Father of Todd Blyleven ... Subject of Chapter 30 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski [1972] Opening day starter for the Minnesota Twins [1973] Opening day starter for the Minnesota Twins [1974] Opening day starter for the Minnesota Twins [1975] Opening day starter for the Minnesota Twins [1976] Opening day starter for the Minnesota Twins [1977] Pitched 6-0 no-hitter for Texas Rangers vs California Angels on September 22,1977 ... Opening day starter for the Texas Rangers [1979] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates ... World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates [1980] Opening day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates [1981] Opening day starter for the Cleveland Indians [1985] Opening day starter for the Cleveland Indians [1987] Opening day starter for the Minnesota Twins ... World Series Champion with Minnesota Twins [1990] Opening day starter for the California Angels [2002] Inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame [2011] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) ... His #28 was retired by the Twins on July 16,2011
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teams
g
gs
cg
gr
gf
w
l
wpct
tm-w
tm-l
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hold
sv
blsv
gs%
cg%
inn1
inn2
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inn5
inn6
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ip-s
ip-r
avg_st
avg_rel
lmi
emi
gsc1
gsc2
1970
MIN
27
25
5
2
1
10
9
.526
14
13
.519
0
0
0
92.6
20.0
25
25
24
23
23
21
16
7
6
0
1
0
0
158.0
6.0
6.3
3.0
8
1
57.36
58.60
1971
MIN
38
38
17
0
0
16
15
.516
18
20
.474
0
0
0
100.0
44.7
38
38
37
37
33
33
28
23
19
1
0
0
0
278.1
0.0
7.3
--
12
0
59.58
62.50
1972
MIN
39
38
11
1
1
17
17
.500
19
20
.487
0
0
0
97.4
28.9
38
38
38
38
37
36
30
18
16
2
1
0
1
286.1
1.0
7.5
1.0
9
0
61.71
64.47
1973
MIN
40
40
25
0
0
20
17
.541
22
18
.550
0
0
0
100.0
62.5
40
40
40
40
40
38
36
31
25
1
1
0
0
325.0
0.0
8.1
--
11
0
63.25
67.83
1974
MIN
37
37
19
0
0
17
17
.500
19
18
.514
0
0
0
100.0
51.4
37
37
36
36
36
32
30
28
19
0
0
0
0
281.0
0.0
7.6
--
15
0
62.14
65.95
1975
MIN
35
35
20
0
0
15
10
.600
19
16
.543
0
0
0
100.0
57.1
35
35
34
34
34
32
29
26
19
3
1
0
0
275.2
0.0
7.9
--
10
0
62.40
64.60
1976
MIN,TEX
36
36
18
0
0
13
16
.448
17
19
.472
0
0
0
100.0
50.0
36
36
36
35
35
34
34
31
21
5
2
0
0
297.2
0.0
8.3
--
15
0
60.47
65.22
1977
TEX
30
30
15
0
0
14
12
.538
18
12
.600
0
0
0
100.0
50.0
30
30
30
30
28
25
24
21
19
3
0
0
0
234.2
0.0
7.8
--
10
0
62.97
65.23
1978
PIT
34
34
11
0
0
14
10
.583
20
14
.588
0
0
0
100.0
32.4
34
34
33
33
33
32
26
17
12
1
1
0
0
243.2
0.0
7.2
--
14
0
58.56
61.47
1979
PIT
37
37
4
0
0
12
5
.706
23
14
.622
0
0
0
100.0
10.8
37
37
37
35
33
31
23
10
5
0
0
0
0
237.1
0.0
6.4
--
18
0
52.70
54.19
1980
PIT
34
32
5
2
1
8
13
.381
14
20
.412
0
0
2
94.1
15.6
32
32
31
30
30
28
20
12
6
1
1
0
0
214.2
2.0
6.7
1.0
9
1
54.25
56.47
1981
CLE
20
20
9
0
0
11
7
.611
11
9
.550
0
0
0
100.0
45.0
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
13
11
1
0
0
0
159.1
0.0
8.0
--
4
0
60.25
64.30
1982
CLE
4
4
0
0
0
2
2
.500
2
2
.500
0
0
0
100.0
0.0
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
20.1
0.0
5.1
--
1
0
50.25
50.50
1983
CLE
24
24
5
0
0
7
10
.412
11
13
.458
0
0
0
100.0
20.8
24
24
24
23
20
17
14
11
4
0
0
0
0
156.1
0.0
6.5
--
9
0
52.83
56.71
1984
CLE
33
32
12
1
0
19
7
.731
22
11
.667
1
0
0
97.0
37.5
32
32
32
32
32
30
30
21
13
0
0
0
0
242.1
2.2
7.6
2.7
13
0
60.19
62.56
1985
CLE,MIN
37
37
24
0
0
17
16
.515
18
19
.486
0
0
0
100.0
64.9
37
37
37
37
35
32
31
31
23
0
0
0
0
293.2
0.0
7.9
--
9
0
59.62
62.78
1986
MIN
36
36
16
0
0
17
14
.548
20
16
.556
0
0
0
100.0
44.4
36
36
35
35
34
34
31
26
13
0
0
0
0
271.2
0.0
7.5
--
14
0
55.78
55.06
1987
MIN
37
37
8
0
0
15
12
.556
23
14
.622
0
0
0
100.0
21.6
37
37
37
36
36
32
28
21
11
0
0
0
0
267.0
0.0
7.2
--
12
0
54.11
52.57
1988
MIN
33
33
7
0
0
10
17
.370
14
19
.424
0
0
0
100.0
21.2
33
33
32
31
29
25
18
10
3
0
0
0
0
207.1
0.0
6.3
--
13
0
46.18
49.27
1989
CAL
33
33
8
0
0
17
5
.773
23
10
.697
0
0
0
100.0
24.2
33
33
33
32
32
31
27
15
10
0
0
0
0
241.0
0.0
7.3
--
8
0
58.48
62.30
1990
CAL
23
23
2
0
0
8
7
.533
11
12
.478
0
0
0
100.0
8.7
23
23
23
23
20
14
7
3
3
0
0
0
0
134.0
0.0
5.8
--
11
0
44.78
47.52
1992
CAL
25
24
1
1
0
8
12
.400
8
17
.320
0
0
0
96.0
4.2
24
23
23
23
22
18
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
132.0
1.0
5.5
1.0
13
0
46.79
48.08
Tot:
692
685
242
7
3
287
250
.534
366
326
.529
1
0
2
99.0
35.3
685
684
675
666
644
596
509
376
259
18
8
0
1
4,957.3
12.7
7.2
1.8
238
2
57.26
59.77
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored