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Historical player · 1970–1992 · ★ Hall of Fame 2011

Bert Blyleven

B/T R/R · HT 75 · WT 200 · Born 4/6/1951 · From Zeist, Utrecht Netherlands · Debut 1970-06-05 · Final 1992-10-04

Career · batting

699

451

RBI

AVG/OPS

0.131 · 0.290

Career · pitching

692

685

4,970.0

W-L

287-250

3,701

ERA

3.31

WHIP

1.20

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Minnesota Twins · 1970–1988

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Hits

#592 on the Twins

↑ 1 S. Holbrook

↓ 1 D. Walker

RBI

#659 on the Twins

↑ 1 S. Agnew

↓ 1 A. Woods

Runs

#604 on the Twins

↑ 1 P. Appleton

↓ 1 F. Campos

#762 on the Twins

↑ 1 S. Adams

↓ 1 M. Aderholt

Career with the Pittsburgh Pirates · 1978–1980

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Hits

#800 on the Pirates

↑ 1 E. Burke

↓ 1 N. Yorke

RBI

#650 on the Pirates

↑ 1 A. Anderson

↓ 1 N. Strincevich

Runs

#1,008 on the Pirates

↑ 1 G. Alexander

↓ 1 D. Anderson

#1,202 on the Pirates

↑ 1 B. Becker

Career with the California Angels · 1989–1992

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Career with the Cleveland Indians · 1981–1985

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Career with the Texas Rangers · 1976–1977

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

Hits

#7,497 all-time MLB

↑ 1 C. Atherton

↓ 1 D. Wingfield

RBI

#7,361 all-time MLB

↑ 1 C. Aberson

↓ 1 C. Young

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1970	Twins	AL	27	50	2	7	0	1	1	25	0.140	0.157	0.140
1971	Twins	AL	38	91	3	12	1	2	1	37	0.132	0.151	0.143
1972	Twins	AL	39	94	9	15	2	6	2	36	0.160	0.177	0.181
1973	Twins	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1974	Twins	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1975	Twins	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1976	Twins	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1976	Rangers	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1977	Rangers	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1978	Pirates	NL	37	85	4	11	2	11	1	35	0.129	0.140	0.153
1979	Pirates	NL	38	70	1	9	1	3	0	33	0.129	0.129	0.143
1980	Pirates	NL	37	61	0	5	1	2	0	27	0.082	0.097	0.098
1981	Indians	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1982	Indians	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1983	Indians	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1984	Indians	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1985	Indians	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1985	Twins	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1986	Twins	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1987	Twins	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1988	Twins	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1989	Angels	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1990	Angels	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1992	Angels	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
Career			699	451	19	59	7	25	5	193	0.131	0.144	0.146

Pitching · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1970	Twins	AL	10	9	27	25	164.0	143	58	47	135	3.18	1.16
1971	Twins	AL	16	15	38	38	278.3	267	87	59	224	2.81	1.17
1972	Twins	AL	17	17	39	38	287.3	247	87	69	228	2.73	1.10
1973	Twins	AL	20	17	40	40	325.0	296	91	67	258	2.52	1.12
1974	Twins	AL	17	17	37	37	281.0	244	83	77	249	2.66	1.14
1975	Twins	AL	15	10	35	35	275.7	219	92	84	233	3.00	1.10
1976	Twins	AL	4	5	12	12	95.3	101	33	35	75	3.12	1.43
1976	Rangers	AL	9	11	24	24	202.3	182	62	46	144	2.76	1.13
1977	Rangers	AL	14	12	30	30	234.7	181	71	69	182	2.72	1.07
1978	Pirates	NL	14	10	34	34	243.7	217	82	66	182	3.03	1.16
1979	Pirates	NL	12	5	37	37	237.3	238	95	92	172	3.60	1.39
1980	Pirates	NL	8	13	34	32	216.7	219	92	59	168	3.82	1.28
1981	Indians	AL	11	7	20	20	159.3	145	51	40	107	2.88	1.16
1982	Indians	AL	2	2	4	4	20.3	16	11	11	19	4.87	1.33
1983	Indians	AL	7	10	24	24	156.3	160	68	44	123	3.91	1.30
1984	Indians	AL	19	7	33	32	245.0	204	78	74	170	2.87	1.13
1985	Indians	AL	9	11	23	23	179.7	163	65	49	129	3.26	1.18
1985	Twins	AL	8	5	14	14	114.0	101	38	26	77	3.00	1.11
1986	Twins	AL	17	14	36	36	271.7	262	121	58	215	4.01	1.18
1987	Twins	AL	15	12	37	37	267.0	249	119	101	196	4.01	1.31
1988	Twins	AL	10	17	33	33	207.3	240	125	51	145	5.43	1.40
1989	Angels	AL	17	5	33	33	241.0	225	73	44	131	2.73	1.12
1990	Angels	AL	8	7	23	23	134.0	163	78	25	69	5.24	1.40
1992	Angels	AL	8	12	25	24	133.0	150	70	29	70	4.74	1.35
Career			287	250	692	685	4,970.0	4,632	1,830	1,322	3,701	3.31	1.20

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
P	692	685	4,969.3	287	662	30	48

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
2011	BBWAA	463	436	Inducted
2010	BBWAA	400	405	Ballot
2009	BBWAA	338	405	Ballot
2008	BBWAA	336	408	Ballot
2007	BBWAA	260	409	Ballot
2006	BBWAA	277	390	Ballot
2005	BBWAA	211	387	Ballot
2004	BBWAA	179	380	Ballot
2003	BBWAA	145	372	Ballot
2002	BBWAA	124	354	Ballot
2001	BBWAA	121	387	Ballot
2000	BBWAA	87	375	Ballot
1999	BBWAA	70	373	Ballot
1998	BBWAA	83	355	Ballot