Bert Blyleven
Minnesota Twins (ML)
Bert Blyleven
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Birthdate:
April 6, 1951 (29 y, 7 m, 11 d)
Nationality:
Dutch
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'3"/204
Entry:
1969 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Minnesota Twins
Contract:
$2.4M / 12 years (1970-1981)
ML Service Time:
11 years, 0 days
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1974 (2nd) Minnesota (MLB)
1973 Minnesota (MLB)
1972 Minnesota (MLB)
1970 (2nd) Minnesota (MLB)
MVP / Batter of the Year 1973 (3rd) Minnesota (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1970 (2nd) Minnesota (MLB)
All-Star 1978 Minnesota (MLB)
1974 Minnesota (MLB)
1973 Minnesota (MLB)
1972 Minnesota (MLB)
1971 Minnesota (MLB)
1970 Minnesota (MLB)
Gold Glove 1971 - P Minnesota (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Jul 1974 Minnesota (MLB)
May 1973 Minnesota (MLB)
Jul 1971 Minnesota (MLB)
Player of the Week Apr 23, 1973 Minnesota (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink23
Grey Ink188
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Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1972 18 7
Year GS Rank
1972 36 2
1973 35 2
1974 35 8
1975 34 5
1976 35 4
1977 35 2
1979 35 8
Year W Rank
1970 16 10
1971 16 3
1972 18 3
1973 22 1
1974 20 1
1975 16 8
1976 16 7
1978 18 3
1979 17 6
Year Win % Rank
1971 0.762 3
1972 0.720 2
1973 0.733 3
1974 0.645 7
1979 0.654 7
Year IP Rank
1970 264.2 9
1972 280.2 2
1973 295.2 2
1974 282.0 1
1975 256.0 7
1976 272.0 6
1978 267.2 5
1979 269.0 6
Year BF Rank
1970 1098 9
1972 1118 8
1973 1149 3
1974 1135 5
1975 1095 5
1976 1144 5
1978 1129 5
1979 1122 9
Year HR Rank
1970 29 1
1972 20 6
1974 22 7
1975 22 9
1976 27 2
1977 24 8
1980 24 3
Year BB Rank
1978 102 4
Year K Rank
1970 230 4
1971 169 10
1972 204 3
1973 230 2
1974 213 2
1975 184 3
1976 195 3
1977 194 5
1978 168 3
1979 159 7
1980 174 3
Year WP Rank
1975 9 7
1979 10 7
Year ERA Rank
1970 2.822 3
1971 1.981 2
1972 2.277 3
1973 2.192 1
1974 3.000 4
1978 3.127 6
Year BABIP Rank
1971 0.264 10
1972 0.243 6
1973 0.232 2
1979 0.270 8
Year WHIP Rank
1970 1.156 5
1971 0.993 1
1972 1.030 3
1973 0.950 1
1974 1.131 3
1977 1.271 9
1979 1.249 7
Year H/9 Rank
1971 7.142 5
1972 6.894 4
1973 6.332 1
1974 7.755 6
1979 8.264 5
Year BB/9 Rank
1971 1.797 2
1972 2.373 8
1973 2.222 2
1974 2.426 5
1976 2.415 5
Year CG Rank
1970 13 7
1971 7 3
1972 13 5
1973 19 1
1974 16 1
1975 9 6
1976 17 1
1978 15 3
1979 13 4
1980 6 10
Year SHO Rank
1970 3 6
1972 4 5
1973 3 6
1974 4 1
1977 3 6
1978 2 5
1979 4 1
1980 2 5
Year BB (Low) Rank
1971 39 2
Year Hits Rank
1975 247 5
1976 266 7
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1971 155 1
Year HR (Low) Rank
1971 13 6
Year WAR Rank
1970 6.3 4
1971 6.1 5
1972 6.4 3
1973 9.6 1
1974 7.6 1
1975 5.1 5
1978 4.9 8
1979 5.4 5
1980 4.1 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1971 5 2
1972 7 2
1973 8 2
1979 9 9