Bert Blyleven Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Bert Blyleven played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1992, appearing in 692 games over 22 seasons. He recorded a total of 287 W and 250 L, an ERA of 3.31, 3,701 SO, a WHIP of 1.198, and a WAR of 95.9.

🧾 Basic Profile

Bert Blyleven
NameBert Blyleven
Date of BirthApril 6, 1951
Nationality
Netherlands
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1970
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Bert Blyleven Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bert Blyleven.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Bert Blyleven appeared in 692 games over 22 MLB seasons from 1970 to 1992. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS685 (MLB Rank: 11)
GF3 (MLB Rank: 7,196)
W287 (MLB Rank: 27)
L250 (MLB Rank: 10)
ERA3.31 (MLB Rank: 2,003)
IP4970 (MLB Rank: 14)
SHO60 (MLB Rank: 9)
CG242 (MLB Rank: 91)
SO3,701 (MLB Rank: 5)
BB1322 (MLB Rank: 29)
H4,632 (MLB Rank: 15)
HR430 (MLB Rank: 9)
SO96.7 (MLB Rank: 3,235)
BB92.39 (MLB Rank: 10,168)
H98.39 (MLB Rank: 9,138)
HR90.78 (MLB Rank: 5,697)
WHIP1.198 (MLB Rank: 10,749)
WAR95.9 (MLB Rank: 12)

📊 Last Season Summary (1992)

In his final season (1992), Bert Blyleven recorded the following stats:

GS24
W8
L12
ERA4.74
IP133
CG1
SO70
BB29
H150
HR17
SO94.74
BB91.96
H910.15
HR91.15
WHIP1.346
WAR0.3

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1973, 20 W
  • Most SO: 1973, 258 SO
  • Most IP: 1973, 325 IP
  • Best WAR: 1973, 9.8 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1973, 2.52 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Bert Blyleven appeared in 8 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.48, pitched 47.1 IP, struck out 36 batters, with 5 W and 1 L.

Bert Blyleven Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1970
10
9
3.18
0.526
0
135
164
2.2
1.159
17
143
47
66
58
119
3.24
7.4
2.87
25
27
1
5
1
0.9
7.8
2.6
3
2
6
2
675
1971
16
15
2.81
0.516
0
224
278.1
6.5
1.171
21
267
59
95
87
126
2.51
7.2
3.8
38
38
0
17
5
0.7
8.6
1.9
1
5
1
5
1126
1972
17
17
2.73
0.5
0
228
287.1
5
1.1
22
247
69
93
87
119
2.63
7.1
3.3
38
39
1
11
3
0.7
7.7
2.2
1
10
7
7
1158
1973
20
17
2.52
0.541
0
258
325
9.8
1.117
16
296
67
109
91
156
2.32
7.1
3.85
40
40
0
25
9
0.4
8.2
1.9
2
9
4
7
1321
1974
17
17
2.66
0.5
0
249
281
7.8
1.142
14
244
77
99
83
142
2.37
8
3.23
37
37
0
19
3
0.4
7.8
2.5
0
9
3
3
1149
1975
15
10
3
0.6
0
233
275.2
6
1.099
24
219
84
104
92
129
2.99
7.6
2.77
35
35
0
20
3
0.8
7.1
2.7
0
4
2
7
1104
1976
13
16
2.87
0.448
0
219
297.2
6.5
1.223
14
283
81
106
95
125
2.71
6.6
2.7
36
36
0
18
6
0.4
8.6
2.4
2
12
6
7
1225
1977
14
12
2.72
0.538
0
182
234.2
5.8
1.065
20
181
69
81
71
151
3.27
7
2.64
30
30
0
15
5
0.8
6.9
2.6
0
7
1
8
935
1978
14
10
3.03
0.583
0
182
243.2
5
1.161
17
217
66
94
82
123
2.88
6.7
2.76
34
34
0
11
4
0.6
8
2.4
2
6
5
6
1011
1979
12
5
3.6
0.706
0
172
237.1
3.3
1.39
21
238
92
102
95
108
3.67
6.5
1.87
37
37
0
4
0
0.8
9
3.5
0
6
8
9
1018
1980
8
13
3.82
0.381
0
168
216.2
1.4
1.283
20
219
59
102
92
97
3.22
7
2.85
32
34
1
5
2
0.8
9.1
2.5
1
0
5
2
907
1981
11
7
2.88
0.611
0
107
159.1
5.6
1.161
9
145
40
52
51
127
2.84
6
2.68
20
20
0
9
1
0.5
8.2
2.3
1
5
1
3
644
1982
2
2
4.87
0.5
0
19
20.1
-0.1
1.328
2
16
11
14
11
86
3.75
8.4
1.73
4
4
0
0
0
0.9
7.1
4.9
0
0
0
0
89
1983
7
10
3.91
0.412
0
123
156.1
3.2
1.305
8
160
44
74
68
110
2.88
7.1
2.8
24
24
0
5
0
0.5
9.2
2.5
1
10
4
5
660
1984
19
7
2.87
0.731
0
170
245
7.2
1.135
19
204
74
86
78
144
3.37
6.2
2.3
32
33
0
12
4
0.7
7.5
2.7
0
6
4
6
1004
1985
17
16
3.16
0.515
0
206
293.2
6.7
1.154
23
264
75
121
103
134
3.16
6.3
2.75
37
37
0
24
5
0.7
8.1
2.3
1
9
1
4
1203
1986
17
14
4.01
0.548
0
215
271.2
4.2
1.178
50
262
58
134
121
107
4.33
7.1
3.71
36
36
0
16
3
1.7
8.7
1.9
0
10
4
4
1126
1987
15
12
4.01
0.556
0
196
267
4.4
1.311
46
249
101
132
119
115
4.88
6.6
1.94
37
37
0
8
1
1.6
8.4
3.4
0
9
4
13
1122
1988
10
17
5.43
0.37
0
145
207.1
-0.7
1.404
21
240
51
128
125
75
3.66
6.3
2.84
33
33
0
7
0
0.9
10.4
2.2
3
16
1
5
895
1989
17
5
2.73
0.773
0
131
241
6
1.116
14
225
44
76
73
140
3.08
4.9
2.98
33
33
0
8
5
0.5
8.4
1.6
0
8
2
2
973