Bert Blyleven stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1992

Starting Pitcher · #28

Age 75 · 6' 3"

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Bert Blyleven played 22 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1992.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
692
W
287
L
250
ERA
3.31
IP
4,970.0
K
3,701
BB
1,322
WHIP
1.20

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1970MIN271093.18164.0135471.16
1971MIN3816152.81278.1224591.17
1972MIN3917172.73287.1228691.10
1973MIN4020172.52325.0258671.12
1974MIN3717172.66281.0249771.14
1975MIN3515103.00275.2233841.10
1976MIN/TEX3613162.87297.2219811.22
1977TEX3014122.72234.2182691.07
1978PIT3414103.03243.2182661.16
1979PIT371253.60237.1172921.39
1980PIT348133.82216.2168591.28
1981CLE201172.88159.1107401.16
1982CLE4224.8720.119111.33
1983CLE247103.91156.1123441.30
1984CLE331972.87245.0170741.13
1985CLE/MIN3717163.16293.2206751.15
1986MIN3617144.01271.2215581.18
1987MIN3715124.01267.01961011.31
1988MIN3310175.43207.1145511.40
1989LAA331752.73241.0131441.12
1990LAA23875.24134.069251.40
1992LAA258124.74133.070291.35

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
8
W
5
L
1
ERA
2.49
IP
47.0
K
36
BB
8
WHIP
1.09

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
242
SHO
60
K/9
6.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1970MIN0517.40000
1971MIN01757.20000
1972MIN01137.10000
1973MIN02597.10000
1974MIN01938.00000
1975MIN02037.60000
1976MIN/TEX01866.60000
1977TEX01557.00000
1978PIT01146.70000
1979PIT0406.50000
1980PIT0527.00000
1981CLE0916.00000
1982CLE0008.40000
1983CLE0507.10000
1984CLE01246.20000
1985CLE/MIN02456.30000
1986MIN01637.10000
1987MIN0816.60000
1988MIN0706.30000
1989LAA0854.90000
1990LAA0204.60000
1992LAA0104.70000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
75 yearsApr 6, 1951
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
Zeist, Netherlands

What were Bert Blyleven's career stats?

Bert Blyleven played 22 seasons for the Twins, the Rangers, the Pirates, the Guardians and the Angels. He had 287 wins and 3,701 strikeouts with a 3.31 ERA over 4,970.0 innings. His best season was 1973: 20 wins, a 2.52 ERA and 258 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

22 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1970 to 1992

Bert Blyleven finished top 10 in a stat 19 times; sits top 10 all time in strikeouts (pitching).

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 5th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,701)
  • 26th in wins (pitching) (287)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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