974 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.23	7.98	2.47
1975 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.77	7.61	2.74
1976 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.14	7.08	3.30
1976 Rangers	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.13	6.41	2.05
1977 Rangers	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.64	6.98	2.65
1978 Pirates	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.4	7.7	2.76	6.72	2.44
1979 Pirates	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.1	23.3	1.87	6.52	3.49
1980 Pirates	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	2.3	30.5	2.85	6.98	2.45
1981 Indians	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.68	6.04	2.26
1982 Indians	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.73	8.41	4.87
1983 Indians	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.80	7.08	2.53
1984 Indians	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.30	6.24	2.72
1985 Indians	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.63	6.46	2.45
1985 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.96	6.08	2.05
1986 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.71	7.12	1.92
1987 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.94	6.61	3.40
1988 Twins	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.84	6.29	2.21
1989 Angels	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.98	4.89	1.64
1990 Angels	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.76	4.63	1.68
1992 Angels	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.41	4.74	1.96
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
22 Years	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0.0	2.3	18.0	2.80	6.70	2.39

Bert Blyleven Bert Blyleven Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1970 Minnesota Twins	28	Undetermined	-	-
1971 Minnesota Twins	28	Undetermined	-	-
1972 Minnesota Twins	28	Undetermined	-	-
1973 Minnesota Twins	28	Undetermined	Stats	-
1974 Minnesota Twins	28	Undetermined	-	-
1975 Minnesota Twins	28	Undetermined	-	-
1976 Minnesota Twins	28	Undetermined	-	-
1976 Texas Rangers	28	$150,000.00	-	-
1977 Texas Rangers	28	$150,000.00	-	-
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates	22	Undetermined	-	-
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates	22	Undetermined	-	Stats
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates	22	Undetermined	-	-
1981 Cleveland Indians	28	Undetermined	-	-
1982 Cleveland Indians	28	Undetermined	-	-
1983 Cleveland Indians	28	Undetermined	-	-
1984 Cleveland Indians	28	Undetermined	-	-
1985 Cleveland Indians	28	$650,000.00	Stats	-
1985 Minnesota Twins	28	Undetermined	Stats	-
1986 Minnesota Twins	28	$1,450,000.00	-	-
1987 Minnesota Twins	28	$1,150,000.00	-	Stats
1988 Minnesota Twins	28	$1,000,000.00	-	-
1989 California Angels	28	$1,225,000.00	-	-
1990 California Angels	28	$1,175,000.00	-	-
1992 California Angels	28	$900,000.00	-	-
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