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Bert Blyleven

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1970–1992 BORN: ZEIST, NETHERLANDS
All-Star ×2 Hall of Fame
Career
287 W · 3.31 ERA · 3701 K
4970.0 IP · 1.20 WHIP · 692 G
1992 Season
8-12 · 4.74 ERA
133.0 IP · 70 K · 1.35 WHIP
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Bert Blyleven was a pitcher in MLB. Across 692 career appearances, with a 3.31 ERA and 3701 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1970 MIN 10 9 3.18 27 25 0 164.0 143 58 47 135 1.16
1971 MIN 16 15 2.81 38 38 0 278.1 267 87 59 224 1.17
1972 MIN 17 17 2.73 39 38 0 287.1 247 87 69 228 1.10
1973 MIN 20 17 2.52 40 40 0 325.0 296 91 67 258 1.12
1974 MIN 17 17 2.66 37 37 0 281.0 244 83 77 249 1.14
1975 MIN 15 10 3.00 35 35 0 275.2 219 92 84 233 1.10
1976 MIN 4 5 3.12 12 12 0 95.1 101 33 35 75 1.43
1976 TEX 9 11 2.76 24 24 0 202.1 182 62 46 144 1.13
1977 TEX 14 12 2.72 30 30 0 234.2 181 71 69 182 1.07
1978 PIT 14 10 3.03 34 34 0 243.2 217 82 66 182 1.16
1979 PIT 12 5 3.60 37 37 0 237.1 238 95 92 172 1.39
1980 PIT 8 13 3.82 34 32 0 216.2 219 92 59 168 1.28
1981 CLE 11 7 2.88 20 20 0 159.1 145 51 40 107 1.16
1982 CLE 2 2 4.87 4 4 0 20.1 16 11 11 19 1.33
1983 CLE 7 10 3.91 24 24 0 156.1 160 68 44 123 1.30
1984 CLE 19 7 2.87 33 32 0 245.0 204 78 74 170 1.13
1985 CLE 9 11 3.26 23 23 0 179.2 163 65 49 129 1.18
1985 MIN 8 5 3.00 14 14 0 114.0 101 38 26 77 1.11
1986 MIN 17 14 4.01 36 36 0 271.2 262 121 58 215 1.18
1987 MIN 15 12 4.01 37 37 0 267.0 249 119 101 196 1.31
1988 MIN 10 17 5.43 33 33 0 207.1 240 125 51 145 1.40
1989 CAL 17 5 2.73 33 33 0 241.0 225 73 44 131 1.12
1990 CAL 8 7 5.24 23 23 0 134.0 163 78 25 69 1.40
1992 CAL 8 12 4.74 25 24 0 133.0 150 70 29 70 1.35
Career Totals — 287 250 3.31 692 685 0 4970.0 4632 1830 1322 3701 1.20
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1970 MIN 27 50 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 25 .140 .157 .140 .297
1971 MIN 38 91 3 12 1 0 0 2 0 1 37 .132 .151 .143 .293
1972 MIN 39 94 9 15 2 0 0 6 0 2 36 .160 .177 .181 .358
1973 MIN 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 MIN 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MIN 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 MIN 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 TEX 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 TEX 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 PIT 37 85 4 11 2 0 0 11 0 1 35 .129 .140 .153 .292
1979 PIT 38 70 1 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 33 .129 .129 .143 .271
1980 PIT 37 61 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 27 .082 .097 .098 .195
1981 CLE 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 CLE 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 CLE 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 CLE 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 MIN 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MIN 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MIN 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MIN 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 CAL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CAL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 CAL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 699 451 19 59 7 0 0 25 0 5 193 .131 .144 .146 .290
Awards & Achievements
  • Player of the Week (3): 1976, 1985, 1989
  • TSN Comeback Player of the Year (1): 1989
  • TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1): 1970
All-Star Selections

1973, 1985

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$650,000
1986$1,450,000
1987$1,150,000
1988$1,000,000
1989$1,225,000
1990$1,175,000
1991$2,000,000
1992$900,000

Career Total: $9,550,000 (8 seasons)

Average: $1,193,750

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.