Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1970 to 1992, and was best known for his curveball. Blyleven was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011. He is currently the color commentator for the Minnesota Twins on Fox Sports North.

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

Himself

1999

The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (TV Show)

Himself

1990

Taking Care of Business

Bert Blyleven

1987

1987 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Minnesota Twins Pitcher

1985

1985 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1973

1973 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Bert Blyleven.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1970	MIN	10-9	3.18	27	25	5	1	164	143	66	58	47	135
1971	MIN	16-15	2.81	38	38	17	5	278	267	95	87	59	224
1972	MIN	17-17	2.73	39	38	11	3	287	247	93	87	69	228
1973	MIN	20-17	2.52	40	40	25	9	325	296	109	91	67	258
1974	MIN	17-17	2.66	37	37	19	3	281	244	99	83	77	249
1975	MIN	15-10	3.00	35	35	20	3	275	219	104	92	84	233
1976	MIN	4-5	3.12	12	12	4	0	95	101	39	33	35	75
1976	TEX	9-11	2.76	24	24	14	6	202	182	67	62	46	144
1977	TEX	14-12	2.72	30	30	15	5	234	181	81	71	69	182
1978	PIT	14-10	3.03	34	34	11	4	243	217	94	82	66	182
1979	PIT	12-5	3.60	37	37	4	0	237	238	102	95	92	172
1980	PIT	8-13	3.82	34	32	5	2	216	219	102	92	59	168
1981	CLE	11-7	2.88	20	20	9	1	159	145	52	51	40	107
1982	CLE	2-2	4.87	4	4	0	0	20	16	14	11	11	19
1983	CLE	7-10	3.91	24	24	5	0	156	160	74	68	44	123
1984	CLE	19-7	2.87	33	32	12	4	245	204	86	78	74	170
1985	CLE	9-11	3.26	23	23	15	4	179	163	76	65	49	129
1985	MIN	8-5	3.00	14	14	9	1	114	101	45	38	26	77
1986	MIN	17-14	4.01	36	36	16	3	271	262	134	121	58	215
1987	MIN	15-12	4.01	37	37	8	1	267	249	132	119	101	196
1988	MIN	10-17	5.43	33	33	7	0	207	240	128	125	51	145
1989	CAL	17-5	2.73	33	33	8	5	241	225	76	73	44	131
1990	CAL	8-7	5.24	23	23	2	0	134	163	85	78	25	69
1992	CAL	8-12	4.74	25	24	1	0	133	150	76	70	29	70
Career		287-250	-	692	685	242	60	-	4632	2029	1830	1322	3701

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Bert Blyleven.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1970	MIN	27	25	164	5	16	1	1	0.955
1971	MIN	38	38	278	19	38	2	0	0.966
1972	MIN	39	38	287	18	45	3	4	0.955
1973	MIN	40	40	325	21	34	1	0	0.982
1974	MIN	37	37	281	19	34	3	2	0.946
1975	MIN	35	35	275	16	48	6	5	0.914
1976	MIN	12	12	95	5	13	0	1	1.000
1976	TEX	24	24	202	17	31	0	3	1.000
1977	TEX	30	30	234	10	35	1	4	0.978
1978	PIT	34	34	243	11	41	1	4	0.981
1979	PIT	37	37	237	14	20	0	0	1.000
1980	PIT	34	32	216	10	30	2	2	0.952
1981	CLE	20	20	159	9	16	1	2	0.962
1982	CLE	4	4	20	2	2	0	0	1.000
1983	CLE	24	24	156	7	26	1	3	0.971
1984	CLE	33	32	245	21	30	2	2	0.962
1985	CLE	23	23	179	11	19	0	0	1.000
1985	MIN	14	14	114	6	13	0	2	1.000
1986	MIN	36	36	271	15	31	0	0	1.000
1987	MIN	37	37	267	17	43	4	3	0.938
1988	MIN	33	33	207	12	22	1	3	0.971
1989	CAL	33	33	241	14	38	0	6	1.000
1990	CAL	23	23	134	3	24	1	0	0.964
1992	CAL	25	24	133	5	13	0	1	1.000
Career		692	685	-	287	662	30	48	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Bert Blyleven.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1970	MIN	27	50	2	7	0	1	1	25	0.140	0.157	0.140
1971	MIN	38	91	3	12	1	2	1	37	0.132	0.151	0.143
1972	MIN	39	94	9	15	2	6	2	36	0.160	0.177	0.181
1973	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1974	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1975	MIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1976	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1976	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1977	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1978	PIT	37	85	4	11	2	11	1	35	0.129	0.140	0.153
1979	PIT	38	70	1	9	1	3	0	33	0.129	0.129	0.143
1980	PIT	37	61	0	5	1	2	0	27	0.082	0.097	0.098
1981	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1982	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1983	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1984	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1985	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1985	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1986	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1987	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1988	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1989	CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1990	CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1992	CAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		218	451	19	59	7	25	5	193	-	-	-

First Name	Rik
Last Name	Blyleven
Full Name at Birth	Rik Aalbert Blyleven
Age	62
Date of Birth	April 6, 1951
Birthplace	Zeist, Netherlands
Height	6' 3" (190 cm)
Weight	200 lbs (90.7 kg)
Star Sign	Aries
Nationality	Dutch
High School	Santiago (Garden Grove, CA)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	5 June 1970
Last MLB Game	4 October 1992
Draft	Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2011 (463/581 ballots).