Bert Blyleven
1970–1992 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
699G
.131AVG
.144OBP
.146SLG
59H
0HR
25RBI
0SB
287–250W–L
4,970IP
3,701K
3.31ERA
685GS
7Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699 | 514 | 451 | 19 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | .131 | .144 | .146 | .290 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,970.0 | 692 | 685 | 242 | 287 | 250 | 0 | 4,632 | 2,029 | 1,830 | 430 | 1,322 | 3,701 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 1.198 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1972-04-19 to 1972-04-28
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 5 home runs allowed | 1986-09-13 | 1 in 8,036 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1979-07-27 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1977-09-22 | 1 in 880 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 359 | 258 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 98 | .134 | .120 | .144 |
| Away | 340 | 256 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 95 | .128 | .129 | .149 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 96 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .173 | .172 | .192 |
| May | 122 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | .100 | .101 | .113 |
| June | 117 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | .136 | .124 | .136 |
| July | 121 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | .125 | .100 | .139 |
| August | 122 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 | .129 | .141 | .157 |
| September | 113 | 97 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | .121 | .113 | .132 |
| October | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .333 | .600 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 65 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | .121 | .118 | .121 |
| chicago-white-sox | 55 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .130 | .120 | .174 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 52 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .094 | .091 | .094 |
| california-angels | 50 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .192 | .207 | .192 |
| athletics | 49 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .111 | .094 | .111 |
| detroit-tigers | 47 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .125 | .111 | .125 |
| baltimore-orioles | 47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| new-york-yankees | 40 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .136 | .143 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Minnesota Twins | 27 | 50 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .140 | 164 | 135 |
| 1971 | Minnesota Twins | 38 | 91 | 12 | – | 2 | – | .132 | 278 | 224 |
| 1972 | Minnesota Twins | 39 | 94 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .160 | 287 | 228 |
| 1973 | Minnesota Twins | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 325 | 258 |
| 1974 | Minnesota Twins | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 281 | 249 |
| 1975 | Minnesota Twins | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 275 | 233 |
| 1976 | Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 297 | 219 |
| 1977 |  Texas Rangers | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 234 | 182 |
| 1978 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 85 | 11 | – | 11 | – | .129 | 243 | 182 |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 70 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .129 | 237 | 172 |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 61 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .082 | 216 | 168 |
| 1981 |  Cleveland Guardians | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 159 | 107 |
| 1982 | Cleveland Guardians | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 19 |
| 1983 | Cleveland Guardians | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 156 | 123 |
| 1984 | Cleveland Guardians | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 245 | 170 |
| 1985 | Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 293 | 206 |
| 1986 | Minnesota Twins | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 271 | 215 |
| 1987 | Minnesota Twins | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 267 | 196 |
| 1988 | Minnesota Twins | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 207 | 145 |
| 1989 |  California Angels | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 241 | 131 |
| 1990 | California Angels | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 134 | 69 |
| 1992 | California Angels | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 133 | 70 |