Most people believe that Bert Blyleven's best season was 1973, when he posted a 2.52 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 258 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1970
MIN
A
27
25
10
9
3.18
135
66
58
5
1
0
164
143
17
47
6
2
2
1971
MIN
A
38
38
16
15
2.81
224
95
87
17
5
0
278.1
267
21
59
1
5
5
1972
MIN
A
39
38
17
17
2.73
228
93
87
11
3
0
287.1
247
22
69
7
7
10
1973
MIN
A
40
40
20
17
2.52
258
109
91
25
9
0
325
296
16
67
4
7
9
1974
MIN
A
37
37
17
17
2.66
249
99
83
19
3
0
281
244
14
77
3
3
9
1975
MIN
A
35
35
15
10
3.00
233
104
92
20
3
0
275.2
219
24
84
2
7
4
1976
TEX
A
24
24
9
11
2.76
144
67
62
14
6
0
202.1
182
11
46
1
7
8
1976
MIN
A
12
12
4
5
3.12
75
39
33
4
0
0
95.1
101
3
35
5
0
4
1976
TOT
A
36
36
13
16
2.87
219
106
95
18
6
0
297.2
283
14
81
6
7
12
1977
TEX
A
30
30
14
12
2.72
182
81
71
15
5
0
234.2
181
20
69
1
8
7
1978
PIT
N
34
34
14
10
3.03
182
94
82
11
4
0
243.2
217
17
66
5
6
6
1979
PIT
N
37
37
12
5
3.60
172
102
95
4
0
0
237.1
238
21
92
8
9
6
1980
PIT
N
34
32
8
13
3.82
168
102
92
5
2
0
216.2
219
20
59
5
2
0
1981
CLE
A
20
20
11
7
2.88
107
52
51
9
1
0
159.1
145
9
40
1
3
5
1982
CLE
A
4
4
2
2
4.87
19
14
11
0
0
0
20.1
16
2
11
0
0
0
1983
CLE
A
24
24
7
10
3.91
123
74
68
5
0
0
156.1
160
8
44
4
5
10
1984
CLE
A
33
32
19
7
2.87
170
86
78
12
4
0
245
204
19
74
4
6
6
1985
MIN
A
14
14
8
5
3.00
77
45
38
9
1
0
114
101
9
26
0
3
2
1985
CLE
A
23
23
9
11
3.26
129
76
65
15
4
0
179.2
163
14
49
1
1
7
1985
TOT
A
37
37
17
16
3.16
206
121
103
24
5
0
293.2
264
23
75
1
4
9
1986
MIN
A
36
36
17
14
4.01
215
134
121
16
3
0
271.2
262
50
58
4
4
10
1987
MIN
A
37
37
15
12
4.01
196
132
119
8
1
0
267
249
46
101
4
13
9
1988
MIN
A
33
33
10
17
5.43
145
128
125
7
0
0
207.1
240
21
51
1
5
16
1989
CAL
A
33
33
17
5
2.73
131
76
73
8
5
0
241
225
14
44
2
2
8
1990
CAL
A
23
23
8
7
5.24
69
85
78
2
0
0
134
163
15
25
0
6
7
1992
CAL
A
25
24
8
12
4.74
70
76
70
1
0
0
133
150
17
29
2
3
5
Total
NL
105
103
34
28
3.47
522
298
269
20
6
0
697.2
674
58
217
18
17
12
Total
AL
587
582
253
222
3.29
3179
1731
1561
222
54
0
4272.1
3958
372
1105
53
97
143
Total
692
685
287
250
3.31
3701
2029
1830
242
60
0
4970
4632
430
1322
71
114
155
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1970
MIN
A
P
27
25
164
5
16
1
1
0
1
6
8
1
.955
1971
MIN
A
P
38
38
278.1
19
38
2
0
0
3
13
12
3
.966
1972
MIN
A
P
39
38
287.1
18
45
3
4
0
2
18
9
0
.955
1973
MIN
A
P
40
40
325
21
34
1
0
0
3
18
11
1
.982
1974
MIN
A
P
37
37
281
19
34
3
2
0
3
26
17
2
.946
1975
MIN
A
P
35
35
275.2
16
48
6
5
0
2
25
18
0
.914
1976
TEX
A
P
24
24
202.1
17
31
0
3
0
2
20
5
0
1.000
1976
MIN
A
P
12
12
95.1
5
13
0
1
0
2
14
6
0
1.000
1976
TOT
A
P
36
36
297.2
22
44
0
4
0
4
34
11
0
1.000
1977
TEX
A
P
30
30
234.2
10
35
1
4
0
2
16
10
1
.978
1978
PIT
N
P
34
34
243.2
11
41
1
4
0
2
28
5
0
.981
1979
PIT
N
P
37
37
237.1
14
20
0
0
0
1
28
11
3
1.000
1980
PIT
N
P
34
32
216.2
10
30
2
2
0
1
17
8
2
.952
1981
CLE
A
P
20
20
159.1
9
16
1
2
0
2
9
10
1
.962
1982
CLE
A
P
4
4
20.1
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1.000
1983
CLE
A
P
24
24
156.1
7
26
1
3
0
3
13
6
1
.971
1984
CLE
A
P
33
32
245
21
30
2
2
0
1
17
3
0
.962
1985
MIN
A
P
14
14
114
6
13
0
2
0
1
14
6
0
1.000
1985
CLE
A
P
23
23
179.2
11
19
0
0
0
1
20
8
1
1.000
1985
TOT
A
P
37
37
293.2
17
32
0
2
0
2
34
14
1
1.000
1986
MIN
A
P
36
36
271.2
15
31
0
0
0
2
26
7
4
1.000
1987
MIN
A
P
37
37
267
17
43
4
3
0
2
33
9
0
.938
1988
MIN
A
P
33
33
207.1
12
22
1
3
0
1
28
8
0
.971
1989
CAL
A
P
33
33
241
14
38
0
6
0
1
18
5
0
1.000
1990
CAL
A
P
23
23
134
3
24
1
0
0
0
4
9
1
.964
1992
CAL
A
P
25
24
133
5
13
0
1
0
0
10
4
0
1.000
Total
P
692
685
4970
287
662
30
48
0
38
424
196
21
.969
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1970
MIN
A
27
50
2
7
0
1
.140
.157
.140
0
0
1
25
0
7
0
0
0
1971
MIN
A
38
91
3
12
0
2
.132
.151
.143
1
0
1
37
1
7
0
0
0
1972
MIN
A
39
94
9
15
0
6
.160
.177
.181
2
0
2
36
0
11
0
0
1
1973
MIN
A
40
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1974
MIN
A
37
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1975
MIN
A
35
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1976
TEX
A
24
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1976
MIN
A
12
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1976
TOT
A
36
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1977
TEX
A
30
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1978
PIT
N
37
85
4
11
0
11
.129
.140
.153
2
0
1
35
0
7
0
0
0
1979
PIT
N
38
70
1
9
0
3
.129
.129
.143
1
0
0
33
0
15
0
0
2
1980
PIT
N
37
61
0
5
0
2
.082
.097
.098
1
0
0
27
1
9
0
0
1
1981
CLE
A
20
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1982
CLE
A
4
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1983
CLE
A
24
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1984
CLE
A
33
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985
MIN
A
14
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985
CLE
A
23
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985
TOT
A
37
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1986
MIN
A
36
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1987
MIN
A
37
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1988
MIN
A
33
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1989
CAL
A
33
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1990
CAL
A
23
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1992
CAL
A
25
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
112
216
5
25
0
16
.116
.124
.134
4
0
1
95
1
31
0
0
3
Total
AL
587
235
14
34
0
9
.145
.162
.157
3
0
4
98
1
25
0
0
1
Total
699
451
19
59
0
25
.131
.144
.146
7
0
5
193
2
56
0
0
4
Transactions[]
Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
Traded by Minnesota Twins with Danny Thompson to Texas Rangers in exchange for Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon and $250000 (June 1, 1976).
Traded by Texas Rangers to Pittsburgh Pirates as part of 4-team trade in which Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs and Eddie Miller to Atlanta Braves; Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to New York Mets; Texas Rangers sent Tom Grieve to New York Mets; New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to Texas Rangers; New York Mets sent John Milner to Pittsburgh Pirates; Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to Texas Rangers (December 8, 1977); and Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson to New York Mets (March 15, 1978).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Manny Sanguillen to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Rafael Vasquez and Bob Owchinko (December 9, 1980).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Curt Wardle, Jay Bell, Jim Weaver and a player to be named later (August 1, 1985); Cleveland Indians received Rich Yett (September 17, 1985).
Traded by Minnesota Twins with Kevin Trudeau to California Angels in exchange for Mike Cook, Rob Wassenaar and Paul Sorrento (November 3, 1988).