First name: Bert
Last name: Blyleven
Birthdate: 1951-04-06
Bats: R Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 111126
Retro ID: blylb001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MIN | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1971 | MIN | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 1972 | MIN | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 1978 | PIT | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 1979 | PIT | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1980 | PIT | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0 |
| Career | 6.6 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MIN | 58 | -8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 9.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1971 | MIN | 100 | -14 | -14 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -3 | 9.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | 107 | -11 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 93 | -14 | -14 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -3 | 9.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | 85 | -12 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 9.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 71 | -12 | -12 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 8.9 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0 |
| Career | 514 | -71 | -71 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | -11 | - | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MIN | AL | 27 | 7.3 | 164.0 | 66 | 75 | 2 | 6.07 | 8.8 | 0.10 | -0.03 | 8 | 1.04 | 8 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 14 |
| 1971 | MIN | AL | 38 | 12.6 | 278.3 | 95 | 119 | -5 | 7.32 | 8.0 | 0.08 | -0.03 | 30 | 1.00 | 30 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1972 | MIN | AL | 39 | 12.6 | 287.3 | 92 | 119 | 4 | 7.37 | 8.0 | 0.10 | -0.03 | 25 | 1.01 | 25 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1973 | MIN | AL | 40 | 14.5 | 325.0 | 109 | 160 | 0 | 8.12 | 8.6 | 0.03 | -0.03 | 52 | 1.00 | 52 | 6.1 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 40 |
| 1974 | MIN | AL | 37 | 12.2 | 281.0 | 99 | 134 | -3 | 7.59 | 8.5 | 0.02 | -0.03 | 38 | 1.00 | 38 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1975 | MIN | AL | 35 | 12.0 | 275.7 | 104 | 131 | 5 | 7.88 | 8.8 | 0.04 | -0.03 | 22 | 1.00 | 22 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 26 |
| 1976 | TEX | AL | 24 | 8.6 | 202.3 | 67 | 91 | 1 | 8.43 | 8.2 | 0.03 | -0.03 | 24 | 1.00 | 24 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 22 |
| 1976 | MIN | AL | 12 | 4.2 | 95.3 | 39 | 43 | -3 | 7.94 | 8.5 | 0.03 | -0.03 | 7 | 1.00 | 7 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 9 |
| 1977 | TEX | AL | 30 | 10.2 | 234.7 | 81 | 118 | 8 | 7.82 | 8.9 | 0.07 | -0.03 | 31 | 1.00 | 31 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1978 | PIT | NL | 34 | 10.6 | 243.7 | 94 | 112 | 2 | 7.17 | 8.7 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 20 | 1.00 | 20 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 23 |
| 1979 | PIT | NL | 37 | 9.6 | 237.3 | 102 | 114 | -2 | 6.41 | 9.1 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 18 | 1.00 | 18 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 1980 | PIT | NL | 34 | 9.4 | 216.7 | 102 | 100 | 0 | 6.37 | 9.1 | 0.09 | -0.04 | -1 | 1.04 | -1 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 14 |
| 1981 | CLE | AL | 20 | 7.1 | 159.3 | 52 | 74 | -4 | 7.97 | 8.2 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 29 | 1.00 | 29 | 3.6 | 7.1 | -0.1 | 5.0 | 21 |
| 1982 | CLE | AL | 4 | 0.9 | 20.3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 5.08 | 10.8 | 0.11 | 0.04 | -3 | 1.00 | -3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 1983 | CLE | AL | 24 | 7.1 | 156.3 | 74 | 82 | -6 | 6.51 | 9.5 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 17 | 1.00 | 17 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 16 |
| 1984 | CLE | AL | 33 | 10.6 | 245.0 | 86 | 122 | 6 | 7.42 | 8.9 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 34 | 1.00 | 34 | 3.8 | 9.1 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1985 | MIN | AL | 14 | 5.2 | 114.0 | 45 | 60 | 2 | 8.14 | 9.3 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 16 | 1.00 | 16 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 13 |
| 1985 | CLE | AL | 23 | 8.0 | 179.7 | 75 | 89 | 0 | 7.81 | 9.1 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 18 | 1.00 | 18 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 18 |
| 1986 | MIN | AL | 36 | 12.2 | 271.7 | 134 | 142 | 3 | 7.55 | 9.8 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 11 | 1.00 | 11 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 22 |
| 1987 | MIN | AL | 37 | 11.9 | 267.0 | 132 | 147 | 6 | 7.22 | 10.1 | 0.19 | 0.04 | 16 | 1.00 | 16 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 22 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | 33 | 9.3 | 207.3 | 128 | 101 | -3 | 6.28 | 10.0 | 0.16 | 0.04 | -20 | 1.00 | -20 | -2.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 | -0.1 | 8 |
| 1989 | CAL | AL | 33 | 10.5 | 241.0 | 76 | 113 | 3 | 7.30 | 8.4 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 39 | 1.00 | 39 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1990 | CAL | AL | 23 | 5.9 | 134.0 | 85 | 63 | -7 | 5.83 | 9.7 | 0.18 | 0.01 | -12 | 1.00 | -12 | -1.2 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 5 |
| 1992 | CAL | AL | 25 | 5.9 | 133.0 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 5.32 | 9.8 | 0.12 | 0.01 | -9 | 1.00 | -9 | -0.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 6 |
| Career | 692 | 218.4 | 4969.9 | 2027 | 2385 | 9 | 410 | 410 | 48 | 157.1 | 61.1 | 93 | 471 | |||||||
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MIN | 20 | -2.0 | -2 |
| 1971 | MIN | 56 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1972 | MIN | 53 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1973 | MIN | 49 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1974 | MIN | 44 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIN | 55 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1976 | TEX | 40 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1976 | MIN | 16 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1977 | TEX | 44 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1978 | PIT | 51 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1979 | PIT | 27 | -3.0 | -3 |
| 1980 | PIT | 39 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CLE | 25 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 1982 | CLE | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CLE | 33 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1984 | CLE | 38 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1985 | MIN | 16 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 24 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 36 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 54 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1988 | MIN | 31 | -2.0 | -2 |
| 1989 | CAL | 46 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1990 | CAL | 28 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1992 | CAL | 20 | -1.0 | -1 |
| 847 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | PIT | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | PIT | 8 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MIN | MLB | 1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 10.2 | -0.30 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.95 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | MLB | 3 | 0.7 | 19.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6.33 | 8.6 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 6 | 0.99 | 6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 1987 | MIN | MLB | 4 | 1.2 | 26.3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 6.58 | 10.0 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 5 | 1.00 | 5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Career | 8 | 2 | 47.3 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1.2 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 6 | |||||||
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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