NAME     : Bert Blyleven
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 4/6/1951
  AGE      : 29
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 235
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $7,800,000 through 1985
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 9  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1970   4.39 10  9  0  29  1   0 182.1  89  62 142  MIN
  1971   3.67 13 11  0  40  1   0 232.2  95  71 193  MIN
  1972   3.65 16 13  0  39  0   0 234.1  95  66 202  MIN
  1973   3.07 17 11  0  41  0   0 240.1  82  52 175  MIN
  1974   3.87 11 15  0  41  1   1 242.0 104  70 216  MIN
  1975   2.87 12 11  0  31  3   1 206.2  66  50 178  MIN
  1976   3.08 11  4  0  23  3   0 169.1  58  43 176  MIN
  1977   3.41 14 12  0  33  3   1 242.2  92  56 223  MIN
  1978   3.44 10  7  0  32  1   0 198.2  76  51 145  MIN
  1979   2.84 12  9  0  37  4   2 234.2  74  56 182  MIN,SD
  1980   2.93 19 10  0  36  4   3 245.1  80  71 197  SD,NL
 
  Total ERA   : 3.38
  Total Wins  : 145
  Total Losses: 112
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 8
  Total CG    : 21
  Total K's   : 2029
  Total BB's  : 648
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 6/6/1978 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week... Injured on 6/27/1978 with a Strained Back, out for 2 weeks... Injured on 4/28/1979 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Traded from Minnesota to San Diego on 6/24/1979... Pitched NO-HITTER against Montreal on 6/26/1980, striking out 7... Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game...